Embark2
Embark2 is an online forum dedicated to supporting individuals who have lost a partner, offering opportunities for peer support and shared activities to help rebuild their lives.
Amanda Doran, Counselling, Psychotherapy & Supervision
Amanda Doran is a fully qualified therapeutic counsellor based in Wirral, UK, offering professional therapy services to support individuals through various challenges.
People Boost, Healthy Grief & Loss Recovery
People Boost, founded by Clare Spiers MCIPD, is dedicated to supporting individuals through grief and significant loss. Based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, People Boost offers specialized services to help clients navigate their personal journeys toward healing and recovery.
Racing Welfare
Racing Welfare is a registered charity dedicated to supporting the workforce of British horseracing, including stud, stable, and racecourse staff, as well as those in associated professions. Their mission is to enhance the well-being of individuals in the racing industry by providing professional guidance and practical help throughout their careers and into retirement.
The Shia Family
The SHIA Family CIC is a compassionate community interest company dedicated to supporting bereaved parents and families affected by pregnancy, baby, and child loss.
Bereavement UK
Samaritans - Urgent Help
NATIONAL HELPLINE: Emotional support for anyone struggling to cope with anything, including bereavement
LBT Global - Death Abroad
Practical help and support for those who have had a death of someone oversees.
Marie Curie Bereavement Support
Marie Curie offers bereavement support to those bereaved due to a terminal illness.
Netmums
Support services and peer support for mums grappling with young children and loss.
Rainbow Trust UK
Support for families with a child with a serious illness
Suicide&Co
ENGLAND & WALES: Service and Helpline open for anyone bereaved by suicide over the age of 18.
The Bereavement Journey (UK)
Run over 7 weeks, The Bereavement Journey is a great place to talk and will help anyone coming to terms with a bereavement.
Urgent Help: Childline
National helpline for children under 19 talk about anything that is troubling them.
FuneralCelebrants.org.uk Directory
Find a funeral celebrant to help you plan a funeral for a loved one
Life
Free online counselling and skilled listening service
Marie Curie Community
Website facility for sharing bereavement experiences
Our Angel Bears
Support and keepsakes for pregnancy loss.
The New Normal
On-line peer to peer support for young adults through helpful discussion groups with others who know what you're going through.
2Wish
Support for parents bereaved suddenly of a child
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
Our Frontline
Round-the-clock one-to-one support service for health, care, emergency and key workers during the Coronavirus pandemic and beyond.
Young(ish) Grievers. 40 and under
Bereavement Support Group for Grievers Under 40 years old
Care of Police Survivors
National support for families of police officers who have been killed on duty
Young Dementia UK
Support services for families both before and after bereavement.
Gambling With Lives
NATIONAL: Help and support for people bereaved by suicide as a result of a gambling addiction.
Remember My Baby
'Remember My Baby' (RMB) is a UK based registered charity which offers a free gift of baby remembrance photography to all UK parents experiencing the loss of their baby before, during or shortly after birth.
TCF - The Compassionate Friends
Bereavement support and local contacts providing a safe environment for bereaved parents and families.
The Coroners' Courts Support Service
Trained volunteers offer emotional and practical support to bereaved families attending the Coroner's Court and a national helpline where you can find advice and information about inquests.
The Ollie Foundation
OLLIE stands for One Life Lost Is Enough. The Ollie Foundation provides support and a focus for anyone who is bereaved by suicide or is contemplating suicide, as well as training for professionals.
Young Lives V Cancer
Pre and Post Bereavement support for families whose child has life threatening cancer.
4Louis
TRAINING, RESOURCES: 4louis provide useful tools, equipment and training free of charge to hospital units, hospices and other professionals comforting grieving families who suffer a miscarriage, stillbirth neonatal or child death.
It's Time
Website directory of immediate and general support options for any young adults who have lost a parent.
Life Ledger
Life Ledger provides a free, easy-to-use service that helps families simplify the death notification process.
Young Minds
Young people's mental health charity
Gingerbread
WEBSITE: Supports single parent families to live happy, secure and fulfilling lives.
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
NATIONAL: Suicide Prevention Charity that works with people under 35
Untangle
Untangle helps families to navigate life after loss by providing practical and emotional support in one place.
