Websites
www.ataloss.org
A one stop shop website for signposting the bereaved to local and specific support. Ataloss.org also provide activity support weekends for bereaved 18-30 year old.
Bereavement Services Portal
Information and support for people who’ve been bereaved.
Brake
The road safety charity.
British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Find a professionally qualified counsellor in your local area.
Care for the Family
Charity with a Christian emphasis that also runs a telephone befriending service, day workshops and weekend retreats for people who have been widowed young.
Care of Police Survivors (COPS)
National organisation which supports the families of police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Childhood Bereavement Network
A national federation of organisations and individuals working with bereaved children and young people.
Child Bereavement UK
Helps bereaved families.
Childline
A free national helpline for children and young people on any issue or problem 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
Network of independent charities offering information and advice.
Coroners' Courts Support Service (CCSS)
Trained volunteers offer emotional and practical support to bereaved families attending inquests.
Counselling Directory
Search on postcode for a qualified counsellor in your area.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Offers bereavement help, advice and counselling.
Depression Alliance
Information and support service for people affected by depression.
Depression UK
A self-help charity promoting mutual support between individuals affected by depression.
Family Lives
A National Helpline for Parenting and Family support
Gingerbread
Expert advice, practical support and campaign for single parents.
Good Funeral Guide
Advice about arranging a funeral.
Good Grief Trust
Search their UK map to find your nearest bereavement support organisation along with other helpful resources and advice.
Green Widow
Written by former WAY chairman Rachel Green to help those widowed while pregnant.
Grief Chat
GriefChat is a safe space for grieving or bereaved people to be able to share their story, explore their feelings and be supported by a qualified bereavement counsellor online.
Grief Encounter
Grief Encounter is a leading UK bereavement charity, offering free, professional support to bereaved children, young people and their families. A qualified team offer face-face and online therapeutic services, including grieftalk, a national, free helpline, open weekdays, 9am – 9pm which can be reached on 0808 802 0111 or via grieftalk@griefencounter.org.uk.
Inquest
Advice to bereaved families facing an inquest.
London Friend- Lesbian & Gay Bereavement
A voluntary organisation serving the lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender community, with a Bereavement Helpline.
The Loss Foundation
Providing bereavement support for loss to cancer or COVID-19
Maytree
Sanctuary for the suicidal.
Mind
Provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.
Much Loved Tribute Site
Set up a tribute to a loved one.
National Association of Widows
Self-help group run by widows for widows.
National Children’s Bureau
Promotes the interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives.
Find the register offices nearest to you.
Rethink National Advice Service
Help for people affected by mental illness.
Road Peace
Support for bereaved and injured road crash victims.
SADS
Information for the family and relatives of a young person who has died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS), sometimes called sudden adult death syndrome.
SAMM
Support after murder and manslaughter.
SANEline
Mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers
Scattering Ashes
Lots of practical tips about what to do with your loved one’s ashes.
Support and Care after Road Death and Injury (SCARD)
SCARD aims to: help relieve distress among people who have been bereaved, injured or affected by road death or injury.
Support after Suicide Partnership
Library of support guides for each country of the UK.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Exists to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend.
Tell us Once
A government scheme designed to help people who have been newly bereaved to reduce the number of organisations they have to contact about their loved one’s death.
The Bereavement Advice Centre
Support and advice for people about what they need to do after a death.
The Bereavement Register
Service where you can register the details of someone who has died so that companies involved in direct marketing can remove this person's details from their mailing lists and prevent you receiving unwanted and distressing mail and telephone calls.
The Citizens Advice Bureau
A service that helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policy makers.
The Samaritans
Confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Victim Support
The national charity giving free and confidential help to victims of crime, witnesses, their family, friends and anyone else affected across England and Wales.
Winston’s Wish
Winston's Wish Helpline offers support, information and guidance to all those caring for a child of young person who has been bereaved.
Blogs and Books
Several WAY members have written blogs about their experiences of bereavement and we also have a list of useful books about bereavement that WAY members have recommended.