Coping With Bereavement

Cruse Bereavement Care offers support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. They also work to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.

Contact Details:

Telephone: 0808 808 1677
Website: www.cruse.org.uk

Cruse H&F Branch
7 Thorpe Close
London W10 5XL
Telephone: 0208 964 3455
Email: kchf@cruse.otg.uk
Website: www.kchf-cruse.org.uk

Counselling Directory was set up by a team who have experienced mental health problems, understand how it feels to be overwhelmed, isolated and lost, and know how difficult it can be to find the support and information people need.
They have produced a helpful guide about bereavement.

Further Information:
Website: www.counselling-directory.org.uk

Counselling After Bereavement

Counselling Directory was set up by a team who have experienced mental health problems, understand how it feels to be overwhelmed, isolated and lost, and know how difficult it can be to find the support and information people need.
They have produced a helpful guide about bereavement.

Further Information:

Website: www.counselling-directory.org.uk

Coping With Bereavement: For People With Learning Disabilities

Easyhealth provides ‘accessible’ health information using easy words with pictures. Their site has a range of leaflets that help people with learning disabilities understand more about death, dying and bereavement.

Download From:
Website: www.easyhealth.org.uk

Coping With Death of a Child or Child Bereavement

Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement.

Contact Details:
Telephone: Helpline 0800 02 888 40
Website: www.childbereavementuk.org

West London Branch
Child Bereavement UK
Beethoven Centre
174 Third Avenue
W10 4JL
Telephone: 0208 960 9476
Email: westlondonsupport@childbereavementuk.org
Website: www.childbereavementuk.org

What to do when someone dies: Registering a death, arranging a funeral and dealing with paperwork

It can be hard to know what you need to do when someone dies.
These sites provide simple guides, from registering the death and arranging funerals to dealing with tax.

Government

This clearly describes what needs to be done, and contains online forms to simplify the process.
Website: www.gov.uk/after-a-death

PeopleFirst

This guide describes the process and has links to H&F based services such as registry and coroners offices.
Website: www.peoplefirstinfo.org.uk

Bereavement Advice Centre

The bereavement advice centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death.
Telephone: 0800 634 9494
Website: www.bereavementadvice.org

CarersTrust

The Carers Trust provides support for carers, and has advice about benefits after bereavement.
Website: www.carers.org