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.