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Beyond the Horizon

Geographical Coverage:

City of Birmingham

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Resources; Family assessment; Individual work with child only aged 4-18; Closed group work with child only aged 4-18; One off group events with all family members with children aged 4-18
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Bespoke Training
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities
  • Has access to local Urdu and Punjabi interpreters and prepared to work through an interpreter

Telephone:

0121 430 7529

E-mail:

beyondthehorizon@spurgeons.org

Website:

www.beyondthehorizon.org.uk

Address:

138 Priory Road
Hall Green

Birmingham
West Midlands
B28 0TB

Registered Charity No:

1081182

Last updated:

25/01/2010


Edward's Trust - Sunrise

Geographical Coverage:

West Midlands, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcester

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Pre-bereavement support: Individual work with child only 3-16
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors):

Telephone:

0121 454 1705

E-mail:

admin@edwardstrust.org.uk

Website:

www.edwardstrust.org.uk

Address:

43a Calthorpe Road
Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 1TS

Registered Charity No:

1105370

Last updated:

01/02/2010


Solihull Bereavement Counselling Service

Geographical Coverage:

Borough of Solihull

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: One to one counselling for children
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Training courses; Bespoke Training
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

0121 424 5103

Address:

Ullswater House
Solihull Hospital
Lode Lane
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 2JL

Registered Charity No:

518753

Last updated:

01/12/2010


The Swing

Geographical Coverage:

Walsall Borough only

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 and child only aged up to 18; Closed group work with all family members with children aged up to 18 and child only aged up to 18; One off group events with all family members with children aged up to 18 and child only aged up to 18
  • 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:

01922 645035

E-mail:

children@wbss.org.uk

Website:

www.wbss.org.uk

Address:

Walsall Bereavement Support Service
Globe House
3 Bradford Place
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1PL

Registered Charity No:

1092770

Last updated:

22/03/2010


Noah's Ark Trust (1998)

Geographical Coverage:

County of Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Resources; Closed group work with child only aged 5-18; Each child receives individual tailored made package of support
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information; Training courses; Bespoke Training; Multi agency work provided e.g. major critical incidents; Peer mentoring programme available for schools; Residential weekends
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities

Telephone:

01905 340019

E-mail:

info@noahsarktrust.co.uk

Website:

www.noahsarktrust.co.uk

Address:

One Coventry Place
Blackpole East

Worcester
Worcestershire
WR3 8SG

Registered Charity No:

1069596

Last updated:

18/05/2010


Round Oak Bereavement

Geographical Coverage:

Dudley Borough and 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 5-25; One off group events with all family members with children aged 5-25
  • 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:

07922 092335

E-mail:

Roundoakrobins@bigfoot.com

Website:

www.roundoakrobins.org

Address:

Round Oak Robins
PO Box 4751

Kidderminster

DY11 5WE

Registered Charity No:

1116145

Last updated:

02/02/2010


The Dove Service

Geographical Coverage:

North Staffordshire, South Cheshire

Types of Services:

  • 1-to-1 support offered to children & young people (6+), parent/s and other caregivers, teachers, schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors
  • group activities for children and young people (6+), parent/s and other caregivers, teachers, schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors
  • telephone information, support and guidance for children and young people (6+), parent/s and other caregivers, teachers, schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors
  • training for children and young people (6+), parent/s and other caregivers, teachers, schools and other professionals i.e. health visitors

Telephone:

01782 683155

E-mail:

info@thedoveservice.org.uk

Website:

www.thedoveservice.org.uk

Address:

The Dudson Centre
Hope Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST1 5DD

Registered Charity No:

1086625

Last updated:

06/11/2009


Hope House Children's Hospice

Geographical Coverage:

Mid and North Wales, Cheshire, Shropshire

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 0-25; Closed group work with all family members with children aged 0-25, 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
  • Experience in working with bereaved children with learning disabilities
  • Has access to Welsh interpreters and prepared to work through an interpreter

Telephone:

01691 671999

E-mail:

kath@hopehouse.org.uk

Website:

www.hopehouse.org.uk

Address:

Nant Lane
Morda

Oswestry
Shropshire
SY10 9BX

Last updated:

19/04/2010


Guy's Gift

Geographical Coverage:

Warwickshire

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Email support and information; Resources; Family assessment; Individual work with child only; Closed group work with all family members with children aged 5-18; One off group events with all family members with children aged 5-18
  • 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:

0845 467 3035

E-mail:

info@guysgift.co.uk

Website:

www.guysgift.co.uk

Address:

PO Box 5125


Kenilworth
Warwickshire
CV8 9DA

Last updated:

19/04/2010


Cruse Bereavement Care, Wolverhampton & Dudley

Geographical Coverage:

Wolverhampton & Dudley

Types of Services:

  • Interventions offered to children and/ or families: Telephone support and information; Resources; Family assessment; Individual work with all family members with children aged up to 18
  • Interventions offered to professionals (e.g. teachers, health visitors): Telephone support and information

Telephone:

01384 257355/ 262878

E-mail:

dudleywolves@cruse.org.uk

Address:

PO Box No. 6035
Brierley Hill

Dudley
West Midlands
DY5 9AL

Last updated:

01/06/2010


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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