The London Marathon ballot opens tomorrow! Double your chances of securing a place by applying for one of our charity places today. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃

To apply to join our team, visit: ow.ly/mtoa50Ri7Sc

#londonmarathon #running #londonmarathon 2025 #charity #runforcharity #runforgood

Many bereaved young people move back and forth between grief-focused and other activities. There's no neat pattern or timeline to this, we're all different and find our own way.

For advice from young people on coping with grief visit our website: ow.ly/oXaE50PNfIy

Are you a parent or carer looking after a bereaved child or young person? We offer 1-hr sessions on the last Monday of every month to provide information to help you support a child or young person when someone important to them has died. For info, visit: ow.ly/fuO750PGPaW

A big thank you to The National Lottery Community Fund for providing us with a grant to establish a new bereavement support service in Birmingham.

We are in the process of setting up/finding premises but in the meantime, people in the area can continue to receive support from us online.

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“One of my teachers asked me how my mum was coping, and I had to tell him she had died just a few weeks before.'

Kayleigh and other young people talk about how tough school can be when you’re bereaved.

If you need support, call our Helpline on 0800 02 888 40.

The UK could be the best place in the world to grow up. But right now, it isn’t.

Act today and join almost 25,000 others in signing the petition calling on the next Government to make good childhoods a national priority: 🖋️ow.ly/ek2n50Ri10f

#ChildrenAtTheTable

Our groups for young people shared their ideas on how family and friends can help support someone who is bereaved. To find out more about the groups, call 0800 02 888 40 ☎️

When frightening events are widely publicised in the media, children can worry about themselves and others. Watch our short film for guidance on how to talk to a child after a frightening event.

“Please make other children feel better like you did to me.” Jacob, aged 6, who was supported by Child Bereavement UK, wrote this lovely letter to his bereavement support practitioner.

For more on how we can support bereaved young people, call 0800 02 888 40.

If you know someone who is bereaved, acknowledge their bereavement early on. It’s better to say ‘I don’t know what to say’ than to say nothing at all.

Visit our website for information on how to support a bereaved friend, family member or colleague: childbereavementuk.org/supporting-ber…

Our Make a Difference Draw gives players the chance to win up to £25,000 while supporting our work with bereaved families. Play for just £1 a week and help us to be there for children, young people, parents and families who need us.

Sign up today: childbereavementuk.org/draw

Child Bereavement UK volunteers come back year after year to help at festivals and events to help raise funds. Join the team and enjoy the festival fun for FREE!

👉childbereavementuk.org/festivals

#Volunteering #Festivals #FestivalVolunteering

When your partner dies, don’t be afraid to show how you are feeling. Children learn about feelings by watching the adults around them, and it’s not helpful to be told they need to be brave.

For more information on supporting a bereaved child, visit: ow.ly/glCU50QwL9L

A creative activity is a helpful way to support a bereaved child to talk about their feelings, explore strategies to manage their grief, and find ways to remember someone special to them who has died.

Visit our website for ideas for activities: ow.ly/OXLb50PZ13E

Today is #nationalsiblingsday2024
We're here for young people when their brother or sister dies. Now, or in the future.

“I’ve never felt so alone and I couldn’t talk to my parents.” This animation shows how support helped a young person rebuild his life following the death of his brother.

You can access Live Chat via our website (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) childbereavementuk.org

#WorldSiblingsDay

This Eid, we’re thinking of everyone who is missing someone special in their life, not just at Eid, but every day.

For bereavement support, guidance and information, call our Helpline on 0800 02 888 40.

#Eid

The death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important in their life.

Our website explains the impact of the death of a grandparent and suggests ideas to help support a grieving child: ow.ly/8UaP50R9eba

Watch our short animated film which helps children to cope with difficult feelings like anger, worry and guilt so that emotions don’t build up and erupt - like a volcano. 🌋

When you’re bereaved of a child it’s important to be kind to yourself. Be realistic about what works for you and find time for grieving as well as time for everyday activities that you find helpful.

Visit our website for guidance on things that can help: ow.ly/icNF50R9aRH