Support and Help

Support and Help

Greenwich & Bexley Bereavement Help Point

• We can help anyone living in Greenwich or Bexley who needs advice or support. www.gbbereavement.org Telephone 020 8320 5833

Cruse Bereavement Care

• Provides a nationwide service of bereavement counselling advice, information and social contact. www.cruse.org.uk National helpline: 0808 808 1677 Greenwich branch: 020 8850 0505 Bexley branch: 020 8304 5245

• Support for young people. www.hopeagain.org.uk Telephone 0808 808 1677

Samaritans

• 24 hour helpline for help and support on any matter. www.samaritans.org Telephone 116 123

Bereavement Support Network

• A national organisation offering advice on all aspects of bereavement. www.bereavementsupport.co.uk Telephone 0808 168 9607

WAY Widowed and Young

• For under 50’s www.widowedandyoung.org.uk

Age UK

• For information and advice on a range of subjects www.ageuk.org.uk Telephone 0800 055 6112

The Compassionate Friends

• Supporting bereaved parents and their families after the death of a child. www.tcf.org.uk Telephone 0345 123 2304 18

Winston’s Wish

• National charity helping bereaved children. www.winstonswish.org Telephone 0808 802 0021

SSAFA

• National charity for helping serving and ex-servicing men, women and their families in need. www.ssafa.org.uk Telephone 0800 260 6767

MIND

• National leading mental health charity supporting individuals in times of bereavement. www.mind.org.uk National Telephone: 0300 123 3393

The Silver Line

• Helpline for older people offering free, confidential information, friendship and advice. www.thesilverline.org.uk Telephone: 0800 470 8090

Counselling Directory

• A comprehensive database of UK counsellors, with information of their training and experience. A free confidential service. www.counselling-directory.org.uk

The Coroners Court Support Service

• The Coroners’ Courts Support Service is a registered charity whose volunteers give emotional and practical support to families and other witnesses attending Inquests. www.coronerscourtssupportservice.org.uk Telephone: 0300 111 2141

Way Up

• Self-help group and support network for people widowed in their 50’s and 60’s. www.way-up.co.uk

London Friend

• Supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community www.londonfriend.org.uk LGBT Bereavement helpline Telephone: 0300 330 0630

Macmillan Cancer Support

• For practical support and advice. www.macmillan.org.uk Support Line Tel: 0808 808 00 00

Sudden

• If you have been bereaved as a result of COVID-19, take a look at Sudden, a charity who support those who have been suddenly bereaved. www.sudden.org

The Loss Foundation

• Offering specific support, including online support groups, to those who have lost loved ones through COVID-19. www.thelossfoundation.org/our-response-to-coronavirus

The Good Grief Trust

• Run by bereaved for the bereaved. Please call the helpline 0800 2600 400 Operating Hours: 10am - 4pm, Monday - Friday or visit www.thegoodgrieftrust.org

Reference: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Bereavement Booklet Review date: April 2024 Publication date: April 2022