Losing someone important to us can be emotionally devastating – whether it’s a partner, family member or friend. Grief can bring up lots of different, complicated emotions and can sometimes affect our mental health, physical health or both’.

Following a bereavement there are many ways in which you can get help. However, we understand that it isn’t always easy to find something that works for you and you may need to explore different options.

These organisations have specialised services that could help you cope with bereavement:

At a Loss: www.ataloss.org

Child Bereavement UK: www.childbereavementuk.org

Child Death Helpline: www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk

Compassionate Friends: www.tcf.org.uk

Cruse Bereavement Support: www.cruse.org.uk/

Daisy’s Dream: daisysdream.org.uk

Hectors House: hectorshouse.org.uk

Papyrus: www.papyrus-uk.org

Samaritans Chilterns: samaritans.org/branches/chiltern-samaritans

Sands: www.sands.org.uk

SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement after Suicide): uksobs.org

Sue Ryder: www.sueryder.org

Suicide Bereavement UK: suicidebereavementuk.com

Support After Suicide: supportaftersuicide.org.uk

The Good Grief Trust: www.thegoodgrieftrust.org

The Loss Foundation: thelossfoundation.org

The Lullaby Trust: www.lullabytrust.org.uk

WAY (Widowed and Young): www.widowedandyoung.org.uk/get-support/bereavement-support