Family Early Help
Bereavement Support in Camden
- Camden, City, Islington & Westminster Bereavement Service (CCIWBS) offer counselling to anyone aged 18 or over with a GP in Camden or Islington. You can contact them via 0207 284 0090 or visit their website at bereavement-counselling.org
- iCope is a free and confidential service that provides support for stress, depression and anxiety which can sometimes accompany a sudden bereavement. Please note, iCope is not a crisis or emergency service. You can contact them by calling 020 3317 6670 or visit their website at icope.nhs.uk/camden-islington
- The Brandon Centre provides confidential help and advice for young people aged 12 to 24 and their parents and carers. This covers a range of issues including counselling and is open on weekdays. Please see brandon-centre.org.uk/ or email [email protected].
- Age UK Camden offer counselling sessions to people aged 55 and over who are registered with a GP in Camden. You can call them 020 7239 0400, email [email protected] or visit ageuk.org.uk/camden/
- Marie Curie Telephone Bereavement Support provide support to anyone affected by a terminal illness or concerns about coronavirus, whether directly affected or a family member. You can call them on 0800 090 2309 seven days a week or visit mariecurie.org.uk/help/support/coronavirus.
Training course on grief and loss
This is a 3-part training course offered by clinical psychologist Mike Armiger. It covers the psychological impacts of grief and loss, and strategies and therapeutic tools for helping to cope.
We have purchased a license so you can access each part of the course whenever is convenient for you.
The course is delivered on Zoom but you are not joining a meeting, you are just watching a pre-recorded session. We have deemed this safe to use for this reason.
Here are the links to each part of the course:
Intro: Course Intro
P1: Part 1
P2: Part 2
P3: Part 3
If you have any problems with Zoom you can find the same contents here
Course folder for download (offline non zoom)
There is a pack of resources that Mike refers to which you can download/screen share/send to families. You can find it here
Grief and Loss Course Resources
Once you have finished the course, you can email Becca for a course completion certificate and a copy of the slide pack [email protected]
Webinar Slides on Grief and Loss
Slide deck from Webinar on 14 May with Colin Chance and Kerry Moore on supporting children to talk about grief and loss
grief and loss webinar EH May 2020 slides version (003)
Sudden
Sudden is a charity offering help and support for people who help when someone has died suddenly, or too soon in their life, because of a sudden medical reason (including COVID-19), or terminal illness, injuries or suicide.
Compassionate Friends
A website and support service for parents who have lost a child. Helpline, online support and range of resources.
Child Bereavement UK
This is a really helpful set of guides for families and professionals to approach talking about grief, dying and loss, plus a helpline and online support offer.
http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/help-around-a-death/covid-19.aspx
https://www.childbereavementuk.org/coronavirus-covid-19-information
Winstons Wish
This wonderful organisation provide help and support for bereaved children and families. There is a helpline, a crisis messenger, an online chat offer, and a range of advice, information and guidance
https://www.winstonswish.org/coronavirus/
Camden FAQs
We may well get questions from families about COVID bereavements and the support available to them. The Council has developed this FAQs with guidance to help us answer those questions, and help to make sure families have access to the right guidance and contact details, and know how and where they can access support.
Bereavement FAQ for Frontline Staff
Beyond Words
This is an illustrated resource for families and carers when someone we love has died or is dying from COVID
https://booksbeyondwords.co.uk/downloads-shop/when-someone-dies-from-coronavirus
Grief Chat
A safe space for grieving or bereaved people to be able to share their story, explore their feelings and be supported by a qualified bereavement counsellor. Free of charge, 9am – pm, Monday to Friday
Cruse
Lots of help, support, advice and resources for families who have lost a child or loved one
https://www.cruse.org.uk/get-help/for-parents
Sue Ryder Online Support Community
A place to share experiences, get things off your chest, ask questions and chat to people who understand, if someone you love has died or is dying
https://community.sueryder.org/
Educational Psychology Information for Talking About Bereavement with Children
This is guidance for school communities but the appendix on how to support a bereaved child or young person, and on childrens' concepts of death by age, are very helpful to anyone