Bereavement
Further Resources
+ Websites
2 Wish Upon a Star Support for those affected by sudden death in young people
Asian Family Counselling Service
Dying Matters
Raising awareness of death, dying and bereavement.
Final Fling
Support to enable people to be in control of their end of life decisions.
Gov.uk
Government information about death and bereavement, including probate, funeral and financial information.
Grief Encounter
Supporting bereaved young people and children
Hope Again Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care.
Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service
Free independent advice
The Loss Foundation
Providing free bereavement support for loss to Cancer or Covid-19
The Lullaby Trust
We offer confidential bereavement support to anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or young child
[Modern Loss][31]
National Bereavement Partnership The National Bereavement Partnership provides a support helpline, counselling referral and befriending service for all those suffering from anxiety, grief or mental health issues as a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lesbian and Gay Bereavement Project A helpline for lesbian, gay and bisexual people who have lost someone close to them. 0300 3300630
The Natural Death Centre Independent funeral advice and support.
Sands
Support for anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby.
Sibling Support
Helping you cope with the death of your brother or sister
The Silver Line
Bereavement support for older people
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Winston's Wish
Helps children, teenagers and young adults (up to the age of 25) find their feet when their worlds are turned upside down by grief.
+ Books
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
Stronger: Changing Everything I Knew About Women's Strength- Poorna Bell
13th Balloon Mark Bibbins
Dedicated in part to a lover who died of AIDS, Bibbins's heart-wrenching memoir-in-verse
A Heart That Works By Rob Delaney
A father's raw sorrow and wit. Comedian Rob Delaney writes with searing honesty about the death of his young son.
It's OK not to be OK by Megan Devine
With It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we help others who have endured tragedy.
Getting Better: Life lessons on going under, getting over it, and getting through it
In our lives, terrible things may happen. Michael Rosen has grieved the loss of a child, lived with debilitating chronic illness, and faced death itself when seriously unwell in hospital.
The Long Goodbye By Meghan O'Rourke
Meghan O'Rourke was thirty-two when her mother died of cancer on Christmas Day, 2008. As a writer, even in the depths of her grief, she was fascinated by what she observed of herself in the aftermath: the rage she felt, not only at what had happened to her mother, but also at the inability of people to acknowledge her pain
The AfterGrief: Finding a Way to Live After Loss By Hope Edelman
The inspiring and powerful book about navigating grief from acclaimed grief coach and New York Times bestselling author Hope Edelman.
+ Children's Books
The Lonely Tree By Nicholas Halliday
Am I Like My Daddy by Marcy Blesy
Josh – coming to terms with the death of a friend by Stephanie Jeffs and Jacqui Thomas
What Does Grief Feel Like? By Korie Leigh
Remembering by Xelena Gonzalez
The Boy and the Gorilla by Jackie Azua Kramer
[Missing Violet by Kelly Swenba][15]
Lost in the Clouds by Tom Tinn-Disbury
You Will Be Okay: Find Strength, Stay Hopeful and Get to Grips With Grief
+ Video
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