A Child of Mine – Help for Bereaved Parents

Providing accurate, up to date practical information and guidance after the death of a child.  Ensuring professional bereavement services are improved through the experience of other bereaved families.  Designing and delivering more direct services to families after the death of a child, including financial assistance, support and practical advice.

Helpline on 07803 751229 from 9:00am – 5:00pm
Telephone: 01785 283 434
Email: hello@achildofmine.org.uk
Website: www.achildofmine.org.uk
 

Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC)

ARC offers non-directive information and support to parents before, during and after antenatal screening; when they are told their baby has an anomaly; when they are making difficult decisions about continuing with or ending a pregnancy, and when they are coping with complex and painful issues after making a decision, including bereavement.  They offer a Helpline, support network and literature for parents, families and professionals.

Helpline: 0845 077 2290 or 0207 713 7486
Monday-Friday, from 10:00am until 5:30pm
Email: info@arc-uk.org
Website: www.arc-uk.org
 

At A Loss

An online site where users can search for the most suitable support throughout UK.

Website: http://www.ataloss.org/find-support/search
 

Brief Lives-Remembered

Brief Lives-Remembered traces the resting place of babies who were stillborn or died many years ago.

Website: https://www.brieflives-remembered.co.uk/ 
 

Child Bereavement UK – CBUK

Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a child of any age has died or is dying and when a child is bereaved.

Child Bereavement UK offers support for adults and bereaved children and young people up to the age of 25.

Offers free face to face bereavement support in these areas: Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Glasgow, Leeds, Milton Keynes, East London, West London.

National Helpline: 0800 02 888 40
Monday to Friday, from 9:00am – 5:00pm
Email: support@childbereavementuk.org
Website: www.childbereavementuk.org
 

The Child Death Helpline

A dedicated helpline that offers support to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, under any circumstances, however recent or long ago.

Helpline: Freephone 0800 282 986 or 0808 800 6019
Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm, Tuesdays 1pm to 4pm, Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm
Every evening 7pm to 10pm
Email: contact@childdeathhelpline.org
Website: http://childdeathhelpline.org.uk
Also offers free interpretation for languages other than English on the phone.
 

The Compassionate Friends

An organisation of bereaved parents and their families offering understanding, support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children.

National Helpline: 0345 123 2304 (Daily 10:00am-4:00pm, 7:00pm-10:00pm)
Northern Ireland Helpline: 0288 77 88 016 (Daily 10:00am-4:00pm, 7:00pm-9:30pm)
Website: www.tcf.org.uk
Email: helpline@tcf.org.uk
 

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care offers free support for people bereaved by death, in any way, whatever their age, nationality or belief.  Help includes 1-to-1 bereavement support, bereavement support groups and advice or information on practical matters and a helpline.

Cruse has a dedicated website for young people: www.hopeagain.org.uk  A special feature of this site is a message board where young people can share their experiences and receive replies from trained young supporters.

Helpline: 0808 808 1677
Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk or info@cruse.org.uk
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
 

Lullaby Trust

The Lullaby Trust provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies, emotional support for bereaved families and raises awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Bereavement Support Helpline: 0808 802 6868
Info & advice: 0808 802 6869
Open Monday – Friday 10:00am – 5:00m
Weekends and Public Holidays 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Email: support@lullabytrust.org.uk
Website: www.lullabytrust.org.uk
 

Miscarriage Association

The Miscarriage Association offers support and information to anyone affected by the loss of a baby in early pregnancy.  They also raise awareness of miscarriage and promote good practice in medical care. They provide a network of support groups and telephone contacts throughout the UK.

Helpline: 01924 200799
Monday–Friday, from 9.00am – 4.00pm
Email: info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk
Website: https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/
 

Petals

Petals is the Baby Loss Counselling Charity. They provide free-of-charge specialist counselling to support the mental health of women, men and couples who experience pregnancy or baby loss. Their counsellors provide a safe space to guide parents through the grief and trauma of their devastating experience to a place of reconciliation and hope for the future.

Petals’ national online video counselling service provides psychological support to people across the UK, and in some areas they also provide counselling in person, in partnership with hospital Trusts.

Tel (counselling queries): 0300 688 0068 (local charges apply)
Email: counselling@petalscharity.org
Website: www.petalscharity.org
 

Saying Goodbye

Part of the Mariposa Trust.  Saying Goodbye provides Cathedral remembrance services for anyone whose baby has died at any stage of pregnancy, at birth or in infancy.

