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Helping a child or young person with their grief and mental health

12th May 2023 Advice

Losing someone you love can be really tough, especially for children and young people. When someone they know dies, they might feel confused and overwhelmed by their emotions, and not know how to handle everything that's going on. This can have a profound impact on their mental health. It's vital ...

Young boy looking sadly out of the window

Petition launches to uncover the full scale of childhood bereavement in the UK

3rd May 2023 News, Press Releases

With support from Child Bereavement UK and The Childhood Bereavement Network, we have launched a petition to government to uncover the true scale of childhood bereavement. If we know how many and where the bereaved children of the UK are, the services that exist to support them can better plan, ...

Photo of a child's hands holding a piece of paper divided into a grid. On the left side are drawings of a sun, rain cloud and rainbox. On the right side are handwritten descriptions of a sunny moment, rainy moment and rainbow moment. - Rainbow Review make and talk activity by Winston's Wish

Make and talk activity for children: Rainbow Review

13th April 2023 Advice

Rainbow Review is an activity that can be used as a handy check-in for children to find out a bit more about how they’re coping at the moment by asking about the good and not so good parts of their day or week. You can do this as a parent, ...

Black child wearing headphones looking at tablet device.

Supporting a bereaved child who has autism

22nd March 2023 Advice

There are many stereotypes as to what a person with autism ‘looks like’, ‘acts like' ‘understands’ and ‘feels’. All children are individuals - all children with autism are individuals. Therefore, we cannot provide one scenario of what a bereaved child will "look like’ or one way we should help them ...

Photo of 11-year-old Harvey sat on a sofa, smiling at the camera

Q. How many bereaved young people are there in the UK right now? A. Nobody knows!

7th March 2023 News, Press Releases

It’s estimated that 46,300 children under the age of 18 are bereaved of a parent every year. This, and other childhood bereavement statistics, are estimates based on mortality data combined with the number of adults currently living with dependent children. The honest truth is that we simply don’t know how many ...

Photo of a young girl looking out of a window

How to help a child after the death of a grandparent

3rd March 2023 Advice

The death of a grandparent can be really difficult for a child, and this is often the first bereavement a child will experience. As with any death, the way they deal with their grief can be influenced by various factors, including their age, relationship with the grandparent, and the available ...

Young boy sitting on grass with his head resting in his hands

How to help a child after the death of a parent

3rd March 2023 Advice

The death of a parent can be one of the most devastating experiences a child can experience. Everyone grieves differently and how a child reacts and copes with their grief can depend on a number of things, including their age or developmental stage, their relationship to their parent and the ...

Mum and two young children sat on a bench looking at countryside - bereavement support services from Winston's Wish

How to explain death to a child

3rd March 2023 Advice

Death can be a difficult concept for children to understand, especially young children, and it can be equally difficult to know how to begin to explain it. We find it’s best to be honest, explain what has happened in a clear way and let them know they can ask questions ...

Mother's Day in scrabble letters on yellow background

How to cope with Mother’s Day after your mum has died

2nd March 2023 Advice, Stories

For children and young people whose mum has died, Mother’s Day can be a difficult day. As with other significant days, it can be a time when your grief is brought to the surface, your emotions are heightened, and they are constantly reminded that their mum is no longer there. We ...

Photo of Liam in his Winston's Wish running top

Liam: “I made a promise to my wife to run the London Marathon”

2nd March 2023 Fundraising

Liam is fulfilling a promise he made to his wife, Emily, before she died and running the London Marathon in April. Winston’s Wish helped Liam to support his young children after Emily died and he chose to raise money for us, along with another charity, Plan International UK, which Liam ...

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Helping a child or young person with their grief and mental health

Petition launches to uncover the full scale of childhood bereavement in the UK

Make and talk activity for children: Rainbow Review

Supporting a bereaved child who has autism

Q. How many bereaved young people are there in the UK right now? A. Nobody knows!

How to help a child after the death of a grandparent

How to help a child after the death of a parent

How to explain death to a child

How to cope with Mother’s Day after your mum has died

Liam: “I made a promise to my wife to run the London Marathon”

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