AAFDA (Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse)
National charity providing emotional and practical support for bereaved people following a homicide.
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.
Help 2 Make Sense
Help 2 Make Sense is an online tool to help young people who have experienced the death of a loved one come to terms with their loss.
Shout 85258
Shout 85258 is the UK's first free, confidential, 24/7 text support service. It's anonymous and won't appear on your bill.
The Courage Foundation
Supporting bereaved children and their families following the loss of a sibling or parent within the last two years.
The Ralph Site
Website providing support for those who have lost a pet.
Young widowed facing the future together support group
SOCIAL MEDIA Independent, free, self help support group run as a Facebook group for widowers and widows generally 50 or younger at the age of bereavement.
Association for Post Natal Illness
National organisation providing support for mothers suffering post-natal illness
Sibling Grief
Online bereavement support for those who have lost a sibling
Teddy's Wish
Teddy’s Wish supports grieving families and continued research into the causes behind SIDS, neonatal death and stillbirth.
You Raise Me Up
Offering financial and emotional support to families that have lost a young adult between the ages of 16 & 25.
Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practice
NATIONAL: Association linking parents with child psychologists who work in private practice.
Co-op Funeral Bereavement Support
Emotional, practical and social support from Co-op Funerals in the South of England
Matthew Elvidge Trust
NATIONAL: Organisation campaigning for support for those at risk of and bereaved by suicide
Support after Murder and Manslaughter (SAMM)
A national UK Charity supporting families bereaved by Murder and Manslaughter as well as advice and training to agencies on issues relevant to the traumatically bereaved.
The Death Notification Service
The Death Notification Service is a free online notification service that aims to make the notification process quick and easy.
Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions
National Christian association providing a directory of qualified counsellors
Go Beyond
Respite breaks for children suffering bereavement
Sibling Support
WEBSITE: Sibling Support is a website by siblings for siblings.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists - Suicide Support Advice
Professional advice and information about bereavement and suicide
Aching Arms
National charity providing free comfort bears to bereaved parents to support their mental health and healing after the loss of a baby during pregnancy, birth.
Let's Talk About Loss - Men's Online Group
Support After Suicide Partnership
UK network of organisations supporting those bereaved by suicide. An AtaLoss Associate.
Cats Protection
National telephone support for individuals experiencing grief following the loss of their cat.
Good life, Good death, Good grief
Web-based information and resources relating to death, dying and bereavement in Scotland.
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 Ectopic Pregnancy Trust
Supporting people who have experienced an ectopic pregnancy
Meningitis Now
Awareness raising and support for the bereaved following a death of a loved one from meningitis
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SoBS)
NATIONAL: SoBS is a national charity providing befriending and support for people bereaved by suicide of a family member or friend.
The Skye High Foundation
Help for families dealing with the loss of a baby who were part of a multiple birth.
BabyLoss
National online support and information for anyone affected by baby death at any stage
Meningitis Research Foundation
Support and information for anyone affected by bereavement from Meningitis
CDH UK
National support for families affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
Gransnet Forum
Peer Support for the over 50's social networking site including an online Bereavement Forum.
Reuben's Retreat
Offers bereavement support to parents and siblings who have experienced the loss of a child.
Silverline
If you are over 50 and you are lonely, check out Silverline for support, friendship calls, information and advice via their 24/7 Helpline. Bereavement support for the over 50's
War Widows Association of Great Britain
Help, advice and support for all war widows and their dependents
Escaping Victimhood
Specialist help for those bereaved by murder and manslaughter in the UK
Let's Talk About Loss – Online
Petals Charity
Provides specialist counselling to parents suffering trauma and loss during pregnancy and birth.
Addiction Family Support
National support via groups and advice following bereavement caused by drug and/or alcohol.
MIND & MIND CYMRU
A national mental health awareness charity providing support and advice to people with mental health problems
The Good Grief Project
Bereavement charity dedicated to understanding grief and supporting those who have lost a child.
Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)
National Network of Counsellors and Psychotherapists of Black, African, Asian and Caribbean Heritage in the UK
Chai Cancer Care
Free, professional and expert support to any member of the Jewish community affected by cancer by counselling and bereavement support groups.
