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2 Wish Upon A Star supports anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child or young person aged 25 and under. The 2wish pilot bereavement service offers support for families affected by the suicide of an individual, of any age, in Gwent.

Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) is an independent and unique organisation offering specialist and expert Advocacy and peer support after fatal domestic abuse.

Founded in 2008, AAFDA provide specialist and expert advocacy and specialist peer support to families and friends bereaved by domestic homicide, domestic abuse related suicides and unexplained deaths.  They work on behalf of families and friends to ensure their loved one’s voice is heard.

They also offer training, information, guidance and advice to professionals involved in cases of fatal domestic abuse.

The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity, based in Liverpool, is the largest user-led organisation of its kind in Europe, offering support to those with neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and Tourette’s Syndrome. We are committed to improving the experiences of people with neurodevelopmental conditions and championing the positive contribution they make to society

Ambitious About Autism‘s journey started in 1997 when a group of parents set up TreeHouse School. At a time when children with autism faced little or no chance of receiving a full and rewarding education, these parents were determined to change this for their children.

This pioneering approach has evolved over time as they’ve adapted and grown as an organisation. What started with four pupils has grown to become a charity that has supported thousands of children and young people with autism. Today they run schools and a college that focus on improving the quality of life of pupils and learners to enable them to learn, thrive and achieve.

AMPARO provides support for anyone affected by suicide. Amparo is not a counselling service but it does provide emotional and practical support. Their experienced Liaison Workers can listen to your needs, assist you in accessing the support you need, whilst helping with a range of practical matters.

Ataloss.org is a signposting organisation for bereavement support whether that be counselling, support groups, death cafes, financial advice, practical help with bereaved children, or courses on bereavement support.

Autistica are the UK’s leading autism research and campaigning charity. Their mission is to create breakthroughs that enable all autistic people to live happier, healthier, longer lives. We do this by funding research, shaping policy and working with autistic people to make more of a difference.

BAGS for Strife was set up by people who have lost loved ones to suicide. At the time of our loss we were struck by the lack of accessible support for families and friends in the aftermath and having reached out to others who have been through similar circumstances, we realised that our experience was not unique.

So we set up BAGS for Strife, to provide practical and emotional support for those who may need it.

Bereavement Care services public site ‘Bereavement Advice’ offers practical support for people bereaved. Wendy Lewis-Cordwell, director of Bereavement Care services delivers bereavement awareness across the UK. To learn more contact Wendy at [email protected].

Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster Mind has been commissioned to deliver two suicide bereavement liaison services, in both North West and South West London. These services aim to support individuals and families bereaved by suicide and signpost them to services most relevant to them both locally and nationally.

The British Transport Police are the national police force for the railways. Every day, we police the journeys of more than six million passengers. Our aim is to get you home safe, secure and on time. They have been operating a Suicide Prevention Policy since 2010, involving Suicide Prevention Plans (SPP) and referrals for suicidal people presenting on the railway.

The Buckinghamshire Mind Suicide Liaison Service offers a wide variety of support, which allows them to offer personalised care depending on the individuals or family’s needs. There’s no age limit for support and no restrictions surrounding when the bereavement took place. They offer both practical and emotional support, for example, help with personal appointments, official procedures and talking to the media.

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and the cause of 18 deaths every day.

Cameron Grant Memorial Trust works to support the prevention of young suicide by helping to improve the visibility of available support services and signpost young people to the resources that could help to save a life.

Caring Connections runs the Barbara Bettle Foundation which supports members of the Knowsley community that have been affected by suicide.  Services include counselling, CBT and social activities.

Child Bereavement UK helps children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. They also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

The Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN) is a hub for those working with bereaved children, young people and their families across the UK.

The CHUMS Suicide Bereavement Service (SBS) supports people living anywhere in Bedfordshire, Luton, Hertfordshire and West Essex. They support all ages and are a small team of dedicated staff and volunteers, mostly with lived experience of suicide. They offer practical and emotional support within 48 to 72 hours of a referral being received; this includes the delivery of an information pack, assessment and ongoing support.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist service developed to support adults over the age of 18 years who have been bereaved by suicide.

The Coroners’ Courts Support Service (CCSS) is an independent voluntary organisation whose trained volunteers offer emotional support and practical help to bereaved families, witnesses and others attending an Inquest at a Coroner’s Court.

Cruse Bereavement Care is the leading national charity for bereaved people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Cruse offers telephone, email and website support for children, young people and adults that have been bereaved.

The Domestic Abuse (DA) Alliance brings together organisations working on the frontline of domestic abuse across the UK with the legal sector to deliver immediate legal assistance and protection for victims.

