Bereavement Support & Resources

A selection of resources and support to help with grieving and bereavement.

Local Bereavement Support

These Organisations are local to Croydon, Bromley and South London and are available for you to contact to discuss your loss. Even if you aren’t able to talk to someone about your bereavement straight away, these supportive organisations are happy to talk to you. We believe it is important that you can talk to someone about your grief; if you don’t feel comfortable calling us, please do contact one of these numbers:

Age UK – Croydon
020 8680 5450

Cancer – CarePlace
020 8668 0974

Jewish Bereavement Counselling
0208 951 3881

Cruse Bereavement Care
0808 808 1677

Child Bereavement UK
0800 02 888 40

Warm Spaces Directory 

Croydon Neighbourhood Care Association
0208 662 1000

Parents Of Murdered Children
020 8735 3838

Victim Support
0808 1689 111

Croydon Voluntary Action
020 8253 7060

Disabled Living Foundation
0300 999 0004

Woodside Bereavement Service
0203 256 2009

The Lullaby Trust – Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
0808 802 6869

4 Louis
0191 385 8066

Ethnic Minorities
020 8679 0924

LGB&T Health & Wellbeing
0300 330 0630

Staying Put – Hired Housing
020 8760 5505

Sands – Stillbirth
020 8657 6798

Samaritans – Suicide
116 123

The Lily Mae Foundation
01676 535716

SSAFA – The Armed Forces Charity
0800 260 6780

Resources

Resources to help you on your journey of grief:

Hospice and end of life care
https://www.hospiceuk.org/information-and-support/your-guide-hospice-and-end-life-care

Help with death notifications
https://lifeledger.com/

Getting support after a bereavement
www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support/bereaved-family-friends/dealing-grief/grief-support

Coronavirus; grieving and isolation
www.cruse.org.uk/coronavirus/grieving-and-isolation

Grief and it’s impact on our digestion
www.fullcirclefunerals.co.uk/blog/sabine-horner-grief-and-digestion

Share stories of your loved one online
www.rememberme2020.uk and www.mylantern.org.uk/

Coping with grief at Christmas
www.cruse.org.uk/get-help/about-grief/anniversaries-and-reminders-when-you-are-bereaved/coping-at-christmas

Helping children through bereavement
www.jigsawsoutheast.org.uk

Losing a child
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-55233442

OkRehab
www.okrehab.co.uk

For those bereaved or affected by suicide
www.suicidebereavementuk.com

Simply Connect Croydon
Simply Connect Croydon has an up-to-date search engine which enables you to search for free support that is local to you, this could be befriending, day centers, food banks, sports clubs, housing, youth groups and many others:
croydon.simplyconnect.uk

Stillbirth
www.birthinjurycenter.org

Drug & Alcohol Rehab
www.rehab-recovery.co.uk

The Good Grief Trust
www.thegoodgrieftrust.org

Widows
www.widowedandyoung.org.uk

Sibling Support
www.siblingsupport.co.uk

Children & Teenagers
www.griefencounter.org.uk

Trauma
www.uktraumacouncil.org