Telephone: 0845 293 8027

Email: info@sayinggoodbye.org
Website: www.sayinggoodbye.org
Website: www.mariposatrust.org
Admin: office@sayinggoodbye.org
 

Twins Trust Bereavement Support Group

Twins Trust Bereavement Service offers support, community and information to parents who have experienced the death of a baby or child from a multiple pregnancy.

The Support Group offers parent to parent support via their befriending service and via their closed Facebook bereavement support group.

Website: https://twinstrust.org/bereavement.html
Email: familyservices@twinstrust.org
For Health Professionals supporting bereaved families, https://twinstrust.org/healthcare-professionals.html or email hcengagement@twinstrust.org
 

Scottish Cot Death Trust

Founded in 1985, the Scottish Cot Death Trust is the only charity in Scotland dedicated to the sudden unexpected death of babies and young children. They work to make a difference by aiming to find the answers through funding research, provide support for bereaved families and educate the public and professionals about sudden unexpected death in infants (SUDI). 

If you are a parent or family member:

Telephone: 0141 357 3946
Email: contact@scottishcotdeathtrust.org
Website: www.scottishcotdeathtrust.org 
If you are an agency that would like to make a referral, you can access their referral form.

At A Loss

A website where users can search for the most suitable support throughout UK, tailored to type of loss and age of bereaved.

Website: http://www.ataloss.org/find-support/search
 

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

Provide information about how counselling can benefit you or those close to you, and how to find a private therapist. Most will charge a fee.

Customer Services: 01455 883300 – Tweet @BCAP – Text 01455 883300
Monday-Friday, from 9.00am until 5:00pm
Email: bacp@bacp.co.uk
Website: www.bacp.co.uk
Website to search for counsellors in your area: http://www.itsgoodtotalk.org.uk/therapists
 

British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies (CBT)

Details of all officially accredited CBT Therapists. All the practitioners listed here are accredited members of either the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), which is the lead organisation for CBT in the UK and Ireland, or the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT)

Website: https://babcp.com/
Website to search for therapists: http://www.cbtregisteruk.com/Default.aspx
 

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care offers free support for people bereaved by death, in any way, whatever their age, nationality or belief.  Help includes 1-to-1 bereavement support, bereavement support groups and advice or information on practical matters and a helpline.

Cruse has a special website for young people, www.hopeagain.org.uk  A special feature of this site is a message board where young people can share their experiences and receive replies from trained young supporters.

Helpline: 0808 808 1677
Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk or info@cruse.org.uk
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
 

UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

The UK’s leading professional body for the education, training and accreditation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Most will charge a fee.

Telephone: 020 7014 9955
Email: info@ukcp.org.uk
Website: www.psychotherapy.org.uk
 

Teddy's Wish

Teddy's Wish funds a counselling support service, which is free of charge to parents who have lost a baby to stillbirth (from 24 weeks), neonatal death or SIDS. The counselling sessions are for parents who are in the early months of their grief, up to 18 months post loss. All of their counsellors are BACP accredited. 

Email: support@teddyswish.org 
Website: www.teddyswish.org/bereavement-counselling 

At A Loss

An online site where users can search for the most suitable support throughout the UK.

Website: http://www.ataloss.org/find-support/search
 

Child Bereavement UK - CBUK

Offer a service for bereaved families and professionals when a child has died or is dying and when a child is bereaved.  The organisation provides information and guidance, signposting to other agencies, support and resources.  The CBUK website has a discussion forum for families and for professionals.

Bereavement Support & Information Helpline: 0800 02 888 40
Monday to Friday, from 9:00am – 5:00pm
Email: support@childbereavementuk.org
Website: www.childbereavementuk.org
 

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.  

Website: http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/
Regional map of support available: http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/help-around-a-death/find-help-near-you.aspx 
 

Hope Again

Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care. It is a safe place, where young people who are facing grief can share their stories with others.

Helpline: 0808 808 1677
Monday-Friday, 9:30am - 5:00pm
Email: hopeagain@cruse.org.uk
Website: http://hopeagain.org.uk/
Email for parents/adults: helpline@cruse.org.uk
 

Winston’s Wish

Winston’s Wish is a charity that helps children, teenagers and young adults (up to the age of 25) find their feet when their worlds are turned upside down by grief, through information, on-demand services, bereavement support and counselling.  

