
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 | 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.
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:
Bereavement support line for NHS staff, operated by Hospice UK, confidential and free to access from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week where they can speak to a fully qualified and trained bereavement specialist. Call 0300 303 4434.
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – support for men, call 0800 58 58 58, from 5pm to midnight every day, or their online web chat.
Papyrus – for people under 35, call 0800 068 41 41 Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm, or weekends and bank holidays from 2pm to 10pm.
The Stay Alive app is a pocket suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information to help you stay safe. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.
It has resources, a safety plan, customisable reasons for living, and a life box to store photos that are important to you.
Web version - if you don't have access to a phone, or prefer to use a laptop or PC
Find this and other apps in our page Free Wellbeing Apps
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.
The Support After Suicide Partnership is a UK wide network of national and local organisations involved in suicide bereavement support across the UK. They are a special interest group of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) based at Samaritans. They have some useful webpages and guides.
There are courses available to help you recognise the part we can all play in preventing suicide
Zero suicide alliance training
Always dial 999 in an emergency or, to contact the Police in a non-emergency, use 101.