Bereavement
Potters Bar Bereavement Service
This is a non-denominational voluntary organisation set up in order to provide support for the bereaved. They have a number of volunteers, trained in bereavement listening skills, who are able to visit the bereaved at home and offer support through the normal grieving process.
Website: www.pottersbar.org/BereavementService
Telephone: 01707 643339
Bereavement: Living with Grief and Loss Webinars
This webinar explores the complexity of grief experiences and underlines the fact that there is no right way to grieve. It also addresses some of the unhelpful myths surrounding grief and explores the dynamic and constantly changing nature of grief. It also looks at the specifics of grieving and confronting death during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Website: www.northessexiapt.nhs.uk/bereavement-webinar-series
Hope Again
Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse. It is a safe place where you can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone. Hope Again provides children and young people somewhere to turn to when someone dies.
Facebook: @Hope-Again-Young-People-living-life-after-loss
Telephone: 0808 808 1677
Website: www.hopeagain.org.uk
Email: hopeagain@cruse.org.uk
Childhood Bereavement Network
The Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN) is the hub for those working with bereaved children, young people and their families across the UK. They underpin their members’ work with essential support and representation: bringing them together across localities, disciplines and sectors to improve bereavement care for children.
Twitter: @CBNtweets
Website: www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk
Email: cbn@ncb.org.uk
Contact Form: www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/contact
Cruse Bereavement Care Hertfordshire
Cruse Bereavement Care Hertfordshire offers support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. It exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone suffering bereavement caused by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss.
Facebook: @Cruse-Bereavement-Care-Hertfordshire
Twitter: @CruseHerts
Adult Helpline: 01707 278389
Children and Young People’s helpline: 01707 264293
Website: www.cruse-hertfordshire.org.uk
Email: office@cruse-hertfordshire.org.uk
Contact Form: www.cruse-hertfordshire.org.uk/contact-form
At a Loss
Allows you to find support appropriate to your situation, in our local area.
Facebook: @AtaLosscharity
Twitter: @AtaLosscharity
Website: www.ataloss.org
Email: office@ataloss.org
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide exist to meet the needs and break the isolation experienced by those bereaved by suicide. They are a self-help organisation and they aim to provide a safe, confidential environment in which bereaved people can share their experiences and feelings, so giving and gaining support from each other.
Facebook: @SOBSCharity
Twitter: @SOBSCharity
National Helpline: 0300 111 5065
Website: www.uksobs.org
Email: email.support@uksobs.org
Local Support Group: www.uksobs.org/support-groups/hatfield
In Times of Bereavement
In the unfortunate event that a person has passed away, please view the In Times of Bereavement page for information on the steps that need to be taken.