Local and national services and resources

Local and national services and resources

These are some organisations which provide support in bereavement.

British Heart Foundation Bereavement Support

Heart Helpline: 0300 330 3311 www.bhf.org.uk/information support/publications/caring-and-bereavement-publications Support for carers and people who have lost someone to heart disease.

Calman Cancer Support Centre

Telephone: 0800 652 4531 www.cancersupportscotland.org Here for patients, carers, family and friends or anyone in Scotland affected by cancer.

Citizens Advice Bureau

Scottish Citizens Advice Helpline: 0800 028 1456 www.cas.org.uk Free, impartial advice on a wide range of issues including money, benefits, legal matters, and housing.

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland

Telephone: 0808 802 6161 Email: support@crusescotland.org.uk Website: http://www.crusescotland.org.uk A charity offering bereavement information and support, including face-to-face counselling at local offices around Scotland.

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief

Telephone: 0131 272 2735 www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is working to make Scotland a place where there is more openness about death, dying and bereavement.

Maggie’s Centres Bereavement Support

Telephone: 0300 123 1801 Email: enquiries@maggies.org www.maggiescentres.org Maggie’s is a charity providing free cancer support and information in centres across the UK and online, for you or someone you care has cancer.

NHS inform Bereavement Zone

www.nhsinform.scot/bereavement The Bereavement Zone can help you find answers to your questions and guide you through the early days of your bereavement. It can also help you understand more of the experience of loss in the days that lie ahead.

Petal

Telephone: 01698 324 502 www.petalsupport.com Petal support families and friends of murder and suicide victims through telephone counselling.

SOBS - Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

National Helpline: 0300 111 5065 www.uksobs.org A self-help organisation aiming to provide a safe, confidential environment in which bereaved people can share their experiences and feelings.