| Here are some useful organisations that you may want to contact. |
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| For reading materials, we suggest the Cruse website. It has a comprehensive reading list for people who are bereaved, for their carers and for professionals. |
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| Cruse Bereavement Care |
| National charity set up to offer free, confidential help to bereaved
people. Cruse produces booklets on coping with grief which you can buy
on-line. Website: www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk E-mail: helpline@crusebereavementcare.org.uk Tel: 0870 167 1677 (helpline: open seven days a week) Address: Cruse Bereavement Care, Cruse House, 126 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1UR |
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| The Child Bereavement Trust |
| Charity with on-line information for young people who've lost someone
close. Website: www.childbereavement.org.uk E-mail: enquiries@childbereavement.org.uk Tel: 01494 446648 Address: The Child Bereavement Trust, Aston House, High Street, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 3AG |
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| Winston's Wish |
| Charity that offers support to young people who have experienced bereavement. Website: www.winstonswish.org.uk E-mail: info@winstonswish.org.uk Tel: 0845 20 30 40 5 (helpline: open 9.30am-5pm Mondays to Fridays) Address: Winston's Wish, The Clara Burgess Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester GL1 3NN |
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| The Samaritans |
| Talk confidentially to a volunteer by e-mail, over the phone, face-to-face
or by letter. Website: www.samaritans.org.uk E-mail: jo@samaritans.org Tel: 08457 90 90 90 (open 24 hours a day, seven days a week) Textphone: 08457 90 91 92 |
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| rd4u |
| The youth branch of Cruse, set up to help young people after the death
of someone close. Website: www.rd4u.org.uk E-mail: info@rd4u.org.uk Tel: 0808 808 1677 (helpline, answered by trained volunteers aged between 16 and 25: open 4pm-7pm on Mondays and Wednesdays) Address: Cruse Bereavement Care, Cruse House, 126 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1UR |
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| London Bereavement Network |
| A forum for bereavement services throughout the Greater London area. Website: www.bereavement.org.uk E-mail: info@bereavement.org.uk |
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