About Winston’s Wish Charity
Winston’s Wish was the first childhood bereavement charity, offering support to young people, their families and professionals who support them.
Childhood bereavement charity supporting grieving children and families
Winston’s Wish provides free digital bereavement information and support for children and young people across the UK who are grieving the death of someone important to them.
We’re the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity and have been leading the way in young people’s grief support since 1992. To this day we reach over 80,000 bereaved children and young people across the UK every year.
Our services are open to any bereaved young person up to the age of 25, regardless of who they are grieving or when they became bereaved. We also provide advice for adults supporting bereaved children and young people including parents, family members, friends, teachers, and other professionals.
We recognise that every child and young person grieves differently, and there’s no ‘one size fits all’ approach to bereavement support. We help by:
- Providing online access to useful information, resources and publications to help educate and inform about grief
- Instant online support from a Bereavement Support Worker. Our team offer real time support over the phone, on live chat or via email between the hours of 8am and 8pm, Monday to Friday. There’s no need to book an appointment and no wait lists.
- Facilitating peer support groups and one-to-one individual sessions
To speak with someone from our bereavement team call freephone 08088 020 21, email ask@winstonswish.org or chat online (click the blue ‘chat with us’ button on the bottom right of your screen).
What we do
Our support
The death of someone important is one of the most traumatic situations for a child, but with our help they can face the future with hope.
Our mission
Find out more about our vision and our mission to make sure no child or young person faces grief alone.
Our values
Find out more about our key values which inform everything we do; whether this is with children, parents, professionals or each other.
Our blog
Our experienced team shares their advice on supporting grieving children and young people, along with our latest news updates.
Get in touch
Details on how to contact us, whether you are looking for support, planning fundraising events or have general enquires.
Research
Working with trusted partners, including the University of Cambridge, we produce reports into childhood bereavement.
Our impact as the first childhood bereavement charity
Last year, we reached and impacted the lives of 82,079 children and young people after the death of someone important to them. This is a devastating situation for a child, but with the right support at the right time, delivered in the right way, we know they can go on to lead full and flourishing lives.
About us
Our history
From 1992 to today, Winston’s Wish has led the way in providing specialist child bereavement support services across the UK.
Facts and figures
More than 100 children are bereaved of a parent every day in the UK, that’s around 41,000 every single year.
Meet our team
From our patrons to our trustees, everyone at Winston’s Wish is passionate about supporting bereaved children and their families.
Work for us
We’re always looking for talented and committed people to join our team and help bereaved children get the support they need.
Our newsletter
Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter with all our news, plus advice on supported grieving children and young people.
Media centre
Advice on reporting about childhood bereavement, spokespeople available for interview and contact details for our press office.
Why we do what we do
Connect with us
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