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Support organisations

 
Please ask staff at our Trust for help and advice.  We also have chaplains who can offer support.  Your GP should also be able to direct you towards help in this difficult period.
 

National organisations:

 

Citizen’s Advice Bureau

Old Town Hall, Kings Road,
Chelsea, SW3 5EE
Tel: 020 7351 2114

CRUSE Bereavement Service

Trained volunteers offer free emotional support, counselling and information through 180 branches nationwide.
126 Sheen Road, Richmond,
Surrey TW9 1UR
Tel: 0870 167 1677

The Samaritans

The Samaritans provide 24-hour confidential emotional support over the phone and in person at local centres during the day.
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
 

The Compassionate Friends

Support and friendship for bereaved parents and their families by those similarly bereaved at any age from any cause.  Their phone line is open all year from 10 am to 4 pm and 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm.
Tel: 08451 23 23 24
 

LGBT Bereavement Helpline

Offering bereavement support and advice to gay, bisexual and transgender men and women and their friends and families.
020 7403 5969 (open Tuesdays 7.30-10pm)
 

Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service

Tel: 020 8385 1874 (closed on Thursdays)
Fax 8385 1856
 

The WAY Foundation

Support charity with networking groups and social events for those bereaved under the age of 50.
0870 011 3450
 

Mushkil Aasaan (A problem Eased)

A service offering support – including bereavement support – for various Asian groups.  Languages covered include Urdu, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Arabic, Somali, Marathi
020 8672 6581
 

If a child has died:

 

Child Death Helpline

A helpline for all, including children, affected by the death of a child.  It is run by parents who have experienced a loss themselves.  Phone line is open every evening 7 pm to10 pm, Monday to Friday mornings 10 am to1 pm and Wednesday afternoons 1 pm to 4 pm.
Tel: 0800 282 986
 

Child Bereavement Trust

Support, including an excellent video for children and teenagers who have suffered the loss of someone close to them.
Tel: 0845 357 1000
 

Winston’s Wish

Help for grieving children and their families.
0845 20 30 405 (helpline)
01242 515 157 (general enquiries)
 

Other organisations:

 

The National Association of Bereavement Services

For information about your nearest, most appropriate source of support.
2nd Floor, 4 Pinchin Street
London E1 1SA
Tel: 020 7247 1080
 

British Organ Donor Society (BODY)

A self-help group for families of organ donors and for those who have received organs.
Tel: 01223 893 636
 

Age Concern

A national organisation for the elderly.
Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER
Tel: 020 8679 8000
 

Royal Brompton

Sydney Street,
London SW3 6NP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7352 8121

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