Our free-to-use WEPROTECT mobile app – developed in conjunction with police and domestic abuse support service providers, enables instant victim referral from the scene of an incident to ensure that appropriate legal protection is actioned without delay. WEPROTECT has already been rolled out to frontline officers across a number of police forces as well as by several IDVA services and charities working with victims of domestic abuse across England and Wales.

DrugFam provides a lifeline of safe, caring and professional support to families, friends and partners who are struggling to cope with the nightmare of a loved one’s addiction to drugs or alcohol and to those who have been bereaved by addiction or related causes.

Every Life Matters work to promote Suicide Safer Communities and provide suicide bereavement support across Cumbria. They have a support directory for more information about the support and services available across Cumbria, Nationally and Online.

Facing the Future is a service delivered by Samaritans offering free online peer support groups to people bereaved by suicide. The groups provide a safe environment for people who are trying to cope, helping them support each other to feel less isolated and better understood.

Gambling with Lives aims to support families who have been bereaved by gambling-related suicide and raise awareness amongst gamblers, their families and friends, and health professionals of the dangerous effects of gambling on mental health and the high suicide risk.

Greater Manchester Bereavement Service can help to find support for anyone in Greater Manchester that has been bereaved or affected by a death, no matter how long ago. No one needs to feel alone as they deal with their grief.

The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership bring together NHS, council, fire service and police to private companies and charities, as well as individual health and care staff, volunteers, family carers, patients and local people to improve health and wellbeing for people in the Greater Manchester area.

Grief Encounters provide free, professional and specialist bereavement support services. Their mission is to give every child and young person access to the best possible support following the death of someone close. They work closely with individuals, families, schools and professionals to offer a way through the anxiety, fear and isolation so often caused by grief.

Harmless provides counselling, information, training and consultancy to people at risk of self-harm, suicidal thoughts and intent; their friends, families and professionals. Harmless manage also manages ‘The Tomorrow Project‘, an outreach suicide prevention programme

Hector’s House signposting charity, with the aim to stop suicide and the stigma surrounding mental health issues. They promote open discussions around mental health issues to end stigma and prevent suicide

Hidayah’s mission is to provide support and welfare for LGBTQI+ Muslims and promote social justice and education about their community to counter discrimination, prejudice, and injustice.

Holding On Letting Go is an organisation that works to help children to cope with the death of a loved one/someone close to them, in the Kent area.

Humber, Coast and Vale ICS x Mind Suicide Bereavement Support Service available to individuals who live within Hull, East Riding, North and North East Lincolnshire, for all ages. The service can provide you with practical and emotional support, which could include Cognitive Behaviour Therapy techniques, mindfulness or guidance. Support will be tailored to each individual.

The If U Care Share foundation provides practical and emotional support to those impacted by suspected suicide in the Durham, Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland areas.

James’ Place supports men 18 and over in the Liverpool area, who are experiencing a suicidal crisis. They offer therapeutic support in a calm and peaceful environment.

Kelly has worked in a range of roles to deliver support to transgender people, children and families. Vice-Chair of Glos Cats and founding Member of the Gender Trust, Kelly works to ensure that support is available to anyone seeking support around transitioning or their gender identity. Kelly also works as a Samaritans volunteer and has even gone on to support the training of further Samaritans volunteers. Kelly is an NHS adviser for the trans community for the Southwest and is one of the founding members of the Hate Crime panel.

Effective and personalised digital mental health care.

LCGL Counselling and Training Services is a charity sponsored by the Lincolnshire Co-operative and grant funded by Lincolnshire County Council. They are a free counselling service that responds to the needs of children/young people and adults in Lincolnshire that have been bereaved.

Leeds Suicide Bereavement Service supports people who have been bereaved by suicide; whether that be of a close family member, friend, colleague or neighbour or if your loss was 2 hours, 2 days, 22 days or 22 years ago

The Police are often the first responders to incidents of sudden death. The Leicestershire Police force work to refer people who are bereaved, to help ensure they are offered support from the most appropriate agencies.

LGBT Foundation is a national charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities. They have a range of support available on their website from: Domestic Abuse, Hate Crime reporting and support, Sexual Health, Talking Therapies, Cost of living support to their helpline. Their helpline is open Weekdays – 9am until 9pm and Weekends – 10am until 5:30pm.

LGBT Health and Wellbeing is an organisation who promote the health, well-being, and equality of LGBT+ adults in Scotland. They welcome all identities under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella. They have a helpline open Tuesday & Wednesday between 12-9pm, and Thursday & Sunday between 1-6pm on 0300 123 2523.

