Useful contacts

MOSAIC
Dorset wide support for bereaved children, young people and their families
www.mosaicfamilysupport.org.uk

Childline
National helpline for children
www.childline.co.uk

CRUSE
Bereavement care for adults
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

Childhood Bereavement Network
Information and advice on bereavement services nationwide
www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk

HOPElineUK 0870 170 4000
Support, practical advice and information to anyone concerned that a young person they know may be at risk of suicide

National Children’s Bureau – Childhood Bereavement Network
Information, and advice bereavement services nationwide
www.ncb.org.uk/cbn/directory

Papyrus
A website to help young people who may be thinking about suicide
www.papyrus-uk.org

Parentline Plus
www.parentlineplus.org.uk

RD4U
Website especially for young people, interactive, managed by CRUSE
www.rd4u.org.uk

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
www.sobs.admin.care4free.net

The Compassionate Friends
Organisation to support parents who have lost a child of any age
www.tcf.org.uk

The Mesothelioma Centre
The leading mesothelioma cancer resource
www.asbestos.com

The Way Foundation
Organisation to support young widows
www.wayfoundation.org.uk

Winston’s Wish
Childhood bereavement support Gloucestershire and national website and helpline
www.winstonswish.org.uk

Books & Videos/DVDs

There are many books about bereavement and we have listed some below. We have colour coded them to help you.

	Children and Young People
	Parents & Carers
	Childcare professionals

	Goodbye Mousie (under 5 yrs) Robie H Harris, Aladdin Paperbacks; (ISBN:978-0689871344) A good story to help introduce death to young child.
	I Miss You: A First Look at Death (under 5 yrs) Pat Thomas, Barron’s Educational Series (ISBN:978-0764117640) Very good educational book for introducing death to children
	When Uncle Bob Died (under 5 yrs) Althea, Happy Cat Books Ltd (ISBN978-1903285084) Young boy talks about what ‘dead’ means and about Uncle BOB who died from an illness.
	Always and Forever (5-8 yrs) Alan Durant (ISBN:978-0552548779) Otter, Mole and Hare miss Fox when he is ill and dies. They find ways to remember him.
	There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon (5-8 yrs) Jack Kent, Happy Cat Books (ISBN:978-1899248957)
	The Huge Bag of Worries (5-8 yrs) Virginia Ironside, Hodder Wayland, (ISBN:978-0340903179) This lovely book encourages children to talk about their worries.
	Saying Goodbye to Daddy (5-8 yrs) Judith Vigna, Albert Whitman & Company (ISBN:978-0807572535)
	Charlotte’s Web (9-12 yrs) E White, Puffin
	Michael Rosen’s Sad Book (9-12 yrs) Michael Rosen, Walker Books, (ISBN:978-1406313161) Honest book that will appeal to both children and adults about how sad Michael Rosen feels when thinking about his son who died.
	What on Earth do you do when someone dies? (9-12 yrs) Trevor Romain, Free Spirit Publishing Inc (ISBN:978-1575420554) The book is a factual guide for older children answering some of this questions. ‘Why do people have to die?’ ‘Is it okay to cry?’
	Two Weeks with the Queen (13-16 yrs) Morris Gleitzman, Puffin Books (ISBN:978-141303000)
	Vicky Angel (13-16yrs) Jacqueline Wilson, Corgi Children’s (ISBN:978-0440865896)
	The Lost Boy’s Appreciation Society (13-16yrs) Alan Gibbons, Orion Children’s Books (ISBN:978-1842550953)
	Helping Children Cope With Grief Wells R (1988) Sheldon Press
	Grief and Bereavement: Understanding Children Couldrick A. Sobell Publications, Oxford
	Grief In Children (A Hand book for Adults) Dyregov A (1991) Kingsley Publications. Explains children’s understanding of death at different ages and how adults can help them. ISBN 18530 2113X
	Forever In My Heart Levine,J. A story workbook to help children participate in life as a parent dies.
	Beyond the Rough Rocks How to explain about suicide to your child.
	Coping with Loss Elliot P (1997),Picadilly Press, ISBN 1 85340 453 5
	Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine Winston’s Wish A work book for children about their special person
	Interventions with Grieving Chidren Smith SC & Pennells M, Jessica Kingsley Publication, ISBN 1 85302 285 3
	Communicating with children and adults Petrie P, (ISBN 0 340 49457 3)
	Talking with Young People and Children about Death and Dying Turner M, ISBN 1 85302 563 1
	Then, Now and Always Interventions when working with bereaved children. Stokes JA (ISBN 0-9539123-5-3)
	The Grieving Child Fitzgerald H (ISBN: 0133632261)
	After Suicide Dr Sheila Clark Hill. (ISBN: 0855722622)
	Continuing Bonds – New Understandings of Grief Dennis Klass, Phyllis R Silverman, Steven L Nickman, Smallwood Publishing (ISBN:156323396)
	Children and Grief J William Worden, Guildford Publications Inc. (ISBN:157201481)
	Good Grief – 1, Good Grief – 2 B Ward (1993), Jessica Kingsley, London (ISBN:1853023248)
	Ordinary days and shattered lives Ruth Harrison, The Child Bereavement Trust
	Young people, bereavement and loss Jane Ribbens McCarthy, National Children’s Bureau (ISBN:190460706X)

Video/DVD

Giving Sorrow Words, Managing bereavement in Schools
PO Box 197, CARDIFF CF5 2WF.

Grief in the family
Childhood Bereavement network. Animated film-exploring issues for the whole family, particularly useful for younger children and families to help them look at bereavement and the effects on everybody.

It will be ‘OK’
Childhood Bereavement Network. A video made by teenagers for teenagers talking about their experiences of grief and what helped them during the difficult days.

Someone died -”It happened to me”
The Child Bereavement Trust. A video for children in which children & teenagers talk about their experiences

When A Child Grieves
The Child Bereavement Trust 1997, Harleyford Estate, Henley Road MARLOW, BUCKS SL7 2DX. A video for parents and professionals