Bereavement

How can you get help and support with bereavement?

There are many organisations that can help and support you following bereavement. This is a list of some of them that might be useful to you at a time of bereavement.

Bereavement Guide Torbay Registration Service

Torbay Councils Registration Service has produced a death and bereavement guide to help you through this difficult time. It provides guidance, support and reassurance and will help you to access all the information you will need to help you through your bereavement.
The council have kindly agreed for us to provide this information on our website.

Bereavement Guide – Torbay Registration Service

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone suffering bereavement caused by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss.

Telephone: 0300 330 5466

Facebook: CruseDevon

Twitter: @CruseDevon

Website: https://www.cruse.org.uk/get-help/local-services/south-west/devon

Email: devon@cruse.org.uk 

Bereavement Advice Centre

There are many practical issues to manage when someone dies. Bereavement Advice Centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death.

Telephone: 0800 634 9494

Website: www.bereavementadvice.org

Rowcroft Hospice Bereavement Support

Rowcroft Bereavement service offers free one-to-one support, group meetings and individual counselling sessions for patients and their families.

Telephone: 01803 217403

Website: https://rowcrofthospice.org.uk/how-we-can-help/hospice-care-south-devon/caring-relative-friend/bereavement/ 

Child Death Helpline

A helpline for anyone of any age affected by the death of a child (from pregnancy to adulthood) in any circumstances. All calls are answered by parents who have experienced bereavement.

Telephone: 0800 282 986 or 0808 800 6019

Website: childdeathhelpline.org.uk

The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)

Offers support to parents bereaved through pregnancy loss, stillbirth or neonatal death.

Telephone: 0207 4365881

Website: http://www.uk-sands.org/

Lullaby Trust

For parents of a baby who has died suddenly and unexpectedly.  Has leaflets and information for bereaved parents and health professionals.

Cot Death Helpline: 080 8802 6868 (24hrs)

Website: http://www.lullabytrust.org.uk

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Twitter: @samaritans

Telephone: 116 123

Website: www.samaritans.org

Email: jo@samaritans.org