Coping with loss
Losing someone or something we love can be very difficult, whether it is through divorce, death or the end of a friendship. Everyone deals with loss differently and you may experience a range of emotions and difficult feelings. Supporting your children through loss will be challenging, however with time and the right support you will learn to cope with grief and feeling of loss.
Top Tips
- Try talking to a friend, family member or counsellor about how you are feeling. You could also contact a bereavement support organisation (you can find contacts in local and national support below)
- Take your time to adjust, try not to do everything at once
- Allow yourself to feel your emotions, even if they feel painful at first.
Hope Again is run by Cruse Bereavement Care and has been created by young people, for young people. It's a safe place where you can learn how to cope with grief and feel less alone.
0808 808 1677 • Online chat
Hope Support Services support anyone aged 11 to 25 when a close family member is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. They offer youth sessions, trips and activities where young people can meet others their own age, who are going through similar situations.
01989 566317 • help@hopesupportservices.org.uk
Phoenix Bereavement Support Services is a specialist service for children and young people aged 5 to 25, and their families, who have lost a loved one. They offer information, advice, guidance and reassurance to families and the professionals working with them, along with different support programmes, such as family and group sessions, 1-2-1 support from a specialist grief counsellor and social events.
01432 264555 • info@phoenixbereavement.org
The CLD Trust is a youth counselling service for children and young people aged 9 to 21 years old, who are experiencing mental, social, emotional or behavioural concerns due to a wide range of issues, such as anxiety, depression or bereavement.
01432 269245 • info@thecldtrust.org
Barnardos have put together 7 things you need to know about grief.
Child Bereavement UK support families when a baby or child dies or when a child is bereaved.
0800 028 8840 • support@childbereavementuk.org
Childline provide information and advice, alongside a confidential telephone counselling service, for any child with any problem 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
0800 11 11
Grief Encounter offer a number of different support services for bereaved children and young people, including a confidential helpline, counselling via e-mail or Skype and family programmes.
0808 802 0111 • grieftalk@griefencounter.org.uk
Winston’s Wish support children and young people after the death of a parent or sibling. They offer a free helpline, online chat, e-mail support and face to face therapeutic sessions.
0808 802 0021 • ask@winstonswish.org