Helpline: 08088 020 021
Open 8am-8pm, Monday-Friday
Email: ask@winstonswish.org
Live chat and website: https://winstonswish.org/

Children of Jannah 

Children of Jannah aims to meet the needs of grieving Muslim parents in the UK and beyond, providing practical, emotional and spiritual support, whilst educating friends, families, professionals and others to be better able to support them.

Support & Information Line: 0161 480 5156

Monday-Thursday, 10:00am-2:00pm

Bereavement support: http://childrenofjannah.com/our-work/support/bereavement-support-group/
Email: support@childrenofjannah.com
Website: http://childrenofjannah.com/
 

The Gardens of Peace

A registered charitable trust managing the largest Muslim Cemetery in the UK. Includes advice, and details of facilities and services offered.

Telephone: 07729 707 013 or 020 8502 6000
Email: info@gardens-of-peace.org.uk
Website: www.gardens-of-peace.org.uk
 

Muslim Bereavement Support Service

A non-profit organisation serving the Muslim community by supporting bereaved mothers who have lost a child at any stage. They also work with other organisations, the NHS and hospices in particular, to give a spiritual context to the bereavement support services they offer.

Telephone: 020 3468 7333
Email info@mbss.org.uk
Website: http://mbss.org.uk/
 

The Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service

The Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service (JBCS) is committed to ensuring that professional, skilled and confidential bereavement counselling is available to everyone in the Jewish Community. They have experience in supporting people affected by loss, including suicide, disaster, holocaust issues, sudden infant death, miscarriages, still birth and abortion.

Telephone: 0208 951 3881
Email: enquiries@jbcs.org.uk
Website: http://jbcs.org.uk/

Mental Health Support

Anxiety UK

Provides support and help if you’ve been diagnosed with, or suspect you may have an anxiety condition.

Infoline: 08444 775 774 (Monday to Friday 9.30am-5.30pm)
Admin Enquiries: 0161 226 7727
Text Service: 07537 416905
Email: support@anxietyuk.org 
Website: https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/
 

Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT)

Improving Access to Psychological Therapy is an NHS service designed to offer psychological therapies to people suffering from anxiety, depression and stress.

Website: http://www.nhs.uk/service-search/Psychological-therapies-(IAPT)/LocationSearch/10008
 

Mind

Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Telephone: 020 8519 2122
Email: contact@mind.org.uk 
Website: www.mind.org.uk
Mind Cymru Telephone: 029 2039 5123
 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder UK

Information for those living with PTSD

Website: http://www.ptsduk.org/
 

Samaritans

A registered charity who support anyone in distress, around the clock, through 201 branches across the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Telephone:  116 123 (UK) – 116 123 (ROI) (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Email: jo@samaritans.org.
Visit your local Samaritans Branch http://www.samaritans.org/branches
Write to: Freepost RSRB-KKBY-CYJK, PO Box 9090, STIRLING, FK8 2SA
Website: www.samaritans.org
 

SANE

Sane is a leading UK mental health charity working to improve quality of life for people affected by mental illness.

Helpline: 0300 304 7000 (6:00pm-1:00pm daily)
Email: info@sane.org.uk
Website: www.sane.org.uk
 

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SoBS)

Offers support to those bereaved by suicide.

Helpline: 0300 111 5065 (9am to 9pm every day)
Website: http://uk-sobs.org.uk/ Also has useful online search engine for support for people who are feeling suicidal:
http://uk-sobs.org.uk/we-can-help/feeling-suicidal/#orgs

Relate

Has free web based live chat with a counsellor, but otherwise support services are fee based. These include, face to face, telephone counselling, email support, webcam counselling.

Website: https://www.relate.org.uk/
Telephone: 0300 100 1234
 

Marriage Care

Relationship and marriage care and support. Has Catholic ethos but offers relationship support that is “non-biased” (quote from their helpline)

Website: http://www.marriagecare.org.uk/
Helpline: 0800 389 3801
 

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

The BACP provides information about how counselling can benefit you or those close to you, and how to find a private therapist.

Customer Services: 01455 883300 – Tweet @BCAP – Text 01455 883300
Monday-Friday, from 9.00am until 5:00pm
Email: bacp@bacp.co.uk
Website: www.bacp.co.uk
Find a therapist: http://www.itsgoodtotalk.org.uk/therapists
 

UKCP

The UK’s leading professional body for the education, training and accreditation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors.

Find a therapist: www.psychotherapy.org.uk

Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC)

ARC offers non-directive information and support to parents before, during and after antenatal screening; when they are told their baby has an anomaly; when they are making difficult decisions about continuing with or ending a pregnancy, and when they are coping with complex and painful issues after making a decision, including bereavement.  ARC offers a Helpline, support network and literature for parents, families and professionals.

