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Bereavement and loss

Losing someone or something we love can be extremely difficult, whether that’s through a divorce, friendship, death of a person or pet. Everyone experiences things differently, but there are things you can do to support your child through the challenging times of loss. 

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When your child is experiencing loss:

  1. Try to be simple and clear so that your child understands what’s happened.
  2. Listen to how your child feels through both their words and behaviour.
  3. Remember that everyone copes with loss differently and your child’s response might not be what you expect.
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Sibling Support website offers information, guidance and support for children and young people up to 25 years of age when a sibling dies. The site provides advice and useful free resources which includes a Sibling Support helpline and an online programme for parents to help you navigate the complex process of grief with your children Sibling Support ~ Programme for parents.

The Ruth Strauss Foundation has a workbook ‘This is about Me and You’ to support families when a parent has an incurable illness, there is also a set of flash cards to help you have conversations with your child about a diagnosis, treatments, emotions and more. Created in collaboration with the Little C Club. Follow this link to explore Ruth Strauss Foundation

If you have lost a partner or spouse take a look at WAY Widowed and Young website they offer a peer-to-peer support network for anyone who’s lost a partner before their 51st birthday – married or not.

Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK supports children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.

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Hope Again – Cruse Bereavement Support

Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Support. It is a safe place where you can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone. Here you will find information about our services, a listening ear from other young people and advice for any young person dealing with the loss of a loved one. Hope Again provides somewhere to turn to when someone dies.

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Love, Jasmine

Love, Jasmine was established by Rob and Kathy Lapsley following the death of their daughter Jasmine in August 2014. Their…

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Children and Young People – Dove Service

The Dove Service provides grief training and support to children and young people, parents and carers, and professionals.

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Sibling Support

Sibling Support helps young people whose brother or sister – a sibling – has died.

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Death Cafe – Open Door at Joy

A safe space to discuss feelings about death and life in between, with no set agenda, themes or objectives

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Family Grief & Bereavement Group – Open Door at Joy

Monthly grief and bereavement group for ages 11–16 at Joy in Birkenhead, offering creative support around loss

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Liverpool Bereavement Service

Liverpool Bereavement Service (LBS) has been supporting people experiencing bereavement and loss since 1998. We are a dedicated bereavement service…

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Elsie’s Moon

Elsie’s Moon supports families when pregnancy doesn’t follow the plan. They host one-off sessions including crafts, memory-making and walks to continue with our journey in breaking the silence around fertility, loss and trauma. Providing a safe place surrounded by those who ‘get it’.

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Petals – The Baby Loss Counselling Charity

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The Twins Trust Bereavement Support Group (BSG)

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Bereavement Service 1:1 Listening Ear Support – Caritas Wirral

Caritas Wirral provides a weekly Bereavement Service offering one-to-one Listening Ear Support for people who are experiencing grief or loss.

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Child Bereavement Service for Children of patients at St John’s Hospice

Wirral Hospice St John’s provides FREE care for adult patients with life-limiting illnesses. We also support carers and loved ones. Families are at the heart of everything we do. We passionately believe that a life-limiting diagnosis should not limit, as far as is practically possible, a person’s quality of life.

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Supporting a Bereaved Child Webinar – Child Bereavement UK

The Child Bereavement UK webinar provides information for parents, carers and family members to help them support children and young people when someone important to them has died. In this webinar we provide an opportunity to learn more about how children grieve and offer helpful suggestions for you and for your family.

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Trauma, Bereavement and Loss – WEB Merseyside

A 60-hour healing programme for women who have experienced bereavement, loss, and trauma through difficult life events

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Alfie’s Squad

Alfie’s Squad supports children, and their families, who have been bereaved by suicide or self inflicted death.

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Suicide Bereavement Service – The Martin Gallier Project

Suicide bereavement support across Cheshire & Merseyside from The Martin Gallier Project, with no waiting lists or barriers to access

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Wirral Sands

Wirral Sands supports anyone affected by the death of a baby, improves bereavement care and supports research to save babies’…

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Family Holiday Charity

We’re here for families’ children who have never seen the sea, for teenagers who can’t remember when they last saw their mum smile. For parents having to choose between a day out and a new pair of school shoes. For young carers, kinship carers, families facing illness isolation and bereavement.

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Time to reflect

When thinking about how to help your children cope with loss…

What are you already doing that you want to carry on doing?  

What have you learned that you could try today?  

What do you want to do next? 

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