Becoming a kinship carer to a bereaved child can be rewarding; it can also be challenging, particularly if you’re grieving too. Visit our website for guidance: ow.ly/bpTa50PRYwx #KinshipCareWeek
Child Bereavement UK
Non-profit Organization Management
We support families and educate professionals when a child of any age dies, and when a child or young person grieves.
About us
Child Bereavement UK helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and young people up to the age of 25 who are facing bereavement, and anyone affected by the death of a child of any age. We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families. We provide ongoing professional support to bereaved children and families and also support the individuals and organisations that become involved with these families. We do this through our training, our national helpline, via our website, and face to face at an increasing number of locations across the UK. We continually strive to raise the profile of child bereavement as an issue, and to ensure that the interests and needs of bereaved children and families are reflected in policy and practice. We map and raise awareness of the support that is available across the UK and are a trusted authority for the media and others on issues relating to child bereavement. In the UK, when a baby or child dies, or a child is bereaved, many of those affected are unable to access good quality support which meets their individual needs. Child Bereavement UK believes all families should have the support they need to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. Our aim is to make sure they do.
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http://www.childbereavementuk.org
External link for Child Bereavement UK
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1994
- Specialties
- bereavement, grief, death, child, family, training, and fundraising
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Primary
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Get directions
Unit B Knaves Beech Way,
Knaves Beech Industrial Estate
High Wycombe, England HP10 9QY, GB
Employees at Child Bereavement UK
Updates
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This October is #FreeWillsMonth. Did you know you can help us create a future where all families have access to high-quality bereavement support by leaving a gift in your Will? We’re offering our supporters the opportunity to write a simple Will or amend your existing Will free of charge through our partnership with Free Wills Network. To find out how you can make a difference: https://lnkd.in/eSK9MHV8
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The Child Bereavement UK Toolkit is a comprehensive set of online resources for schools, developed by us in collaboration with the London Grid for Learning (LGfL - Broadband and Beyond) The free-to-access resources comprise: Having honest conversations about death and grief; Managing a sudden death in the school community; Supporting a bereaved pupil; and Bereavement and pupils with SEND. To access the free resources, visit: ow.ly/1CII50OvcOE
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Our Make a Difference Lottery is a fun way to raise funds to help support our work with bereaved families. Join in for just £1 a week and be in with a chance of winning up to £25,000! To sign up: https://ow.ly/Mx4r50SYqbe
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If you’re a stepparent to a bereaved child, it’s OK to build new memories but try to do this slowly, involving the child and incorporating their past. If you’re redecorating a bedroom, for instance, you might ask them to choose colours or pictures that mean something to them. For more on stepparenting where a biological parent has died, visit: ow.ly/aoqb50R2XOz #BlendedFamilies #Stepparenting
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Many of our bereavement support resources and films are available in other languages, including Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Arabic, Farsi and Welsh. To find out more, visit our website: ow.ly/q1kf50PGQcX
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If you are an employer of someone whose baby or child has died, sensitive support, forward planning and consistent, ongoing support are vital to helping them return to work. #InternationalWeekofHappinessatWork
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