Advice, support and counselling for coping with the loss of a relative, friend or loved one.

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National

NAS Bereavement Guide 

The National Autistic Society have produced a guide for parents and carers to support your child during a bereavement.

Click here to visit website.

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Action for Aspergers 

AFA offers bespoke, autism-specialist counselling and emotional support. All of their counsellors and emotional support workers have experience of autism/Asperger’s syndrome in their personal lives.

Click here to visit website.

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British Association for Counselling 

Find a list of bereavement support counsellors.

Click here to visit website.

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Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK supports children and young people up to the age of 25 who are facing bereavement, and anyone affected by the death of a child of any age. Offer support via telephone, video or instant messenger, wherever you live in the UK.

Click here to visit website.

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Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse offers bereavement counselling and support via their helpline and online chat service. They also have lots of information on understanding grief.

Click here to visit website.

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Counselling Directory 

Tool for finding counsellors and therapists in your area.

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Memorials of Distinction 

Expert guide on how to explain death to children.

Click here to visit website.

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The Compassionate Friends

Compassionate Friends support bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents, and their families. The offer a helpline staffed by volunteer bereaved parents as well as support packs and information.

Click here to visit website.

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Winston's Wish

Winston's Wish supports bereaved children with the death of a parent or sibling. They offer a freephone helpline, online chat, ASK email service, grief support groups, drop-in sessions and crisis messenger.

Click here to visit website.

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Essex

HBBS Counselling

HBBS offers a professional and confidential counselling service to local adults, young people and children. They specialise in Bereavement support based not only in Havering and Brentwood areas, but also extends to Billericay, Wickford, Laindon, Pitsea and Basildon areas.

Click here to visit website.

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Kids Inspire

Provides bereavement and trauma recovery support for children, young people and their families.

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St Helena Hospice

Provides bereavement support service for children and adults in North and Mid Essex. Support can be individual or as a family group.

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St Luke's Hospice

Luke’s provides counselling and support to children and young people up to 19 years who have a life limiting illness or who have a family member/friend with a life limiting illness. They also provide support to children and young people who are experiencing a bereavement.

Click here to visit website.

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