St Christopher's has been providing bereavement counselling to patients’ families for over 40 years. Our Candle Project extends this support to all children, young people and their families in the south east London area. We also offer specialist training, advice and consultancy services to schools and other agencies working with children facing bereavement.
The effects of bereavement...St Christopher's Candle Project works with bereaved children and young people of all ages, helping them and their families to cope with bereavement. Quite often this bereavement is sudden, because of suicide, murder or short term illness.
All of us face an enormous challenge when someone close to us dies. But it can feel especially hard to know how best to help children who have...
Everyone is very shocked when someone dies suddenly. There has been no time to prepare and often no warning that the person was going to die. Shock affects adults and children physically and emotionally, and some of the effects you may notice are feeling dizzy or sick, shaky, shivery, hot and cold. After a shock we often feel very unsafe for a while, and need to take things quietly. This...
On Saturday 17 September 2011 hospice supporters burned the midnight oil and walked five miles around the St Christopher’s locality to raise funds for the charity’s Candle Project, which supports bereaved children and young people. Around 200 people took part in the event and the charity hoped that at least £18,000 would be raised. The walkers have now raised over £30,000, surpassing all...
When someone is seriously ill, the whole family is affected. All the normal routines and ways of doing things have to change, and this can be very difficult for everyone.
St Christopher’s team of social workers have specialist knowledge about the sort of issues that can come up for patients and families in your situation.
They will be able to work with you and your family...
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