Child Bereavement UK
@childbereavementuk.org
We help families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
☎️ 0800 02 888 40 | Visit: childbereavementuk.org
☎️ 0800 02 888 40 | Visit: childbereavementuk.org
'When someone special dies' is a series of leaflets aimed at helping young people to understand their feelings after a bereavement.
There are three versions available to download from: childbereavementuk.org/when-someone-special-dies-leaflets
There are three versions available to download from: childbereavementuk.org/when-someone-special-dies-leaflets
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
'When someone special dies' is a series of leaflets aimed at helping young people to understand their feelings after a bereavement.
There are three versions available to download from: childbereavementuk.org/when-someone-special-dies-leaflets
There are three versions available to download from: childbereavementuk.org/when-someone-special-dies-leaflets
When someone dies, a child’s sense of safety can be rocked. If you can, try to keep to a normal routine, which will make them feel safe, and keep them informed about plans for the day ahead, including when you will be home and who will be looking after them.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #CGAW
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #CGAW
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
When someone dies, a child’s sense of safety can be rocked. If you can, try to keep to a normal routine, which will make them feel safe, and keep them informed about plans for the day ahead, including when you will be home and who will be looking after them.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #CGAW
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #CGAW
Are you a professional who wants to learn more about supporting bereaved children and young people? We provide a range of training to support you in your work.
For more information👉 childbereavementuk.org/training
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
For more information👉 childbereavementuk.org/training
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Are you a professional who wants to learn more about supporting bereaved children and young people? We provide a range of training to support you in your work.
For more information👉 childbereavementuk.org/training
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
For more information👉 childbereavementuk.org/training
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
We shared our new animation ‘Room for an elephant’ with our group for young people and asked them what people did that helped them in the grief (written in blue) and what didn’t help (written in red).
For more tips from young people, visit childbereavementuk.org/tips
#CGAW #Grief #Bereavement
For more tips from young people, visit childbereavementuk.org/tips
#CGAW #Grief #Bereavement
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We shared our new animation ‘Room for an elephant’ with our group for young people and asked them what people did that helped them in the grief (written in blue) and what didn’t help (written in red).
For more tips from young people, visit childbereavementuk.org/tips
#CGAW #Grief #Bereavement
For more tips from young people, visit childbereavementuk.org/tips
#CGAW #Grief #Bereavement
Young people we’ve supported tell us it helps to have someone to listen to them, and to have time to talk and build memories.
To find out how you can access an online group, call 0800 02 888 40 or Live Chat via our website.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
To find out how you can access an online group, call 0800 02 888 40 or Live Chat via our website.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Young people we’ve supported tell us it helps to have someone to listen to them, and to have time to talk and build memories.
To find out how you can access an online group, call 0800 02 888 40 or Live Chat via our website.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
To find out how you can access an online group, call 0800 02 888 40 or Live Chat via our website.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
Faith, aged 17, who was supported by our Cheshire service after her mother died, has written a beautiful poem on how expressing your feelings can help when you’re bereaved.
Talk with us about support by calling 0800 02 888 40.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
Talk with us about support by calling 0800 02 888 40.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Faith, aged 17, who was supported by our Cheshire service after her mother died, has written a beautiful poem on how expressing your feelings can help when you’re bereaved.
Talk with us about support by calling 0800 02 888 40.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
Talk with us about support by calling 0800 02 888 40.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
“Please make other children feel better like you did to me.” Jacob, aged 6, who was supported by Child Bereavement UK after his grandfather died, wrote this lovely letter to us.
For information about support, call 0800 02 888 40.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope
For information about support, call 0800 02 888 40.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Please make other children feel better like you did to me.” Jacob, aged 6, who was supported by Child Bereavement UK after his grandfather died, wrote this lovely letter to us.
For information about support, call 0800 02 888 40.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope
For information about support, call 0800 02 888 40.
#ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025 #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope
It the start of #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025. Join us in showing support for grieving children, young people and their families, raising awareness of their needs and how to help.
#SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
#SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It the start of #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek2025. Join us in showing support for grieving children, young people and their families, raising awareness of their needs and how to help.
#SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
#SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope #CGAW
We offer 1-hour webinars to provide parents and carers with information to help support a child or young person when someone important to them has died, while also looking after yourself. 💛
To register: childbereavementuk.org/support-webinars
#bereavedfamilies #bereavementsupport #griefsupport
To register: childbereavementuk.org/support-webinars
#bereavedfamilies #bereavementsupport #griefsupport
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We offer 1-hour webinars to provide parents and carers with information to help support a child or young person when someone important to them has died, while also looking after yourself. 💛
To register: childbereavementuk.org/support-webinars
#bereavedfamilies #bereavementsupport #griefsupport
To register: childbereavementuk.org/support-webinars
#bereavedfamilies #bereavementsupport #griefsupport
This Christmas, we invite you to take part in our Light a Candle appeal. By lighting a candle in memory of someone special you can celebrate their life, whilst also supporting families at this difficult time of the year. 🕯️
To light a candle and donate online: childbereavementuk.org/candle
To light a candle and donate online: childbereavementuk.org/candle
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This Christmas, we invite you to take part in our Light a Candle appeal. By lighting a candle in memory of someone special you can celebrate their life, whilst also supporting families at this difficult time of the year. 🕯️
To light a candle and donate online: childbereavementuk.org/candle
To light a candle and donate online: childbereavementuk.org/candle
Did you know that with your help we could receive a donation of £1,000 to support our work with bereaved families through the Movement for good 12 Days of Giving Draw?
Please nominate Child Bereavement UK before 15 December at ow.ly/Mke350XqswZ ❄️
Please nominate Child Bereavement UK before 15 December at ow.ly/Mke350XqswZ ❄️
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Did you know that with your help we could receive a donation of £1,000 to support our work with bereaved families through the Movement for good 12 Days of Giving Draw?
Please nominate Child Bereavement UK before 15 December at ow.ly/Mke350XqswZ ❄️
Please nominate Child Bereavement UK before 15 December at ow.ly/Mke350XqswZ ❄️
You might be worried about saying the ‘wrong’ thing to your bereaved friend, but simply saying ‘I don’t know what to say’ is much better than saying nothing at all.
#WorldKindnessDay
#WorldKindnessDay
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You might be worried about saying the ‘wrong’ thing to your bereaved friend, but simply saying ‘I don’t know what to say’ is much better than saying nothing at all.
#WorldKindnessDay
#WorldKindnessDay
Child Bereavement UK has partnered with Getting Through It, a powerful, one-person show by poet and author Michael Rosen formed of a double bill of monologues: The Death of Eddie and Many Kinds of Love.
Tour dates & booking information 👉
childbereavementuk.org/michael-rosen-show
#MichaelRosenDay
Tour dates & booking information 👉
childbereavementuk.org/michael-rosen-show
#MichaelRosenDay
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Child Bereavement UK has partnered with Getting Through It, a powerful, one-person show by poet and author Michael Rosen formed of a double bill of monologues: The Death of Eddie and Many Kinds of Love.
Tour dates & booking information 👉
childbereavementuk.org/michael-rosen-show
#MichaelRosenDay
Tour dates & booking information 👉
childbereavementuk.org/michael-rosen-show
#MichaelRosenDay
Bereaved young people often tell us they feel different to their peers resulting in social isolation, loneliness, and in some cases bullying. Creating a bereavement aware culture can help children to understand the impact of grief 👉 childbereavementuk.org/education-training
#AntibullyingWeek
#AntibullyingWeek
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Bereaved young people often tell us they feel different to their peers resulting in social isolation, loneliness, and in some cases bullying. Creating a bereavement aware culture can help children to understand the impact of grief 👉 childbereavementuk.org/education-training
#AntibullyingWeek
#AntibullyingWeek
A creative activity is a helpful way to support a bereaved child to express their feelings, help them manage their grief, and find ways to remember the person who has died.
For ideas for activities: ow.ly/OXLb50PZ13E
#creativity #handmade #craft
For ideas for activities: ow.ly/OXLb50PZ13E
#creativity #handmade #craft
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A creative activity is a helpful way to support a bereaved child to express their feelings, help them manage their grief, and find ways to remember the person who has died.
For ideas for activities: ow.ly/OXLb50PZ13E
#creativity #handmade #craft
For ideas for activities: ow.ly/OXLb50PZ13E
#creativity #handmade #craft
For bereavement support, information and guidance, visit our website: childbereavementuk.org
#RemembranceDay
#RemembranceDay
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
For bereavement support, information and guidance, visit our website: childbereavementuk.org
#RemembranceDay
#RemembranceDay
We're delighted to share that our animation, 'Room for an elephant' received a special mention this evening in the mental health charity film category at the Big Syn International Film Festival, London. 🐘💛
Watch the animation at childbereavementuk.org/elephant
#BigSynFilmFest25
Watch the animation at childbereavementuk.org/elephant
#BigSynFilmFest25
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We're delighted to share that our animation, 'Room for an elephant' received a special mention this evening in the mental health charity film category at the Big Syn International Film Festival, London. 🐘💛
Watch the animation at childbereavementuk.org/elephant
#BigSynFilmFest25
Watch the animation at childbereavementuk.org/elephant
#BigSynFilmFest25
If a friend is bereaved, ask how you can help them. Practical help may be welcomed, but sometimes they may just need someone to listen or to do something - or nothing - with.
For more ideas from young people 👉childbereavementuk.org/support-tips
For more ideas from young people 👉childbereavementuk.org/support-tips
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If a friend is bereaved, ask how you can help them. Practical help may be welcomed, but sometimes they may just need someone to listen or to do something - or nothing - with.
