Self-help guide
Loss of a child:
- Sands specialises in offering support to families who have experienced loss when a baby dies during pregnancy or after birth
- The Rainbow Trust is an organisation that specialises in supporting families who have a child with a life limiting and/or serious condition
- Child Bereavement UK provides support to families and professionals when a child dies or a child is bereaved of someone important
- Child Death Helpline can help anyone affected by the death of a child, from pre-birth to the death of an adult child, however long ago, and whatever the circumstances
- The Compassionate Friends is an organisation of bereaved parents and their families offering understanding, support, and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children
- Petals is a baby loss counselling charity providing free specialist counselling to individuals and couples after pregnancy and baby loss
Adult and child:
- Cruse Bereavement Support is the largest bereavement support organisation for both adults and children in the UK (if you live in Scotland, visit the Cruse Scotland website for information)
- AtaLoss is committed to ensuring that everyone in the UK who has suffered a significant loss can locate support
- Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide provides help and support to those bereaved by the suicide of a relative or close friend
- Addiction Family Support provides support to families affected by a loved one’s use of drugs or alcohol, working with individual family members and carers rather than the user