Helpline: 0845 077 2290 or 0207 713 7486
Monday-Friday, from 10:00am until 5:30pm
Email: info@arc-uk.org
Website: www.arc-uk.org
 

Bliss, for babies born premature or sick

Bliss exists to ensure that all babies born too soon, too small or too sick in the UK have the best possible chance of survival and of reaching their full potential. Bliss supports families, work with health professionals, and campaign for improved hospital resources across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Family support helpline: 0808 801 0322
Monday– Friday, from 10:00am – 4:00pm and from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Website: www.bliss.org.uk
Email: hello@bliss.org.uk
 

British Pregnancy Advisory Service - BPAS

BPAS supports reproductive choice and health by advocating and providing high quality, affordable services to prevent unwanted pregnancies with contraception or end them by abortion.

Telephone: 03457 30 40 30
Website: https://www.bpas.org
 

Kicks Count

Kicks Count is a UK registered charity that aims to lower the UK’s stillbirth and neonatal death rate by raising awareness of baby’s movements in pregnancy.

Email: info@kickscount.org.uk  
Website: www.kickscount.org.uk/
 

Ectopic Pregnancy Trust

Provides information, education and support to those affected by early pregnancy complications and to the health professionals who care for them.

Helpline: 020 7733 2653 (24 hour answering service)
Website: www.ectopic.org.uk
 

Fertility Network UK

Offers advice and support for people dealing with infertility problems and/or facing a life without children. Campaigns for greater understanding of infertility issues and timely and consistent provision of infertility care through the UK.

Info Line: 01424 732 361
Email: support@fertilitynetworkuk.org
Website: http://fertilitynetworkuk.org
 

Tommy’s

In the UK 1 in 4 mums and dads will lose a baby during pregnancy or birth.  Tommy’s exists to change this and their goal is to help more mums and dads have a healthy baby and to halve the number of babies who die during pregnancy or birth by 2030.

Tel:  0207 398 3400
Email: mailbox@tommys.org
Website: www.tommys.org

ACAS

Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) provides information, advice, training, conciliation and other services for employers and employees to help prevent or resolve workplace problems.

Telephone: 0300 123 1100, 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 9am-1pm Saturday
Website: http://www.acas.org.uk
 

Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA)

Free and confidential advice and support to people affected by medical accidents, via a helpline and casework service.

Helpline: 0345 123 2352, Monday-Friday, from 10:00am – 3:30pm
Website: www.avma.org.uk/help-advice/helpline/  
 

Baby MPS (Mailing Preference Service) online

Free site where parents can register online to stop or at least reduce baby-related mailings of samples, offers, advertisements etc.

Website: www.mpsonline.org.uk/bmpsr
Telephone: 0207 291 3310
Email: bmps@dma.org.uk
 

Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice offer free, confidential, impartial and independent advice from over 3,500 locations through the UK.

Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk
 

The Coroner's Court Support Service

The Coroners’ Courts Support Service (CCSS) is an independent voluntary organisation whose trained volunteers offer emotional support and practical help to bereaved families, witnesses and others attending an Inquest at a Coroner’s Court.

Helpline: 0300 111 2141
Website: www.coronerscourtssupportservice.org.uk
Email: info@ccsupport.org.uk 
 

Gov.UK – Funeral Payments

Online information about Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments and a downloadable form.

Website: www.gov.uk/funeral-payments/overview
 

Gov.UK – Maternity Benefits

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maternity-benefits-technical-guidance/maternity-benefits-technical-guidance
 

Money Advice Service

Free and impartial money advice, set up by the UK Government.

Telephone: 0800 138 7777, Monday-Friday, from 8:00am-8:00pm, Saturday from 9:00am-1:00pm
Website: https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en
 

PALS – Patient Advice and Liaison Service

PALS offers confidential advice, support and information on health-related matters.  They provide a point of contact for patients, their families and their carers.  You can find officers from PALS in your local hospital.

Find your nearest PALS office on the NHS Choices website.
Ask your GP surgery, hospital or phone NHS 111 for details of your nearest PALS.
Website: http://www.nhs.uk/service-search/patient-advice-and-liaison-services-(pals)/locationsearch/363
 

Registry Offices for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

England and Wales: www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content
Scotland: www.nrscotland.gov.uk
Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/contacts-az/general-register-office-northern-ireland
 

Working Families

Helps working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work. Free legal helpline for advice on employment rights and basic advice on benefits and tax credits.

