Bereavement Help Points
Bereavement Help Points provide an opportunity to connect with others who are bereaved and are run by trained volunteers with experience of supporting people through bereavement.
Bereavement Help Point Sessions
St Christopher’s offer drop in Bereavement Help Point sessions and Virtual Bereavement Help Point sessions.
Click on the Bereavement Help Point in your chosen location for more details
We run Virtual Bereavement Help Point sessions every week.
These sessions are open to anyone who would like to join with others who have experienced loss. They provide an informal space where the subject of death and bereavement is addressed
openly and empathically.
The sessions are facilitated by volunteers who offer advice, guidance and a listening ear. Feel free to drop in and find out more about bereavement services in your area.
If you would like to join us or find out more abut these virtual sessions, you can register below.
Virtual session registration
If you have any queries about the Bereavement Help Point sessions
please email BHP@stchristophers.org.uk or telephone 0208 768 4560
EXTERNAL BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES
Answers, advice and support from the Rowland Brothers
https://rowlandbrothers.com/arranging-a-funeral/bereavement-support/
A dedicated helpline that offers support to anyone affected by the death of child of any age, under any circumstances however recent or long ago
0800 282 986 or 0808 800 6019http://childdeathhelpline.org.uk/
24 hour support line for under 25 years and their relatives
0800 1111 (24 hour support line)https://www.childline.org.uk/
Age UK is the leading charity for older people. Visit Age UK for help, information and advice.
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/relationships-family/bereavement/
Connecting you with help for your mental health
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
Nationwide Bereavement Support
Cruse provides support services for people across the UK who have been bereaved. The helpline offers listening support and practical advice related to bereavement, including dealing with an estate, debt and arranging a funeral.
0808 808 1677https://www.cruse.org.uk/
https://www.griefencounter.org.uk/get-support/support-services/helpline/
Cruse provide a helpline and other support for young people aged 12-18 following a bereavement.
https://supportkings.org.uk/sites/default/files/KCHC%20Bereavement%20Service_0.pdf
Living On helps and supports Children, Young People and Families in the Bromley Area to cope through the grieving process
http://livingon.org.uk/
Re-engage exists to support older people who live alone and find it hard to get out in normal times
https://www.reengage.org.uk/
24 hour support line
For anyone at anytime for any reason
116 123 (24 hour support line)https://www.samaritans.org/
Free confidential helpline after death of a baby
0808 164 3332https://www.sands.org.uk/
24 hour support line for the over 70s
0800 470 8090 (24 hour support line)https://www.thesilverline.org.uk/
If you have recently been bereaved by suicide, the South East London Suicide Bereavement Service is here to provide support from both a practical and an emotional perspective. The staff team includes Suicide Bereavement Support Workers, Community Chaplains and a Bereavement Counsellor.
https://blgmind.org.uk/bromley-mental-health/suicide-bereavement-support/
Bereavement support for 18-35 year olds from ataloss.org
https://www.ataloss.org/news-grablife
Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government organisations in one go
https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death/organisations-you-need-to-contact-and-tell-us-once
This service is specifically designed to remove from databases and mailing files, the names and addresses of people who have died.
https://www.thebereavementregister.org.uk/
A Low cost counselling agency.
Greenwich-based charity that promotes emotional health and wellbeing, and offers a range of therapeutic services.
The Good Grief Trust aims to find the bereaved, acknowledge their grief and provide reassurance, a virtual hand of friendship and ongoing support
https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/
Providing free bereavement support for loss to Cancer
https://thelossfoundation.org/
Winston’s Wish delivers support services to children who have been bereaved in the UK. As well as in-depth therapeutic help in individual, group and residential settings, they run a national helpline and have resources for children to help them through their bereavement.
https://www.winstonswish.org/