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Supporting children and young people after a baby dies

A miscarriage, stillbirth or loss of a baby shortly after birth is a devastating bereavement for the whole family. Having to explain the death of an expected baby brother, sister or cousin to a child or young person is an incredibly hard thing to do and can feel impossible when ...
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Benedict’s story: “It is hard to ask for help, but taking that plunge makes everything that bit easier to process”

Benedict received bereavement support from Winston’s Wish in 2015 after his dad took his own life when Benedict was three. The one-to-one support from a practitioner and the groups with other bereaved children, helped him to understand what had happened. 10 years later, Benedict volunteered for Winston’s Wish to give ...
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Cotswolds edition of Monopoly features Winston’s Wish

The new Cotswolds edition of Monopoly has launched and we’re delighted that Winston’s Wish features on a Community Chest square, sandwiched between Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm Shop and Daylesford Organic! It was announced last year that a Cotswolds version of Monopoly was being created and the public was invited to ...
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Children’s Grief Awareness Week: A letter to my younger self

This Children’s Grief Awareness Week, four Winston’s Wish Young Ambassadors have written a letter to their younger selves. In these powerful letters, Teigan, Grace, Maisie and Tom tell their younger selves how they will cope with their grief following the death of their important people. Children's Grief Awareness Week is taking ...

Director Uberto Pasolini worked with Winston’s Wish on new film, Nowhere Special, starring James Norton

Winston’s Wish worked closely with award-winning director Uberto Pasolini (The Full Monty, Still Life) on his new film, Nowhere Special, starring James Norton (McMafia, Little Women) as a father diagnosed with a terminal illness desperately trying to protect his young son. As the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish ...
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