Sands - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity
SANDS is a charity that provides support for parents and research following the death of a baby.
Barnardo's Child Bereavement Service
National support for bereaved children and young people in care.
Bliss
Support for parents of premature babies
RoadPeace
RoadPeace helps bereaved families by providing peer support and connecting victims with others similarly affected whilst providing ways to cope with the aftermath a road death.
SJOG - here2help
Suicide prevention - Autism
Age UK
National Charity providing support for the older generation dealing with life issues
Blue Cross for Pets
National support following the death of your pet
Hope Again
Cruse's bereavement care website for young people
Little Hearts Matter
Support for families with children with life threatening heart conditions
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.
Barnardo's Ukrainian Support Helpline
Helpline available to anyone who has been forced to flee the conflict in Ukraine.
Cruse Scotland
Bereavement counselling and telephone support across Scotland
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.
The Harvey Hext Trust - A Sibling's Wish
Providing large bespoke wooden memory boxes and memory bears for children who have lost a sibling up to the age of 25yrs.
WAY Up
Active self help group offering mutual supporting to those widowed in their 50's and 60's
CRADLE Support Group
Weekly online pregnancy loss support group.
Daddy's With Angels
International charity providing support and guidance to families affected by the loss of a child at any age or gestation and by any cause.
Jennie's Children's Trust
Holidays for children who have suffered bereavement trauma.
Facing the Future
NATIONAL: A online closed support groups for those bereaved by suicide
Grief and a Cuppa
A Facebook group run by bereaved people for bereaved people.
Hope Bereavement Support
Free Counselling, coaching and bereavement support groups run by be-frienders and volunteers for women and families to meet after suffering the loss of a child.
Al-Anon
National Charity for anyone whose life has been affected by someone else's drinking.
Grief Encounter
National charity providing free, professional and specialist bereavement support services to children and young adults
Jessica Lawson Foundation
Events and breaks for bereaved parents
Nottinghamshire Hospice Bereavement Support
Bereavement support for anyone registered with a GP in Nottinghamshire.
Pink Therapy
Bereavement counselling/Therapy for the LGBTQ+ Community.
Royal Voluntary Service (Health Services for the Elderly)
One of the largest volunteer organisations in the UK, their website provides practical support and advice
Soft UK
Support for parents bereaved by Trisomy and related issues.
The Jolly Dollies
Social Network for Widows
Alice's Escapes
National charity providing holidays for bereaved families who have lost a child
Chatty Cafe
The Chatty Cafe Scheme has been designed to get people chatting and reduce loneliness along the way across the nation.
Daisy Vision Counselling
Bereavement Counselling
Family Action
Helpline and bereavement information support.
Living with Pet Bereavement
Bereavement support and counselling following the death of a pet
Nurse LifeLine
Listening support for nurses, midwife or healthcare support worker; newly qualified or experienced, student, associate, military, retired, or a family member or friend of someone in the profession.
Place2Be
National school based counselling and support services for children
Ruth Strauss Foundation
Supporting families facing the death of a parent from cancer
Breanne Cook Coaching
Breanne Cook - a grief and resilience coach
Cherished Gowns UK
Providing clothes for funerals of stillborn or miscarried babies.
Stop Mail
Practical advice and help to stop mail being sent to the deceased and to stop identity fraud
Widowed Young Support - Care for the Family
Resources, befriending and events for bereaved people up to 50 years of age.
Breathe
National online counselling across the UK or face to face for people local to Cardiff.
SADS UK
Charity committed to saving lives from premature cardiac arrest
The Last Kiss Foundation
Support for families suffering from the loss of a baby.
Death.io
Funeral planning and support service for anyone
Grief Nutritionist - Sabine Horner
Nutritional support for well-being after bereavement
Lone Twin Network
Mutual support group for anyone who has lost a twin and is over 18 years.
Through Unity
Vital support for families bereaved by homicide
Child Bereavement - Scotland
Free bereavement support for children and young people up to 25 years old and anyone affected by the death of a child at any age in Scotland
Death Café
What is a 'Death Café'? It's a group directed friendly discussion about death - no agenda, objectives or themes. An opportunity to talk about the only certainty in life. READ MORE HERE
Grief Share
Support groups in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, led by people with personal experience of bereavement.
