Bereavement

The Bereavement Counselling Charity

We aim to provide free bereavement counselling to all ages living within the Petersfield, Horndean, Waterlooville, Cosham, Havant, Emsworth and Hayling Island areas. Counselling gives time and space for someone to express their feelings in a safe and accepting environment. Exploring a person's reactions to bereavement often helps to bring a clearer understanding and enable them to live with their loss. We offer individual counselling to adults in their own homes. Our service is free, confidential, and provided by trained counsellors.

Tel: 07827 491902 (Adults service)

Email: admin@bereavementcharity.org.uk

Website: www.bereavementcharity.org.uk

Cruse Bereavement Care

Promote wellbeing of bereaved people, provide free care information advice and support.

Tel: 0844 477 9400

Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk

Website: www.cruse.org.uk

The Bereavement Care

A leading bereavement organisation in the South of England, offering face-to-face, telephone, Skype and online support. We offer free bereavement support and advice to people in Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex and East Sussex.

Tel: 07395 790372

Email: alidavison@southerncoops.co.uk

Website: bereavementcare.uk

GOV.UK: What to do when someone dies

Check what to do after a death – how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate, dealing with wills, tax and inheritance and get help and support.

Website: www.gov.uk/browse/births-deaths-marriages/death

The Good Grief Trust

We're so sorry you had to find us, but we want you to know that you're not alone and we will try our best to guide you in the right direction. We offer our heartfelt condolences to anyone who has suffered a bereavement under any circumstance.

All of us at The Good Grief Trust have lost someone we love, so we want to help you find the support you need as quickly as possible. You will find stories from others who have had a similar loss, practical and emotional support and signposting to a choice of immediate tailored local and national support on each of our pages.

Website: www.thegoodgrieftrust.org

NHS – Grief after bereavement or loss

Most people experience grief when they lose something or someone important to them. If these feelings are affecting your life, there are things you can try that may help.

Website: www.nhs.uk

NHS Help is at hand guide

Support after someone may have dies by suicide.

PDF: Click here

AAFDA Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse

We draw on our personal and professional experience of major criminal justice processes like Domestic Homicide Reviews, and other related inquiries and provide emotional, practical and specialist peer support to those left behind after fatal domestic homicide.

Tel: 07887 488464

Email: help@aafda.org.uk

Website: aafda.org.uk

Bereavement Advice Service

There are many practical matters to attend to when someone dies. Bereavement Advice Centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after death.

Website: www.bereavementadvice.org

Brake

Brake is a provider of support services to people who have been bereaved or seriously injured in a road crash, as well as the family, friends and professionals supporting them.

Tel: 0808 8000 401

Email: help@brake.org.uk

Website: www.brake.org.uk

Child Death Helpline

A dedicated helpline that offers support to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, under any circumstances however recent or long ago.

Tel: 0800 282986

Website: www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk

The Compassionate Friends

A charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other similarly bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child or children of any age and from any cause.

Tel: 0345 123 2304

Email: helpline@tcf.org.uk

Website: www.tcf.org.uk

The Coroners' Courts Support Service

An independent voluntary organisation whose trained volunteers offer emotional support and practical help to bereaved families, witnesses and others attending an inquest at a coroner's court.

Tel: 0300 111 2141

Email: info@ccsupport.org.uk

Website: coronerscourtssupportservice.org.uk

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