Bereavement Support and Resources

Greater Manchester Bereavement Information Service: A confidential information service for people bereaved or affected by a bereavement.  The Bereavement Information Service has been set up to help answer your questions – whether it is seeking advice on immediate issues that need addressing or making you aware of ongoing support services.

www.greater-manchester-bereavement-service.org.uk

The telephone line 0161 983 0902 is open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm excluding Bank holiday. Alternatively contact via email on: salccg.gm.bs@nhs.net.

If you need to speak with someone at a weekend about a bereavement, please call NHS Bereavement Helpline on 0800 2600 400, available 8am to 8pm every day. This confidential service is for people living in: Bolton – Bury – Manchester – Oldham – Rochdale – Salford – Stockport – Tameside – Trafford – Wigan

Bereavement support and counselling

Cruse Bereavement helpline https://www.cruse.org.uk/get-support/helpline/ call free on 0808 808 1677 and for one to one sessions with a trained bereavement supporter find your local branch Support in your area - Cruse Bereavement Support

Counselling and Family Centre. https://www.thecfc.org.uk/bereavement-support Bereavement support group on Zoom. These are drop-in sessions and are free of charge, and all are welcome, no matter what your loss. Email Jim for more information jim.sales@thecfc.org.uk

Caribbean & African Health Network (CAHN) Bereavement support - https://www.cahn.org.uk/counselling-service/. Qualified Bereavement Counselling for all forms of bereavements. To make a referral, please email bereavement@cahn.org.uk or call 07710 022382 or complete the online referral form - https://portal.cahn.org.uk/counselling

Loss of a child

Reubens Retreat bereavement support to parents and siblings who have experienced the loss of a child including support groups, counselling, and talking therapy. What We Offer Bereaved - Reuben's Retreat (reubensretreat.org)

Parents supporting children

Grief Encounter (Grief talk helpline for parents of/ and young people call 0808 802 0111). Open weekday’s 9am-9pm, trained staff can offer bereavement support over the phone or you can chat via confidential web-chat service. Website has advice and support for parents who want to support their children after a bereavement.

https://www.griefencounter.org.uk/

Winston’s Wish Resources to help families cope with a grieving child or young person https://www.winstonswish.org/supporting-you/support-for-parents/

Supporting Your Child with Grief and Loss: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-guide-to-support-a-z/parents-guide-to-support-grief-and-loss/

Conversation starters for parents: https://youngminds.org.uk/media/3137/talking-with-your-child-about-a-death-or-loss-pdf.pdf

Bereaved by Suicide

Shining a Light on Suicide – bereavement. Information and advice on suicide bereavement. https://shiningalightonsuicide.org.uk/bereaved-by-suicide/

Support After Suicide guide: https://supportaftersuicide.org.uk/support-guides/help-is-at-hand/

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide https://uksobs.org/ National Support Line 0300 111 5065 open Monday and Tuesday 9am – 5pm, or they have an online community forum and support groups in Stockport, Ashton, Bolton, Warrington and Wigan.

Suicide and Co. https://www.suicideandco.org/. Support to those bereaved by a suicide in England and Wales. Helpline which you can call at 0800 054 8400 from 9am-9pm Monday to Friday. A counselling service that offers up to 12 free sessions of bereavement counselling, delivered online via video call or by telephone. To apply go to this link: https://www.suicideandco.org/counselling-service or telephone the helpline.

Support for children

Winston’s Wish https://www.winstonswish.org/supporting-you/grief-support-young-people/e | Winston's Wish (winstonswish.org). For grief talks, online activities and online resources. If the young person is 13 or over, they can refer themselves. If 12 or under, referral by trusted adult (parent, guardian, teacher etc). Make a referral to Winston's Wish | Winston's Wish (winstonswish.org)

Hope Again: This is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care. It is a safe place where young people can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone. https://www.hopeagain.org.uk/

Information for employers and managers

Bereavement support guide for the workplace. This guide aims to help employers properly support grieving employees by providing compassionate and flexible responses in the immediate aftermath of bereavement and in the longer term. It will also look at developing a supportive culture and policy, and the training that should be offered to managers and employees. https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/guides/bereavement-support/

Cruse Bereavement https://www.cruse.org.uk/organisations/grief-in-the-workplace/ Support and resources for employees and employers dealing with bereavement in the workplace.

Greater Manchester Bereavement Information Service: www.greater-manchester-bereavement-service.org.uk. The service can give advice to managers who want to support their staff after a bereavement. The telephone line 0161 983 0902 is open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm excluding Bank holiday. Alternatively contact via email on: salccg.gm.bs@nhs.net.

Every bereavement is different and there are different processes dependent on your circumstances.

Telephone: 0800 0246 121

Website: www.nationalbereavementservice.org