Bereavement - Help and support

Everyone will at some time experience a loss or bereavement in their life. That event will be unique to you. There will be many different feelings that you may go through since everyone reacts in a very individual way.

It may be helpful to talk to someone who is not emotionally involved but is there to listen. Bereavement counsellors have specific knowledge of the grieving process and can assist you to gain the support that's available. The following web pages try to provide information for a variety of situations.

The BBC has produced a number of booklets to tie in with various television series. These include Losing your partner and Emotional Health - Bereavement.

Children - Helping them with Bereavement

Children will be deeply affected by the death of a relative and all the more so if it is a parent. For more information regard how children can be helped through this difficult time please look at the following web pages.

Winston's Wish - The Charity for Bereaved Children

Child Bereavement Charity - When Someone Special Dies

Child Bereavement Charity - Free Downloads

Penhaligon's Friends - How You May be Feeling

Dealing with Suicide

Official figures show that during 2008 over 800 people committed suicide in Scotland. If you have been affected by the death of someone this way then the following web page may help.

SAMH - After a Suicide

Stillbirth

Please see other links Having a New Baby - Stillbirth, Miscarriage and Baby Loss

General Register Office Scotland - Registering a Stillbirth

Sands - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity

Road Death

Support and Care After Road Death and Injury are a group of people providing a support system for individuals who have lost family or friends through road death.

S.C.A.R.D. - Advice for the Bereaved

Road Crash - Helping Children Cope with a Death in the Family

Stopping unwanted mail

The Bereavement Register

Mailing Preference Service

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