Bereavement care organisations
Bereavement Advice Centre
Gives information, advice and signposting on practical concerns after a death.
Tel: 0800 634 9494
www.bereavementadvice.org
Brake
Road Safety site including section for those bereaved by road accidents
www.brake.org.uk
Child Bereavement Charity
Resources for helping children come to terms with death and bereavement
http://www.childbereavement.org
Citizens’ Advice Bureaux
provide practical assistance and advice, especially where there are legal or financial problems
See local telephone directory or use website to identify local branches
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
Compassionate Friends
provide help for bereaved parents
Helpline: 08451 232304
www.tcf.org.uk/
Cruse Bereavement Care
provides help for anyone who has been bereaved
Helpline: 0870 167 1677
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/
Department of Social Security
provides advice on benefits which may be available
See local telephone directory or use website to identify local branches
www.dwp.gov.uk/
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
provides help for those bereaved by a cot death
24 hour helpline: 020 7233 2090
www.sids.org.uk/
Miscarriage Association
provides information and support for women who have suffered a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. It has a network of local contacts around the UK with whom women can share their feelings.
Helpline: 01924 200799
www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/
The Natural Death Centre
Tel: 0871 288 2098
www.naturaldeath.org.uk/
National Association of Widows
provides an information service and local social groups
Tel: 024 7663 4848 (answerphone at times)
www.widows.uk.net/ or www.nawidows.org.uk/
Samaritans
Provides support for anyone in need
Tel: 08457 909090. Calls are charged at the local rate.
www.samaritans.org.uk/
The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
provides help for parents bereaved by a still birth or neonatal death
Tel: 020 7436 5881 / General enquiries 020 7436 7940
www.uk-sands.org/
Support after Murder and Manslaughter
provides help and support for those bereaved through tragic death
Tel: 020 7735 3838
www.samm.org.uk/
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
www.uk-sobs.org.uk/