Funeral Arranger Lisa Hutchinson outside James Brown & Sons Lisburn Road
Funeral teams launch bereavement support partnership with Cruse As families try to come to terms with the loss of loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic, 17 funeral homes across Northern Ireland have partnered with Cruse Bereavement Care to help provide extra support to bereaved people.
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he partnership with Funeral Partners Northern Ireland will help Cruse recruit and train 20 new Bereavement Volunteers at this much needed time. Online support sessions will also be provided to bereaved families. These sessions will address specific challenges presented by the pandemic, including the highly sensitive and emotive issues around funeral restrictions and not being able to be with loved ones at their time of death. Sessions will also cover understanding your grief and understanding your child’s grief. Cruse Bereavement Care thanked Funeral
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Partners for this new partnership which will help Cruse continue to provide vital support to bereaved families in Northern Ireland as they navigate their way through the pain of loss in 2020. The partnership was initiated by Funeral Arranger Lisa Hutchinson, at James Brown & Sons Funeral Directors in Lisburn Road, Belfast, who wanted to find a way to provide greater support to those coping with bereavement during the pandemic. Through Funeral Partners, it covers funeral homes in Antrim, Bangor, Belfast, Carrickfergus,