LifeCraft provides suicide bereavement support services to families and friends that have lost a loved one in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough areas.

Listening Ear provides a range of emotional and psychological therapies and support services for children, young people and adults.

The Surrey Suicide Bereavement Service helps families who are dealing with the loss of their loved one, providing support and advocacy as needed. They can help families access individual or family counselling and ensure that families have all the resources they need to support themselves and each other in the years to come.

Luna’s vision is that every child or young person who experiences the death of a parent or primary caregiver by suicide receives timely support to mitigate the risks they face. They offer evidence-informed suicide bereavement training for people who work with children and young people to create a web of support if a parent or primary caregiver takes their own life. In addition to their campaigning work, they also share resources, best practice and guidance to help improve the way children left behind after suicide are cared for.

Maytree’s house is open for people when they’re feeling suicidal. They offer free 4 night/5 day stay where guests can explore their thoughts and feelings, and feel heard with compassion and without judgement.

The Metropolitan Police Force Suicide Prevention team have worked to implement a real-time suicide surveillance system alongside Thrive LDN, enabling those bereaved by suicide to be offered support. They continue to work to train frontline officers in identifying and better reporting suspected suicides, supporting bereaved families at the scene of a suspected suicide and better reporting of attempted suicides.

Mind is a mental health charity providing support, information and signposting. The individual local Mind services offer hands on support in their local community.

Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

Mind in Haringey provides services to their local community to ensure that they have access to the services and support such as counselling, bereavement counselling, advocacy & wellbeing services and more.

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest are part of the Safe Connections Collaborative offering the Grief in Pieces support for suicide loss service. The service provides a suicide bereavement services for residents living in the North East London boroughs of Hackney, and the City of London, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering and Barking & Dagenham.

Find out more via their brochure here.

Mind Jersey is an independent local charity that provides support to people living with mental illness.

Muslim Youth Helpline offer faith and culturally sensitive support by phone, live chat, Whatsapp or email. They offer non-judgemental, confidential support 7 days a week, 365 days a year including bank holidays and Eid.

Nafsiyat is an intercultural therapy centre committed to providing effective and accessible psychotherapy and counselling services to people from diverse religious, cultural and ethnic communities in London. They provide short-term intercultural therapy in over 20 languages via referral to individuals, groups, and couples. They deliver training workshops on cultural competency to organisations all over the UK.

The National Bereavement Alliance is an association of bereavement care organisations that all work towards the vision that all people have awareness of and access to support and services throughout their bereavement experience.

The National Bereavement Service provides a wealth of information and expertise surrounding the practical implications of losing a loved one. They can offer support surrounding funerals, coroners and inquests, probate and solicitors, rules of intestacy (when a death occurs and leaves no Will) and more. They also offer emotional support, information, legal expertise and bereavement support for companies.

The NSPA is an alliance of public, private, voluntary and community organisations in England who care about suicide prevention and work to reduce suicide and support those affected by suicide.

Rethink Mental Illness Support After Suicide Service supports people who have been bereaved by suicide who live, work or study in the 5 North Central London boroughs of Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, Brighton and Hove, Gloucestershire and the Black Country. They offer support at any stage of bereavement, including immediately after a loss or in the longer term.

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provide a range of health and social care services specialising in mental health care, including children and adolescent mental health, community mental health, crisis resolution, inpatient care and more. They operate a Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).

Norfolk and Waveney Mind Complex Bereavement Service supports those bereaved and affected by suicide. The SAIL project focuses on supporting individuals in the immediacy of loss. This can be both emotional and practical support, through either weekly face-to-face meets or telephone chats. Alternatively, virtual support is available. The project offers up to 12 weeks of assistance. Their Anchor Project provides a support network for anyone over the age of 18 who has been bereaved or affected by suicide.

The Support After Suicide Service is a free service for people living anywhere in Northamptonshire of any age who has been bereaved or affected by suicide, making sure you have access to timely and appropriate support.

NW Counselling Hub provides counselling, support and training services to children, young people and adults within the Lincolnshire area.

Olly’s future was set up in loving memory of Olly. The organisation works to advance education, support charitable initiatives and develop projects to help prevent young people from losing their lives to suicide.

Opening Doors is the only dedicated national charity connecting LGBTQ+ people over 50 with activities, events, support and information. They also provide accredited training to professionals, conduct research and create policy. They work across the UK but retain a focus in London.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Papyrus work to reduce suicide in young people by breaking down the stigma around suicide and working with communities to help them to recognise and respond to suicidal behaviour.

At Payplan, they help people who have multiple debts. Their aim is to reduce the amount you pay to your lenders and increase the money you have to spend on yourself and your family so you can live comfortably.