Oddfellows Friendly Society
Finding friendship and a social life again after losing a partner.
Child Bereavement UK
Support for families and professionals supporting them when a baby or child dies or is dying or facing bereavement.
Depression UK
National Mental Health and Wellbeing charity promoting mutual support between individuals, affected by or at risk from depression from any cause including bereavement.
Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND)
Support for patients, carers and social care professionals
Premier Lifeline
A Christian helpline to find support for bereaved and other life issues
Sands United FC
Support network for anyone affected by the death of a baby. Sands United FC is part of Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity.
Jude Brady Foundation
Fundraising charity supporting research and child related causes
Brief Lives - Remembered
National support and practical help for those affected by the loss of a baby or child
Child Bereavement UK - North of England
Support for families and professionals supporting them when a baby or child dies or is dying or facing bereavement in the North of England.
Loss of a Loved Arrival- The Lola Project
Helpful therapies and wellbeing support for bereaved mums and their families to take their first steps towards wellbeing after losing a baby
Child Bereavement UK - South of England
Support for families and professionals supporting them when a baby or child dies or is dying or facing bereavement in Buckinghamshire
Disaster Action
Resources and information for the bereaved and survivors of major disasters in the UK and overseas
How to cope when you lose a pet.
VIDEO: Qualifed counsellor for over 25 years Pete English provides some advice on how to cope when you lose a pet.
MPS Society
Support for families affected by MP's diseases
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
Doctors' Support Network (DSN)
WEBSITE: Peer support for UK doctors affected by patient death
Louise Bloomfield Wellbeing
Bereavement Support through professional counselling, information and events.
Mummy's Star
Pre Bereavement support for Mother's diagnosed with terminal Cancer
SANE
SANE is a leading UK mental health charity improving quality of life for anyone affected by mental illness.
Speak Their Name
Speak Their Name invites families and friends to build personalised memorial pages for the person they have loved and lost to suicide.
StrongMen
StrongMen provide and deliver FREE weekend retreats and a telephone peer support service for bereaved men over the age of 18 years.
Burials At Sea
Advice and support about burial at sea
Child Death Helpline
Helpline for people affected by the death of a child under any circumstances.
Donna's Dream House
Offering free short breaks in Blackpool for families after the death of a child
Hundred Families
Practical information and support for families affected by mental health homicides in the UK.
Love, Jasmine
Provides emotional and practical support to families that have lost a child
Murdered Abroad
Support group for anyone who has lost someone by murder abroad
Quinns Retreat
Caravan retreats for families bereaved by suicide
Sakoon Counselling
Islamic counselling services and specific Islamic counselling offered.
Saying Goodbye Services- MARIPOSA TRUST
Information, advice and support for people bereaved of a baby
The Loss Foundation
Support for anyone bereaved by cancer or Covid-19. Read more and view the video about their new CONNECT project- connecting bereaved people to others with similar experience and who 'get it'.
Child Funeral Charity
WEBSITE: Assistance for families having to arrange a funeral for a child under 16
Forces Children's Trust
Help for bereaved children of British military personnel, Civilian forces (police, ambulance and fire services) and children of key health workers who have lost a parent to Covid-19.
Love Em
Assisting young people, up to the age of 16, who have been impacted by the loss of a parent(s).
Muslim Bereavement Support Service
The Muslim Bereavement Support Service is providing a vital support service to Muslim mothers who have lost a child.
Oliver Curd Trust
Provides holidays for families who have suffered a child bereavement through cancer
Qwell
Free, safe and anonymous mental health and wellbeing support for adults across the UK
The Loss Project CIC
The Loss Project connects people in local communities through the experience of grief, loss and trauma.
Together for Short Lives
Support for families caring for a child with a life shortening illness
Winston's Wish
Winston's Wish is dedicated to helping bereaved children rebuild their lives following the death of someone important.
Muslim Community Helpline
Confidential, non-judgemental listening and emotional support service for those who prefer faith based support.
