Bereavement support services
We understand that children, young people and their families will need advice and help more than ever, and our team have pulled together a list of local and national support agencies to help at this time.
| Agency | Address and contact details | Opening times | Services offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruse Bereavement Centre |
Tel: National Helpline: 0808 808 1677 Tel: (local) 01283 533362 Email:Derby@cruse.org.uk |
Monday and Friday Tuesday - Thursday |
Bereavement counselling |
| Bereavement Services from Derby Hospitals (local) |
Tel: 01332 785557 / 01332 788328 / 01332 787097 Text: 07387248761 |
Monday - Friday | Support and information for bereaved families when a patient has died in hospital. |
| Derby City Life Links (national) |
Stuart House Green Lane Tel: 0800 0322202 |
To help those in need and crisis across Derby and to help access services. They require a referral form to be completed for people who need to be referred to the service. |
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| WAY Widowed and Young (local) |
Suite 14, College Business Centre, Tel: 01332 869222 |
WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died. It’s a peer-to-peer support group operating with a network of volunteers who've been bereaved at a young age themselves, so they understand exactly what other members are going through. | |
| Millar foundation (local) |
Locality 2 - working from home Call Wendy on 07909 117442 |
Tuesday 6pm - 8pm |
Adult 1-2-1 counselling |
| Positive 4 young people (local) |
Locality 2 - working from home Call Wendy on 07909117442 Email: w.majhen@p4yp.org.uk |
Monday and Friday Wednesday 3.30pm - 5.30pm |
KS3 and KS4 |
| The Laura Centre (local) |
Tel: 0116 2182140 Email: info@thelauracentre.org.uk |
Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm | For when a child dies or is bereaved. We offer a confidential bereavement counselling and support service delivered by a team of experienced professional counsellors on a part time basis. |
| Grief Encounter (national) |
Free tel: 0808 802 0111 Web chat |
Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm | For bereaved children and young people and those caring for them. |
| Winstons Wish (national) |
National Freephone Helpline: 08088 020 021 (open 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday) The helpline is currently working remotely. Please leave a voicemail with your first name and a contact number (with area code). A Helpline Practitioner will call you back from a withheld number as soon as possible. Email: ask@winstonswish.org Crisis Messenger: Text WW to 85258 |
Helpline: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm Crisis messenger - 24/7 |
Bereavement |
| At a Loss (national) | Online database - apply the filters to find organisations that offer support. | ||
| Child Bereavement UK (national) | Tel: 0800 02 888 40 Email: support@childbereavementuk.org |
Monday - Friday |
Helpline and online chat |