Penhaligons Friends are a Cornish charity supporting bereaved children, young people, parents and carers throughout the county. They offer children and young people the chance to meet others and share their experiences, as well as practical resources for children and parents.

They also deliver an extensive programme of training and advice for other childcare professionals and those interested in becoming a volunteer.

Pete’s Dragons provide a range of support services to people in the Devon area bereaved or affected by suicide.

Professional Help work to ensure private, public and voluntary sector organisations have access to appropriate, effective and timely support for their employees.

Quaker Social Action runs Down to Earth, a service providing practical support for people who are struggling with funeral costs.  Their website contains useful information and guidance about keeping funeral costs down and raising money towards them.  For those who need extra help, Down to Earth also has a helpline staffed by experienced, warm and empathic advisors, who have supported thousands of people across the UK with free and confidential advice.  They also campaign for change through local and national Government, to ensure that everyone can afford a dignified funeral.

Quaker Social Action helps people on low incomes in east London and across the UK to seek solutions to the issues affecting their lives. They take social action by providing practical solutions for people facing the multiple and varied impacts of poverty. They believe that people in poverty are the real poverty experts and our approach reflects this, working with people in an supportive and holistic way.

Quinn’s Retreat is a charity set up in memory of siblings Quinn and Dyllon who sadly took their own lives. They offer retreat caravan holidays for anyone that has been bereaved by suicide. The retreats are completely free of charge!

We work tirelessly to transform the lives of everyone severely affected by mental illness, and how our nation approaches mental illness. We provide over 200 services, 140 local support groups and run campaigns that bring about real change.

SAIF is a national professional body that represents over 900 independent funeral homes and works to promote best practice across the field.

Samaritans works towards that vision that fewer people die by suicide. They have a 24-hour helpline for anyone that may be struggling to cope.

Sangeeta is a Trustee of Papyrus, the national charity for the prevention of young suicide, Co-chair of Suicide Prevention for Thrive London, a Consultant Anaesthetist at Guy’s & St Thomas’ London, and advocates for and supports those bereaved by suicide.

Sarah Dangar is a Violence Against Women and Girls consultant and Doctoral Researcher. She is an experienced charity professional with expertise in the Violence Against Women and Girls, Domestic Abuse and Victim Care sectors.

Sarbat Sikhs is a volunteer-led group addressing LGBTQ+ issues from a Sikh perspective. Their vision is to create awareness, tackle homophobia/biphobia/transphobia and build bridges within and beyond their communities. They provide: Awareness, Social safe spaces, Support and Resources.

SARI provides free and confidential support for anyone who is a victim of hate crime across Avon and Somerset. Whether that’s based on race, faith, disability, sexual orientation, transgender identity, age, or sex. They  also work to build greater understanding and respect for diversity and difference within their community.

Sehhat is a not-for-profit organisation founded by Sandy Kaur, Sehhat’s mission is to shape the mindset of the Punjabi and South Asian communities surrounding Mental Health and Suicide. We strive to see representation in educational resources for mental health and suicide as well as support services.

Service Six is an award-winning charity based in Wellingborough providing mental health and wellbeing help and support to children, young people and their families.

The Shropshire & Telford Suicide Bereavement Service offers suicide bereavement support to families, friends, colleagues and anyone living in Shropshire Telford & Wrekin affected by suicide. They provide early contact within 72 hours, home visits, phone or email contact, support to manage the procedures that take place after a suicide, help to access any other support you need and practical and emotional support.

Simon Says supports Hampshire children and young people up to the age of 18 years who have a significant person in their life who has died or is dying.

SEL Mind lead a partnership of organisations who together, deliver the South East London Suicide Bereavement Service.

StepChange have a team of debt experts help hundreds of thousand of people a year to deal with their debt problems. With 30 years experience, you can be confident that we can provide the advice and support you need to achieve long-term financial control.

They offer free, flexible debt advice that is based on a comprehensive assessment of your situation. They will then provide practical help and support for however long it’s needed.

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Stigma Statistics is a social startup that aims to map real-time suicide data to help inform suicide prevention and bereavement support services and prevention strategies.

StrongMen‘s aim is to support men following bereavement. Grief can cause severe emotional and physical health conditions which are often overlooked and even ignored, especially in men.

Suicide & Co work to open up conversations around suicide-related grief, connect individuals bereaved through sharing information and resources, and help support services with counselling grants through fundraising. They also signpost to support services across the UK.

Suicide Bereavement UK conducts suicide bereavement research, provides consultancy on postvention and develops and delivers evidence-based suicide bereavement training.

