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 physical health.

There are lots of ways to get support for bereavement. But it’s not always easy to find something that’s works for you. You might want to try a few different options to see what helps.

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

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

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

Winston’s Wish: winstonswish.org