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Stepping Stones

Geographical Coverage:

The area covered by Brighton & Hove Anglican Deaneries i.e. including Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham-by-Sea

Types of Services:

  • 1-to-1 support offered to children and young people (6-18)
  • group activities for children and young people (9-12)
  • telephone information, guidance & support available to children and young people, parents and other caregivers, teachers and schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors

Telephone:

01273 772210

E-mail:

bhbs@onetel.com

Website:

www.bhbereavementsupport.org.uk

Address:

Chapel Royal
164 North Street

Brighton

BN1 1EA

Registered Charity No:

1063460

Last updated:

07/03/2006


Havant Area Bereavement Care Group

Geographical Coverage:

Havant Borough and its environs

Types of Services:

  • telephone and email information, guidance & support available to bereaved children and young people (up to 15 years old) parents and other caregivers, teachers and schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors

Telephone:

02392 383 494

E-mail:

jt.scott@ntlworld.com

Website:

www.havantbereavementcare.co.uk

Address:

90 Park Avenue
Widley

Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO7 5PB

Registered Charity No:

1006260

Last updated:

28/04/2006


Slide Away

Geographical Coverage:

Tonbridge, Malling, Maidstone

Types of Services:

  • group activities for children and young people (school age), parent/s and other caregivers, teachers and schools
  • telephone and email information, support and guidance for teachers and schools
  • training for teachers and schools

Telephone:

07970 597715

E-mail:

louisewebster@slideaway.org

Address:

CFE
Bishops Terrace
Bishops Way
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1AF

Registered Charity No:

1108644

Last updated:

27/10/2006


Cruse Bereavement Care, Oxford Young Cruse

Geographical Coverage:

County of Oxford

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Resources; Family assessment; Primarily one to one support in schools or at home
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

01865 245398

E-mail:

oxfordcruse@waitrose.com

Address:

Wesley Memorial Hall
New Inn Hall Street

Oxford

OX1 2DH

Registered Charity No:

208078

Last updated:

22/02/2010


SeeSaw

Geographical Coverage:

County of Oxfordshire only

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 assessment with children aged 5-18; Closed group work with all family members with children aged 6-11 and child only aged 12-15; One off group events with all family members with children aged 0-18
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Training courses; Bespoke Training; Specialist schools Support Worker
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

01865 744768

E-mail:

info@seesaw.org.uk

Website:

www.seesaw.org.uk

Address:

Bush House
2 Merewood Avenue

Headington
Oxon.
OX3 8EF

Registered Charity No:

1076321

Last updated:

02/01/2010


Holding On, Letting Go

Geographical Coverage:

Kent

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Family assessment; Short term individual work with children aged 5-16; Closed group work with all family members with children aged 5-16
  • 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
  • Has access to local interpreter service and prepared to work through an interpreter

Telephone:

08445 61 15 11

E-mail:

info@holdingonlettinggo.org.uk

Website:

www.holdingonlettinggo.org.uk

Address:

PO Box 339


Gillingham
Kent
ME7 5WT

Registered Charity No:

1103853

Last updated:

25/01/2010


Simon Says

Geographical Coverage:

Hampshire

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Resources; Pre bereavement support; Individual work with all family members aged up to 11 and child only aged 11-18
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Training courses
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

023 8064 7550

E-mail:

info@simonsays.org.uk

Website:

www.simonsays.org.uk

Address:

Link House
113 Leigh Road

Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 9DS

Registered Charity No:

1088746

Last updated:

25/01/2010


Cruse Bereavement Care, Canterbury and Thanet

Geographical Coverage:

Canterbury and Thanet and Kent

Types of Services:

  • 1-to-1 support for children and young people (5-18), teachers, schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors
  • telephone information, support and guidance for children and young people (5-18), parent/s and other caregivers, teachers, schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors

Telephone:

0845 603 0024

E-mail:

crusecanterburythanet@hotmail.com

Website:

www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

Address:

1 Tankerton Road


Whitstable
Kent
CT6 7DQ

Last updated:

10/08/2007


Jigsaw4U - East Grinstead

Geographical Coverage:

Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Resources; Family assessment; Individual work with all family members with children aged up to 18; Closed group work with all family members with children aged up to 18; One off group events with all family members
  • 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:

01342 313 895

E-mail:

eastgrinstead@jigsaw4u.org.uk

Website:

www.jigsaw4u.org.uk

Address:

East Court Mansion
College Lane

East Grinstead
West Sussex
RN19 3LT

Registered Charity No:

1109167

Last updated:

16/02/2010


Dragonflies Project

Geographical Coverage:

Hastings & Rother

Types of Services:

  • 1-to-1 support offered to parents/carers
  • group activities for children/young people 5-16years
  • telephone service: information, guidance and support available to bereaved children & young people; parents/other carers; teachers and schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors
  • Email support service available for parents and other carers; teachers and schools and other professionals
  • Training for teachers and schools and other professionals

Telephone:

01424852457

E-mail:

dragonflies2006@hotmail.co.uk

Address:

Dragonflies
Robsack Centre
Bodiam Drive
St Leonard`s-on-Sea
East Sussex
TN38 9TW

Registered Charity No:

208446

Last updated:

16/03/2007


CHYPS - The Child Bereavement Charity

Geographical Coverage:

Buckinghamshire

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 and up; One off group events with all family members
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Training courses; Bespoke Training

Telephone:

01494 446648

E-mail:

CHYPS@childbereavement.org.uk

Website:

www.childbereavement.org.uk

Address:

Aston House
West Wycombe

West Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP14 3AG

Registered Charity No:

1040419

Last updated:

01/03/2010


Winston's Wish

Geographical Coverage:

West Sussex

Types of Services:

  • 1-to-1 support work with any parent or child where the grief is complicated
  • group activities for 2-18 age group
  • information, guidance and support offered UK-wide via Helpline on 0845 20 30 40 5. publications and resources, interactive website and bespoke training
  • email service: information, guidance & support available to bereaved children/young people; parents/other caregivers; teachers/schools; other professionals e.g. health visitors

Telephone:

01798 874742

E-mail:

westsussex@winstonswish.org.uk

Website:

www.winstonswish.org.uk

Address:

Unit 6, The Colonnades
17 London Road

Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 1AS

Last updated:

25/06/2009


Daisy's Dream

Geographical Coverage:

County of Berkshire and immediate surrounding area

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 and child only aged 5-19; Closed group work with all family members with children aged 0-18 and child only aged 4-18; One off group events with all family members with children aged 0-18 and Child only aged 4-18.
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Bespoke Training
  • Range of group activities, open and closed for children, parents and carers
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

0118 934 2604

E-mail:

info@daisysdream.org.uk

Website:

www.daisysdream.org.uk

Address:

PO Box 4738
Twyford

Reading
Berkshire
RG10 9GT

Registered Charity No:

1067739

Last updated:

25/01/2010


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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