Supporting you with bereavement

Most people experience grief when they lose someone close to them. Bereavement, grief and loss can cause many different symptoms and can have serious long-lasting effects on people. Grief can affect us emotionally, physically, socially and in various practical areas of our life.

Over the last few years, many of us, unfortunately, have experienced bereavement and loss, either at work or in our personal lives. While grief is a normal, healing emotion, experiencing it can be overwhelming.

We have a range of bereavement support available for you if you need it.

Bereavement helplines

• Cruse Bereavement UK: 0808 808 1677 (check website for times)
   
• National Bereavement Partnership: 0800 448 0800 (7am – 10, everyday)
   
• Thames Hospice UK  Call 01753 847300 (9am-5pm, everyday)
   
• NHS Bereavement Support Line Call 0300 303 4434 (8am-8pm, everyday)

• Bereavement | What we offer | Hospice UK Call 0300 303 4434, 'Just B’ counselling and trauma helpline is available 8am - 8pm every day.

• Grief Chat Call 01524 889823 (Mon-Fri 9am-9pm) or email info@griefchat.co.uk for free, professional grief support with a qualified bereavement counsellor.  
   

Coping with bereavement and grief​

• Good Grief Trust website​
• Age UK: Bereavement​
• Bereavement Advice Centre: Useful contacts
• Bereavement: A guide for Transsexual, Transgender people and their loved ones
• London Friend LGBT Bereavement Helpline
• ​NHS understanding bereavement in different cultures

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Coping with suicide bereavement  

All bereavement and grief can be emotionally traumatic and devastating. But suicide loss often brings additional emotions to navigate, making the grieving process more difficult. If you are struggling with suicide bereavement, there is a range of help available:

• Suicide and Co provides one-to-one professional support through talking therapies, counselling services and a help hub, by opening the conversation around suicide related grief. Email: info@suicideandco.org
   
• Bereaved by Suicide Service (Berkshire) - Victim Support Call 07765 881205 or Email: BBS.Support@victimsupport.org.uk to receive emotional support and practical help if you have been bereaved by suicide.
   
• How to share news of a death or suspected suicide with colleagues or patients 
  A one page guide of tips from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
   
• Help is at Hand guide - Support if someone may have died by suicide 
  A guide by National Suicide Prevention Alliance and Public Health England, to support you with grieving the death of a loved one by suicide. ​