RABI- (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institutional)
Bereavement support for the farming community
The Bereavement Journey® - Nationwide
Run over 6-7 weeks, The Bereavement Journey is a great place to talk and will help anyone coming to terms with a bereavement.
Tommy's
Offering a wide range of resources, tools and services for families who experience baby loss or premature birth.
Down to Earth (a project of Quaker Social Action)
A nationwide helpline, offering practical funeral advice and support with funeral costs for the bereaved. A Quaker Social Action project.
Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN)
Counselling and psychotherapist advocacy organisation providing support to those who prefer support sensitive to the Muslim culture and faith.
RAF Widows Association
Regional events and twice a year national weekend meetings.
SCARD - Support and Care After Road Death & Injury
Provides emotional and practical support and counselling to those bereaved following a road crash
SSAFA support Armed Forces Veterans and their families
If you lose someone who has previously served in our Armed Forces, or you are ex-Forces and you lose someone, then SSAFA is committed to supporting you during your bereavement.
The Bereavement Register
The Bereavement Register can reduce the amount of unwanted marketing post being sent to someone who ha died, stopping painful daily reminders.
The Lullaby Trust
Support for anyone bereaved through sudden death of a baby or child.
Torbay Holiday Helpers Network
Free holidays for bereaved families
Bereaved Parent Support
National support for bereaved parents through befriending, events and other types of support.
Lets Talk About Loss - Support for the 18 to 35's
A safe space for 18-35 year olds to meet and discover resources to help them with their loss through bereavement.
Muslim Youth Helpline
Faith and culturally sensitive support by phone, live chat or email with free and confidential Helpline
SUDC UK
NATIONAL: The SUDC ( Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood ) Foundation provides family days and expert professional and peer bereavement support services.
Children of Jannah
Comfort, education and training for any affected by child bereavement nationally
Harmless
Harmless is a user led organisation that provides a range of services about self harm and suicide prevention.
Independent Age
Free and impartial advice and friendship services for older people on all issues affecting their lives.
Scottish Cot Death Trust
Support for families and individuals in Scotland bereaved following a cot death.
SUDEP Action
Bereavement support anyone affected by bereavement from epilepsy
Maggie's
Bereavement support for those affected by bereavement by cancer
Scotty's Little Soldiers
Bereavement Support for bereaved British Forces children and young people
Sue Ryder Online Bereavement Support
Online bereavement support
Dying Matters
WEBSITE: Dying Matters is a coalition of individual and organisational members across England and Wales, which aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.
Leukaemia Care
Support for anyone affected by loss by blood cancers
Anna Freud Youth Wellbeing
National children's mental health charity with bereavement support directory for anyone up to age 25
CALM
NATIONAL: Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and the cause of 18 deaths every day.
Cruse Bereavement Support
Bereavement counselling and services across the country.
Making Miracles
Baby trauma and support for all members of the family, and memorial garden
National Bereavement Service (NBS)
Practical guidance, advice and support following the loss of a loved one.
Anne Robson Trust
National Homicide Service
Support for family and friends following the death of a loved one from murder or manslaughter.
Sebastian's Action Trust: The Bluebells Holiday House
Breaks and day visits to support families in crisis
KnifeCrimes.org
Online charity providing information and peer support to bereaved families affected by violent crime.
National Muslim Funeral Advisory Service
National Funeral advice service to Muslims across the UK
Talk Grief
Talk Grief is a dedicated online space for grieving teenagers and young adults (13 to 25).
The Miscarriage Association
Here you can find support and information if you have been affected by miscarriage.
Twinless Twins
Network run to support people who have lost a twin at any stage in life
Yoga For Grief
Nikki Campbell is a yoga instructor specialising in grief support. She offers class bundles and taster yoga sessions and is based in Brighton but can easily provide online services.
ARC (Antenatal Results and Choices)
National charity providing support for parents and professionals affected by antenatal screening and its consequences
Kooth
Online counselling and emotional well-being WEBSITE platform for children and young people.
The Mix
The Mix provides free, confidential support for young people under 25 via online, social and mobile.
Twins Trust Bereavement Support Group
Twins Trust’s Bereavement Support Group offers a safe space for parents to talk to someone that has been through a similar experience.