Child Bereavement UK

How we improved bereavement awareness among the community in Halton by Kate Bazley, Mental Health and Wellbeing lead, Halton Health Improvement Team, Halton Borough Council While you might go to your GP if you’re struggling with bereavement, the people you’ll engage with every day in your community are likely to be at your local shop, at the hairdressers, at work or at school. T...

Why we need to speak more openly about SUDIC by Andrea Kerslake, Founder of Elliot's Footprint I woke up on the 3 March 2013 to a full day ahead: a football match, tidying up after a sleepover, keeping an eye on my adventurous and cheeky two-year-old, making sure my other children’s homework was done and preparing the garden for some new landscaping after our building works had ...

Why it’s important to connect when someone has been bereaved by suicide by Matthew Jackson, Bereavement Support Practitioner I’ve supported many families over the years who have been bereaved by suicide and I’ve seen how intense their grief can be, often accompanied by feelings of guilt, uncertainty and disbelief. People bereaved by suicide often experience post traumatic sympt...

Why it's important to be honest with children about death and dying by Cariad Lloyd - writer, actor, comedian and podcaster None of us find talking about death easy - we all need practice (and we all make mistakes). But if we don’t face those difficult conversations with children, we never get better at them If you have spent any time around small children, you will have exper...

Why it's important to ensure Black young people recognise themselves in services they use by Reverend Cassius Francis, minister with the Wesleyan Holiness Church and Chaplain, Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust I believe that getting this right for Black young people can have a big impact not just on the Black community but for wider society, enabling more you...