Advice helpline: 0300 012 0312
Email: advice@workingfamilies.org.uk
Website: www.workingfamilies.org.uk

Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC)

ARC offers non-directive information and support to parents before, during and after antenatal screening; when they are told their baby has an anomaly; when they are making difficult decisions about continuing with or ending a pregnancy, and when they are coping with complex and painful issues after making a decision, including bereavement.  They offer a Helpline, support network and literature for parents, families and professionals.

Helpline: 0845 077 2290 or 0207 713 7486, Monday-Friday, from 10:00am until 5:30pm
Email: info@arc-uk.org
Website: www.arc-uk.org
 

Action on Pre-Eclampsia (APEC)

Helps and supports women who have had or are worried about pre-eclampsia, HELLP Syndrome and pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH).

Helpline: 0208 427 4217 (Open Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm)
Telephone: 01386 761848
Email: info@apec.org.uk
Website: www.apec.org.uk
 

Group B Strep Support

An independent UK charity, formed to help prevent preventable Group B Strep infections in newborn babies.

Telephone: 01444 416 176
Email: info@gbss.org.uk
Website: https://gbss.org.uk/
 

Contact a Family

Contact a Family is a national charity that exists to support the families of disabled children whatever their condition or disability.  They provide information, advice and support and bring families together so they can support each other. They campaign to improve their circumstances, and for their right to be included and equal in society.

Helpline: 0808 808 3555
Telephone:  020 7608 8700
Email: info@cafamily.org.uk
Website: www.cafamily.org.uk
 

ICP Support

Offers support and information to women who have suffered from Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP) or suspect they might have the condition.

Support Line: 07939 871 929 (Open Monday – Friday 9:00am – 8:00pm)
Email: supportline@icpsupport.org
Website: www.icpsupport.org

Gifts of Remembrance

Gifts of Remembrance is a non-profit social enterprise set up by Rachel Hayden, bereaved parent and volunteer photographer, which provides training for hospital staff and volunteers who support parents whose baby is stillborn or dies shortly after birth.

Website: http://giftsofremembrance.co.uk/
 

Remember my Baby

Free remembrance photography. UK based registered charity who have professional photographers volunteering their photography services for the benefit of UK parents losing their baby before, during or shortly after birth.

Website: http://www.remembermybaby.org.uk/
 

Now I lay me down to sleep

An American website that puts bereaved parents in touch with professional photographers who will take photographs of their babies at little or no cost.  Be aware: Site shows examples of photographs of babies of all gestations.  Click on Find a photographer > United Kingdom for a short list of UK photographers.

Website: www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org

British Humanist Association

The British Humanist Association has a network of accredited funeral officiants who can help to plan and conduct a non-religious funeral ceremony.

Telephone: 020 7324 3060
Email: ceremonies@humanism.org.uk
Website: www.humanism.org.uk
 

Child Funeral Charity

Assist families financially in England and Wales who have to arrange a funeral for a baby or child aged 16 or under.

Telephone: 01480 276088, Monday to Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Email: enquiries@childfuneralcharity.org.uk
Website: www.childfuneralcharity.org.uk
 

Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities (FBCA)

Organisation of cremation authorities.

Telephone: 020 8669 4521
Website: www.fbca.org.uk
 

Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM)

The ICCM sets ethical professional and social standards for the management of burial, cremation and related services, and provides education and training.  (Formerly the ICBA – Institute of Burial and Cremation Administration).

Telephone: 020 8989 4661
Email: julie.callender@iccm-uk.com
Website: www.iccm-uk.com
 

National Association of Funeral Directors

Advice, a code of practice and addresses for people planning a funeral or looking for a funeral director.

Telephone: 0121 711 1343
Monday-Friday, from 9:00am - 5:00pm
Email: info@nafd.org.uk
Website: www.nafd.org.uk
 

National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM)

Advice and addresses for people who want a memorial stone.

Telephone: 01788 542264
Website: www.namm.org.uk
 

Natural Death Centre

Advice for families and others on burial in a woodland or nature reserve site and on organising informal and environmentally-friendly funerals.

Has info on alternative coffins/containers and suppliers

Helpline: 01962 712 690
Website: www.naturaldeath.org.uk
 

Rowland Brothers International

International funeral directors who offer a repatriation service.

