I have tried to signpost local West Wales groups as far as possible, but some organisations listed here are national. This information is intended to be helpful. If anything listed here is in need of updating, or if there are other resources you think would be helpful to list here, please let me know.
Bereavement support for children and young people
Sandy Bear – bereavement and loss service
charity supporting children up to 18 in Pembrokeshire (website under construction)
FB: Sandy Bear
tel: 01437 700 272
Winstons wish – uk’s first children’s bereavement charity
0845 2030405
Childhood Bereavement Network
www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk
CBN advocates for children and bereaved young people and those supporting them, influencing policy and public understanding. Supports professionals and signposts families to support and resources.
Child Bereavement UK
01494 568 900
supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying or when a child faces bereavement.
Grief Encounters
https://www.griefencounter.org.uk/
020 8371 8455
Welsh website for young people to tell their grief story
http://www.projectthirteen.cymru/project-13/
Youth website of Cruse Bereavement
SeeSaw –
grief support for children & young people in Oxfordshire, but they have some great resources on their website
http://www.seesaw.org.uk/Resources
Childline
0800 1111
Bereavement support for Adults
Cruse Bereavement Care
A national charity providing 1:1 counseling, information and support for those who have been bereaved. Volunteer counselors are carefully selected, trained and supervised.
UK cruse helpline: 0808 808 1677
West Wales helpline: 0800 288 4700
Widowed and Young Foundation (WAY)
help for widows and widowers under 50 through local support and social events
Still birth and Neonatal Death (SANDS)
charity providing emotional support and information for parents following the stillbirth, neonatal or sudden death of a baby
0808 164 3332
swanseasands@yahoo.co.uk
Cariad Angel Gowns
https://www.cariadangelgowns.org.uk/
supporting parents of stillborn and neonatal loss in south west Wales by gifting handcrafted bereavement clothing, memory items and certificates of life, sending them out to hospitals, funeral directors and families on request. They also offer online support groups (one for loss and one for subsequent pregnancies). They fundraise to supply “cuddle cots” (moses basket with a cooling pad) to hospitals and funeral directors to enable families to spend more time with their babies, and possibly take them home for a short time.
Compassionate Friends –
a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who provide support for others after the death of a child of any age from any cause
0345 123 2304
support group Haverfordwest (Julie), Llandysul (Gemma)
2 wish upon a star
01443 853 125
Support for families after the sudden, unexpected and traumatic death of a child under 25 years in Wales. Immediate support/ counselling/ therapy/ support groups, bereavement boxes, fundraising for supporting families in critical care and emergency departments in hospitals.
Survivors of bereavement by suicide (SOBS)
a national organisation providing support to meet the needs and overcome the isolation experienced by people over 18 who have been bereaved by suicide
Tel – 0300 111 5065 (9am-9pm)
There is a group that meets in Cardiff
Support after Murder and Manslaughter (SAMM)
a national UK charity supporting families and close friends bereaved by murder and manslaughter. They also provide advice and training to agencies on issues relevant to the traumatically bereaved.
0121 472 2912 & 0845 872 3440
Samaritans
tel: 116 123