​When a precious baby or child dies, or a child is bereaved of their mum or dad, brother or sister, lives are shattered. We know that if people don’t get the support they need when someone important to them dies, it can lead to negative outcomes, such as mental health issues, underachievement at school and other challenges in later life. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. With timely support, people can learn to live alongside their grief.

That is why Child Bereavement UK exists: to give children, young people and families the support they need so they can talk to someone who understands and begin to process what has happened. We help them develop coping strategies and resilience, to feel less alone in their grief. We help and guide them to rebuild their lives after the devastation of bereavement and, ultimately, help them face their forever-changed lives with hope for the future.

“If we hadn’t had the support of Child Bereavement UK, I don’t know what life would be like. My instinct is we wouldn’t have dealt with it on our own and it might have been more damaging.”

 

Katherine, whose children were supported by Child Bereavement UK after their father died by suicide

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