Bereavement Support - Marc Stephens Funeral Services

HELPFUL PLACES FOR YOU TO FIND SOME SOLACE

You’re not alone. When you lose someone, you love, the grief can be all-consuming.

Everyone is different and you’ll react to the loss in a way that is unique to you. But support is available. You might find it helps to talk with someone outside your immediate family or to someone who has been through a similar experience.

When you’re grieving it’s normal to feel disbelief, numbness, anger, physical and mental pain, guilt, depression and regret. Thinking you’re seeing or hearing someone who has died is also a common experience and can be both comforting and distressing. The old adage ‘time heals’ is true but the reality is that grief takes a different course for us all and sometimes we need a little help.

You can talk to religious ministers, hospital chaplains or people from organisations that help bereaved people. You could call one of the following:

Child Bereavement UK provides support and advocacy for children after a loved one dies and for families who have lost a child. Support services include face-to-face counselling at regional centres, a helpline and advice on supporting a child who is grieving, including how to tell them that a loved one has died or is going to die.

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Winston’s Wish helps children and families after the death of a parent, sibling or carer, including advice on how to talk to a child about death, funerals, and grief. It provides specific support for families who have lost someone because of serious illness, suicide or on military service.

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Scotty’s Little Soldiers helps children and families after the death of a parent who was a member of the regular and reserve British armed forces at the time of their death, or who died because of a condition from which they had to be medically discharged from the forces. Support includes holidays, activities and grief counselling in association with Winston’s Wish.

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Grief Encounter’s mission is to give every child and young person access to the best possible support following the death of someone close. They provide a number of services, including counselling, workshops, courses for schools and universities and professional training modules. They also host a free phoneline: Grieftalk. Their helpline is open 9am-9pm, Monday to Friday. This free service offers support to those who need a confidential space to chat and be heard.