Bereavement

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.

NHS Guidellines

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

Widowed and Young

Welsh Widows

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

Grief Works by Julia Samuel

Option B by Sheryl Sandberg

A Grief Observed by C S Lewis

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

Mouseboat by Larissa Theule

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

+ Podcasts

Grief Cast by Cariad Lloyd

Happy Place by Fearne Cotton

Grief Works by Julia Samuel

Desert Island Discs Dawn French

+ Video

Latest Blogs

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Apr 2, 2024

Navigating Grief as a Single Parent: Practical Tips for Coping and Healing

Apr 2, 2024

Navigating Grief as a Single Parent: Practical Tips for Coping and Healing

We know how tough it can be to juggle everything on your own, and now you're dealing with the heavy weight of grief too. It's not easy, you're stronger than you think, and there are ways to get through this.

Apr 2, 2024

Aug 27, 2023

How To Deal With Pet Bereavement

Aug 27, 2023

It can be emotional and a difficult experience losing a pet. It’s completely normal to grieve and grieving for a pet follows a similar pattern to grieving for a human relation. Read more for our tips for coping with the death of a pet.

Aug 27, 2023