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.
Phone
0808 808 1677
Website
www.cruse.org.ukCounselling Directory
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.
Website
www.counselling-directory.org.ukEasyhealth
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.
Website
Other health conditions | Easy HealthChild Bereavement UK
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.
Phone
0800 02 888 40
Website
www.childbereavementuk.org
West London Branch
Child Bereavement UK
Beethoven Centre
174 Third Avenue
W10 4JL
Phone
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-deathPeopleFirst
This guide describes the process and has links to H&F based services such as registry and coroners offices.
Website
www.peoplefirstinfo.org.ukBereavement Advice Centre
The bereavement advice centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death.
Phone
0800 634 9494
Website
www.bereavementadvice.orgCarersTrust
The Carers Trust provides support for carers, and has advice about benefits after bereavement.
Website
www.carers.org