Options Wellbeing
Options Wellbeing is a registered charity offering professional and affordable counselling, therapy, and wellbeing support to adults across Southampton, Bournemouth, Hampshire, and Dorset.
Samaritans - Urgent Help
NATIONAL HELPLINE: Emotional support for anyone struggling to cope with anything, including bereavement
Our Angel Bears
Support and keepsakes for pregnancy loss.
The Co-operative Funeral Care Bereavement Service
Emotional, practical and social support for bereaved families in the Southern Region
Army Widows Association
National charity providing practical support, advice and respite weekends for widows of servicemen.
Cardiac Risk in the Young
National support for people bereaved of a young person by sudden cardiac death
New Horizon - Widows
Support group for women who have lost their partner or husband based in Christchurch, Dorset.
Outlook Bereavement Support
Clubs, activities and sports for bereaved people in conjunction with local community groups and businesses.
TCF - The Compassionate Friends
Bereavement support and local contacts providing a safe environment for bereaved parents and families.
ASSIST Trauma care
Trauma therapy for individuals and families bereaved following a traumatic bereavement
Caribbean and African Health Network
Offers people of Caribbean and African background (including mixed heritage) with culturally and religiously tailored support for those grieving or mourning the loss of loved ones.
Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions
National Christian association providing a directory of qualified counsellors
Men's Sheds in the UK
Men’s Sheds are kitted out community spaces where men can enjoy practical hobbies. They’re about making friends, learning and sharing skills. Many guys find peer support when they are bereaved. Some come just for the tea and banter.
The Bereavement Journey - Bournemouth
Run over 7 weeks, The Bereavement Journey is a great place to talk and will help anyone coming to terms with a bereavement. For internal use only.
Meningitis Now
Awareness raising and support for the bereaved following a death of a loved one from meningitis
The Bereavement Journey - Ware
Run over 7 weeks, The Bereavement Journey is a great place to talk and will help anyone coming to terms with a bereavement.
Addiction Family Support
National support via groups and advice following bereavement caused by drug and/or alcohol.
Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)
National Network of Counsellors and Psychotherapists of Black, African, Asian and Caribbean Heritage in the UK
Lets Talk about Loss - Bournemouth
Peer led meet up group for young people aged 18-35.
Cruse Bereavement Support - Dorset
Bereavement counselling and services across the country.
Blue Cross for Pets
National support following the death of your pet
WAY - Widowed & Young*
AtaLoss.org Associate, Widowed and Young (WAY) offers a peer to peer support network for widowed men and women aged 50 and under.
Facebook Covid-19 Support Groups
During the Covid 19 pandemic a number of Facebook support groups were set up and are still providing on-going support. We have listed as many as we can find here.
Phoenix Widowers Fellowship
Group offering support and companionship for widowers
Al-Anon
National Charity for anyone whose life has been affected by someone else's drinking.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SoBS) - Bournemouth
Befriending and support for people bereaved by suicide of a family member or friend.
Grief Encounter South West
Grief Encounter South West provides free bereavement support for youngsters who have experienced bereavement in the South West area.
Alice's Escapes
National charity providing holidays for bereaved families who have lost a child
Brake
Support service for anyone bereaved as a result of a road traffic crash.
Mosaic - Supporting Bereaved Children
Variety of support for families and children up to 18 affected by bereavement.
Death.io
Funeral planning and support service for anyone
The Bereavement Journey - Ferndown, Dorset
Run over 7 weeks, The Bereavement Journey is a great place to talk and will help anyone coming to terms with a bereavement.
Through Unity
Vital support for families bereaved by homicide
Child Bereavement UK
Support for families and professionals supporting them when a baby or child dies or is dying or facing bereavement.
Find a Funeral Director
Get free advice about funerals and easily find a funeral director to suit you
The Bereavement Journey - Christchurch
Run over 7 weeks, The Bereavement Journey is a great place to talk and will help anyone coming to terms with a bereavement.
Brief Lives - Remembered
National support and practical help for those affected by the loss of a baby or child
Brothers and Sisters: life after loss
National peer support through events and closed Facebook group for young adults between 20 and 30 bereaved of a sibling
Child Death Helpline
Helpline for people affected by the death of a child under any circumstances.
Hundred Families
Practical information and support for families affected by mental health homicides in the UK.
Child Funeral Charity
WEBSITE: Assistance for families having to arrange a funeral for a child under 16
Dorset Open Door
Supports people affected by sudden bereavement.
Spring - Supporting parents and relatives through baby loss
Emotional and practical support for bereaved parents
Forest Holme Hospice Charity
Forest Holme Hospice helps to ensure that everyone in their community affected by life-limiting illness or bereavement, gets the care and support they need, either at home or in their dedicated hospice facility.
Forest Holme Hospice Charity, Bereavement Café
Bereavement Café is open to everyone irrespective of any connection to Forest Holme. It takes place on the 2nd and 3rd Saturday of the month, and is based at Café at Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1UG.
The Lullaby Trust
Support for anyone bereaved through sudden death of a baby or child.
Bereaved Parent Support
National support for bereaved parents through befriending, events and other types of support.
Butterflies Bereavement Support
Free services for families and individuals run by the community as well as providing counselling services.
Scotty's Little Soldiers
Bereavement Support for bereaved British Forces children and young people
INQUEST
Bereavement support for anyone suffering the loss of loved one whilst in state care or detention
Rainbow Trust - Southampton
Support for families with a child with a serious illness in Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight areas.
The Bereavement Journey - Southbourne
Run over 7 weeks, The Bereavement Journey is a great place to talk and will help anyone coming to terms with a bereavement.
Rainbow Trust - South West
Support for families with a child with a serious illness in Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset areas.
ARC (Antenatal Results and Choices)
National charity providing support for parents and professionals affected by antenatal screening and its consequences
SANDS - Bournemouth and Poole
Sands is a national charity with local branches that supports anyone who has lost a baby before, during or after birth.