The Suicide Prevention and Intervention Network (SPIN) is a network and forum that works towards suicide reduction and prevention in the Thames Valley.

Sunflowers Suicide Support provides individuals that have been bereaved by suicide practical and professional support. 

SOBS offer support services for adults over 18, including local support groups, that have been bereaved or affected by suicide.

SCDA supports community-based projects that work to address the needs of those most vulnerable in the community, across East Sussex.

Taraki works with Punjabi communities to reshape approaches to mental health. It was started in October 2017 by Shuranjeet Sing after his experiences of mental health challenges as a student. Taraki works with Punjabi communities and focuses on areas such as awareness, education, peer support and research to try and enable better approaches to individual and collective mental health care.

The Ted Senior Foundation was set up in loving memory of Ted by his close friends and family after he very sadly took his own life in 2018. The Ted Senior Foundation works to prevent suicide through tackling stigma and championing good mental health. They work to support both local and national suicide prevention and mental health organisations and events and have recently launched the ‘Ted’s Friends’ initiative.

Thames Valley has a well-established Suicide Prevention and Intervention Network, work to provide postvention support and work on the Real-Time Suicide Surveillance System.

The Beside Project work to support those that have lost a loved one to suicide. They offer emotional and practical support to people aged 16+, whether you are a family member, next of kin or loved one.

The Compassionate Friends is an organisation led by bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who are dedicated to the support and care of other bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child.

The Delicate Mind (TDM) is an award-winning mental health C.I.C that supports racialised and working-class communities through workshops, research, training, advocacy and services. We have worked with over 75 organisations from across the media, public health, prisons, the third sector, youth groups, faith institutions, refugee support groups, community groups and research bodies with a frontline reach of over 4,800 people.

Currently, The Delicate Mind has been funded by Public Health England to run key community mental health services across the West Midlands and is currently creating mental health training for the Muslim community to be delivered nationwide in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund and The British Muslims For Secular Democracy.

If you would like to learn more about their mission statement and work please visit www.thedelicatemind.org.uk.

The James Wentworth-Stanley Memorial fund was set up in James’ loving memory. They work to help raise awareness of mental health issues and suicide amongst young people, as well as run James’ Place.

The Kaleidoscope Plus Group works to provide suicide bereavement support services to individuals across Warwickshire and the Black Country.

The Laura Centre offers a range of free therapeutic support for anyone that has lost a child of any age, as well as children up to age 24 who have lost a parent, carer or other significant adults in their life.

The Matthew Elvidge Trust was set up in loving memory of Matthew. The Trust aims to increase awareness and support surrounding the importance of good mental health through their support or organisation that work within the mental health and suicide prevention and bereavement field.

The MindEd Trust work focuses on the prevention of mental illness in young people as well as early intervention strategies for those experiencing trauma. The Trust provides funding and support for mental health awareness and education.

The Traveller Movement (TM) is a national charity working with and for ethnic Romany Gypsies, Roma and Irish Travellers (GRT). Since the year 2000 TM has been working in partnership with GRT communities, challenging discrimination and promoting inclusion in the areas of education, youth, health, gender equality and criminal justice. TM prides itself as a leading Gypsy, Roma and Traveller charity and has a reputation of ‘punching above their weight’ due to strategic planning, innovative thinking and strong passionate leadership.

Touched by a Suicide works to support individuals and families bereaved by suicide in the Telford and Shropshire areas.

The Victim Support/Bereaved by Suicide Service in Suffolk and North East Essex operates across the county, delivering support to those who have been bereaved or affected by suicide.

Their support is tailored to you. They can help in a variety of ways. This includes informing you of your rights and the next steps. This may be assisting with the funeral or the inquest, or at work/study. They can help by listening to you, and validating your feelings. They also help you to reflect and explore ways to cope after a traumatic incident. And they can connect you with other services who may be able to support you, for example counselling.

The Victim Support Bereaved by Suicide Service works to support individuals and families bereaved by suicide in the Berkshire area. The service is free and confidential and can help with specialist emotional and practical support for anyone seeking information or signposting

The We Mind & Kelly Matters Support after Suicide service offers an extensive range of support from telephone, virtual video and face to face. They offer practical and emotional support through 1:1 counselling, family support and Northamptonshire’s first SOBS groups.

West Yorkshire & Harrogate Suicide Bereavement Service works to provide practical and emotional support to people who have been bereaved or affected by a suicide bereavement.

Winston’s Wish work to support bereaved children, young people, their families, and the professionals who support them.

The Zero Suicide Alliance is a collaboration of individuals, businesses, services and national trusts who are all committed to preventing suicide in the UK and wider.