Website: https://rowlandbrothersinternational.com/
 

Saying Goodbye

Part of the Mariposa Trust.  Saying Goodbye provides Cathedral remembrance services for anyone who has lost babies at any stage of pregnancy, at birth or in infancy.

Telephone: 0845 293 8027
Email: info@sayinggoodbye.org
Website: www.sayinggoodbye.org / www.mariposatrust.org

Kicks Count

Kicks Count is a UK registered charity that aims to lower the UK’s stillbirth and neonatal death rate by raising awareness of baby’s movements in pregnancy.

Email: info@kickscount.org.uk  
Website: www.kickscount.org.uk/
 

International Stillbirth Alliance (ISA)

The ISA is an international coalition of organisations dedicated to understanding the causes and prevention of stillbirth. It raises awareness, educates on recommended precautionary practices and facilitates research on stillbirth.

Website: www.stillbirthalliance.org
 

Perinatal Institute for maternal and child health

The Perinatal Institute is a national not-for-profit organisation set up to enhance the safety and quality of maternity care. It is a qualified provider of maternity support services, including education and training in standardised maternity records, fetal growth assessment and perinatal audit.

Telephone: 0121 607 0101
Website: www.perinatal.org.uk
 

Tommy’s

In the UK 1 in 4 mums and dads will lose a baby during pregnancy or birth.  Tommy’s exists to change this and their goal is to help more mums and dads have a healthy baby and to halve the number of babies who die during pregnancy or birth by 2030.

Tel: 0800 0147 800 0207 398 3400
mailbox@tommys.org
www.tommys.org

Rape Crisis

Rape Crisis England & Wales is a feminist organisation that exists to promote the needs and rights of women and girls who have experienced sexual violence, to improve services to them and to work towards the elimination of sexual violence.

Freephone helpline 0808 802 9999 (Everyday 12:00 - 2.30pm & 7:00 - 9.30pm and 3:00pm – 5:30pm weekdays)
Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk
 

Refuge

Refuge supports 3,700 women and children on any given day through a range of services, including refuges, independent advocacy, community outreach and culturally specific services

0808 2000 247 - Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline
Website: www.refuge.org.uk
 

Relate

The UK's largest provider of relationship support.  Every year they help over a million people of all ages, backgrounds and sexual orientations to strengthen their relationships.

Telephone: 0300 100 1234
Website: www.relate.org.uk
 

Women’s Aid

The national charity for women and children working to end domestic abuse.

Telephone: 0117 944 4411, Monday-Friday 10:00am-4:00pm
Freephone 24 hr National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247
Email: info@womensaid.org.uk
Email Helpline: helpline@womensaid.org.uk
Website: www.womensaid.org.uk

Rainbow Families

Rainbow Families is an informal social group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) parents and their children in Brighton, Hove, Sussex and surrounding areas. Membership is open to all LGBTQ parents and prospective parents and their children.

Email: info@rainbowfamilies.org.uk
Website: www.rainbowfamilies.org.uk
 

Twins Trust

The web site of the only parent organisation in the UK providing information and support to couples who are expecting, or who have had, a multiple birth. 

Website: https://twinstrust.org/
 

The Royal College Of Midwives

Website: https://www.rcm.org.uk/
 

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Website: https://www.rcog.org.uk/
 

The Royal College Of Pathology 

Website: https://www.rcpath.org

The Legacy of Leo: LGBT babyloss

Experiences of babyloss written by LGBT families.

Website: www.thelegacyofleo.com/category/lgbt-baby-loss
 

Isla's Journey

Website: www.islasjourney.com 

At A Loss

At A Loss provides an online tool where users can search for the most suitable support throughout UK, tailored to type of bereavement and age of user.

Website: http://www.ataloss.org/find-support/search
 

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care offers free support for people bereaved by death, in any way, whatever their age, nationality or belief. Help includes bereavement support groups and advice or information on practical matters and a helpline.

Cruse has a special website for young people, www.hopeagain.org.uk. A special feature of this site is a message board where young people can share their experiences and receive replies from trained young supporters.

Helpline: 0808 808 1677
Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk or info@cruse.org.uk
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
 

The Loss Foundation

UK charity dedicated solely to providing bereavement support following the loss of a loved one to cancer, whether that be spouses, family members, friends or colleagues.

Website: https://www.thelossfoundation.org
Telephone: 0300 200 4112
 

The National Association of Widows

http://www.nawidows.org.uk
 

Road Peace

For anyone affected by death following a road accident.

Website: http://www.road-peace.org.uk/