For more ideas from young people 👉childbereavementuk.org/support-tips
For more ideas from young people 👉childbereavementuk.org/support-tips
Take part in a festive skydive this December and help raise funds for Child Bereavement UK!
Simply select a location and date, ask friends and family to sponsor you and choose which Christmas jumper or festive get up to wear on the day! 🪂
childbereavementuk.org/christmas-skydives
Simply select a location and date, ask friends and family to sponsor you and choose which Christmas jumper or festive get up to wear on the day! 🪂
childbereavementuk.org/christmas-skydives
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Take part in a festive skydive this December and help raise funds for Child Bereavement UK!
Simply select a location and date, ask friends and family to sponsor you and choose which Christmas jumper or festive get up to wear on the day! 🪂
childbereavementuk.org/christmas-skydives
Simply select a location and date, ask friends and family to sponsor you and choose which Christmas jumper or festive get up to wear on the day! 🪂
childbereavementuk.org/christmas-skydives
Are you a bereaved teenager who would like to meet others who understand what grief feels like?
To find out more about how you can access a group after an initial appointment, call our Helpline on 0800 02 888 40.
To find out more about how you can access a group after an initial appointment, call our Helpline on 0800 02 888 40.
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Are you a bereaved teenager who would like to meet others who understand what grief feels like?
To find out more about how you can access a group after an initial appointment, call our Helpline on 0800 02 888 40.
To find out more about how you can access a group after an initial appointment, call our Helpline on 0800 02 888 40.
Are you an education professional who wants to understand more about grief and bereavement and supporting bereaved pupils or students?
Our training has been specifically developed for teachers and professionals.
Find out more at childbereavementuk.org/education-training
Our training has been specifically developed for teachers and professionals.
Find out more at childbereavementuk.org/education-training
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Are you an education professional who wants to understand more about grief and bereavement and supporting bereaved pupils or students?
Our training has been specifically developed for teachers and professionals.
Find out more at childbereavementuk.org/education-training
Our training has been specifically developed for teachers and professionals.
Find out more at childbereavementuk.org/education-training
Sometimes when you’re stressed or upset, it can help to take slow, deep breaths. Did you know that breathing deeply can lower your blood pressure and heart rate, helping to reduce stress hormones in your body?
For more tips 👉 childbereavementuk.org/az-tips
#NationalStressAwarenessDay
For more tips 👉 childbereavementuk.org/az-tips
#NationalStressAwarenessDay
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sometimes when you’re stressed or upset, it can help to take slow, deep breaths. Did you know that breathing deeply can lower your blood pressure and heart rate, helping to reduce stress hormones in your body?
For more tips 👉 childbereavementuk.org/az-tips
#NationalStressAwarenessDay
For more tips 👉 childbereavementuk.org/az-tips
#NationalStressAwarenessDay
In collaboration with the ‘Stop People with a Learning Disability Dying Too Young’ group, we have produced some Easy Read guides for adults: ‘Bereavement and Feelings’ and ‘Talking about funerals’.
Download the guides from our website: childbereavementuk.org/easy-read-guides-for-adults
Download the guides from our website: childbereavementuk.org/easy-read-guides-for-adults
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In collaboration with the ‘Stop People with a Learning Disability Dying Too Young’ group, we have produced some Easy Read guides for adults: ‘Bereavement and Feelings’ and ‘Talking about funerals’.
Download the guides from our website: childbereavementuk.org/easy-read-guides-for-adults
Download the guides from our website: childbereavementuk.org/easy-read-guides-for-adults
The death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important in their life.
Visit: childbereavementuk.org/information-when-a-grandparent-dies for more on the impact of the death of a grandparent and ideas to help support a grieving grandchild.
Visit: childbereavementuk.org/information-when-a-grandparent-dies for more on the impact of the death of a grandparent and ideas to help support a grieving grandchild.
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important in their life.
Visit: childbereavementuk.org/information-when-a-grandparent-dies for more on the impact of the death of a grandparent and ideas to help support a grieving grandchild.
Visit: childbereavementuk.org/information-when-a-grandparent-dies for more on the impact of the death of a grandparent and ideas to help support a grieving grandchild.
Our groups for young people shared their ideas on how family and friends can help support someone who is bereaved.
To find out how you can access a group after an initial appointment, call 0800 02 888 40 or Live Chat via our website 💛
To find out how you can access a group after an initial appointment, call 0800 02 888 40 or Live Chat via our website 💛
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our groups for young people shared their ideas on how family and friends can help support someone who is bereaved.
To find out how you can access a group after an initial appointment, call 0800 02 888 40 or Live Chat via our website 💛
To find out how you can access a group after an initial appointment, call 0800 02 888 40 or Live Chat via our website 💛