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SUPPORTING BEREAVED CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

One child in every UK classroom will experience the death of someone close by the time they reach 16 years old. Grief Encounter is here to help with the confusion, fear, loneliness and pain, providing a lifeline to children and young people, to cope with free, immediate, one-to-one support.

WELCOME TO GRIEF ENCOUNTER SOUTH WEST

Meet the team and find out more about our services

Grief Encounter South West
pre-school
Pre & Primary
Are you worrying about your child who may be struggling after a bereavement? Here is some information that we hope can support you
Young Adults
Secondary & Young Adults
Grief is devastating at any age, as a teenager it can be a very confusing time, please check out how we can help you
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Parents & Carers
Are you a parent or carer who is worried about your child or family member after a bereavement? Are you also grieving too?
Questions Family Asks
most asked questions
Following bereavement, you might have a lot of questions relating to how best to support another individual.
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IMMEDIATE SUPPORT
A specialist trauma team are on hand to offer professional therapeutic support following a bereavement
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covid-19
The Coronavirus pandemic has touched everyone in someway. We have information, advice and guides, plus training for professionals

Support Grief Encounter South West

We need your help more than ever this year, to ensure we are able to continue offering support to even more bereaved children and young people, who need us through these challenging times.

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Myles' Story

“My dad had a heart attack, I carried on going to school and then everything started to change. I started to develop a stutter and I would wake-up crying, having nightmares and night terrors. Grief Encounter helps pretty much everyone feel better about themselves; I know it helped me find my voice again.”

Myles was 6 when his daddy died, now a member of the Grief Encounter choir, he proudly sang with Katherine Jenkins

donate In Memory of

Donate or fundraise in memory of someone special, creating a tribute celebrating their life whilst helping to support the work of Grief Encounter at the same time.

children's grief awareness week

Founded by Grief Encounter and designed to raise awareness of bereaved children and young people in the UK

Take a Challenge

Did you increase your walking or running in lockdown and now feel up for a challenge? Do you have a significant anniversary coming up which you want to mark?

Family Support

The Grief Encounter Family Support Programme offers bespoke help, wether you are a child, young person or family member. We can help you navigate your grief journey

grief guides

Grief Encounter have produced a range of Grief Guides that may help you, or those around you, navigate your grief, covering all kinds of subjects that often hard to comprehend at difficult times

grieftalk helpline

You can call the greiftalk freephone helpline weekdays from 9am to 9pm. The trained staff will offer you bereavement support. Or chat to us via our confidential web-chat service