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The Laura Centre

Geographical Coverage:

County of Leicestershire but services offered to bereaved children/families elsewhere if they can travel independently to The Centre in Leicester

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Resources; Family assessment; Pre bereavement support; Individual work with all family members with children aged 4+; Closed group work with all family members with children aged 6+; One off group events with all family members with children of any age
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Training courses; Bespoke Training
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

0116 254 4341

E-mail:

info@thelauracentre.org.uk

Website:

www.thelauracentre.org.uk

Address:

4 Tower Street


Leicester

LE1 6WS

Registered Charity No:

517974

Last updated:

02/01/2010


United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust

Geographical Coverage:

Lincolnshire

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Resources; Family assessment; Pre bereavement support; Individual work with all family members with children aged 0-19 years; Closed group work with all family members with children aged 0-19 years and child only
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Training courses; Bespoke Training
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

01476 464 259

E-mail:

tracy.wilson@ulh.nhs.uk

Website:

www.picturesfromlife.org.uk

Address:

Kingfisher Assessment Unit
Grantham Hospital
101 Manthorpe Road
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 8DG

Last updated:

16/02/2010


Treetops Hospice

Geographical Coverage:

Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire County (South-West), Derby City, Derbyshire County (South)

Types of Services:

  • 1-to-1 support for children and young people (under 18), parent/s and other caregivers
  • telephone and email information, support and guidance for children and young people (under 18), parent/s and other caregivers, teachers, schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors
  • training for teachers and schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors

Telephone:

0115 9491264

E-mail:

plockwood@treetopshospice.org.uk

Website:

www.treetopshospice.org.uk

Address:

Derby Road


Risley
Derbyshire
DE72 3SS

Registered Charity No:

1801708

Last updated:

20/07/2009


Derwent Rural Counselling Service

Geographical Coverage:

Peak District and Derbyshire

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Individual work with all family members and child only

Telephone:

01629 812 710

E-mail:

drcs@drcs.org.uk

Address:

Newholme
Baslow Road

Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1AD

Last updated:

01/03/2010


Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Geographical Coverage:

Northamptonshire

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Pre bereavement support; Individual work with all family members with children aged 0-18
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Training courses
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

01604 545131

E-mail:

beatrice.standen@ngh.nhs.uk

Address:

Child Health Directorate
Cliftonville

Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 5BD

Last updated:

01/03/2010


Lincolnshire Centre for Grief and Loss

Geographical Coverage:

Lincoln, Sleaford, Gainsborough, Horncastle, Spalding, Holbeach, Newark & surrounding areas

Types of Services:

  • 1-to-1 support for children and young people (10-18)
  • group activities for children and young people (10-18)
  • telephone information, guidance & support available to bereaved children and young people, parent/s and other caregivers, teachers and schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors

Telephone:

01522 546168

E-mail:

email@lcgl.org.uk

Address:

27 Tentercroft Street


Newark
Lincolnshire
LN5 7DB

Registered Charity No:

1100421

Last updated:

03/07/2006


SPIRAL at Family Care

Geographical Coverage:

Nottingham City & County

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Resources; Family assessment; Pre bereavement support; Individual work with all family members and child only aged 5-18; Closed group work with child only aged 8-10; One off group events with all family members with children aged 0-18 and child only with children aged 5-18; Professionals Bereavement Forum - quarterly.
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Training courses; Bespoke Training; Offer consultations which enables the sharing of ideas and talking about specific cases where children are already linked with key person.
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities.

Telephone:

0115 960 3010

E-mail:

info@familycare-nottingham.org.uk

Website:

www.familycare-nottingham.org.uk

Address:

Warren House
2 Pelham Court
Pelham Road
Nottingham

NG5 1AP

Registered Charity No:

512984

Last updated:

22/03/2010


High Peak Hospice Care

Geographical Coverage:

High Peaks

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Family assessment; Pre bereavement support; Individual work with all family members with children aged 4+
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Training courses

Telephone:

01298 815 388

E-mail:

blythehouse@btinternet.com

Address:

Blythe House Hospice
Ecclesfold Road
High Peak
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Derbyshire
SK23 9TJ

Registered Charity No:

1031192

Last updated:

02/01/2010


Gifts Hospice

Geographical Coverage:

Grantham and district, Sleaford and district, Stamford

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Resources; Pre bereavement support; Individual work with child only aged 5-18; Closed group work with all family members with children aged 5-12; One off group events with all family members with children aged 5-12
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Training courses
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

01476 591 010

E-mail:

deborahg@giftshospice.org.uk

Website:

www.giftshospice.org.uk

Address:

86 Barrowby Road


Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 8AF

Registered Charity No:

1002171

Last updated:

02/01/2010


The Newark and Notts Child Bereavement and Loss Centre

Geographical Coverage:

Newark and Nottinghamshire

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Resources; Family assessment; Pre bereavement support; Individual work with all family members with children aged 3-18 years and child only aged 3-18 years; Closed group work with all family members; One off group events with all family members and child only; Residential camp - 2 days overnight stop
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Training courses; Bespoke Training
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

01636 551739

E-mail:

sue@suesplace.wanadoo.co.uk

Website:

www.sues-place.co.uk

Address:

(Sue`s Place)
Morton House
12 Appleston Gate
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 1JY

Registered Charity No:

1098935

Last updated:

22/02/2010


Making contact with a service

Although all the services included in the Directory have subscribed to the CBN, each service is unique and different. We have provided a brief description of each service but primarily the role of the CBN is that of an intermediary. Once you have identified a local service, the next step should be to contact the service directly to discuss in detail what can be offered in terms of information, guidance and support. You should be aware that there may be charges and waiting lists for some services.

National services

There are also a number of national services which may be able to offer information and support

Services not included in the Directory

There are other specialised children's bereavement support services in the UK which are not included in this Directory. These services offer guidance and support to specific groups of children or young people. For example, many hospices offer specialised care and services to children and young people affected by the death of someone under the care of the hospice, but are not able to offer this support to children bereaved by other causes.

Although the number of 'open access' specialised children's bereavement support services is growing, there are many gaps around the country. In addition, this Directory only contains details of services which have subscribed to the CBN.

For details of other services, please Contact us

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