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Bereavement charities partner to provide full circle support

22nd November 2023 News, Press Releases

This Children’s Grief Awareness Week, we are thrilled to announce an exciting partnership between Winston’s Wish and the national membership organisation WAY Widowed and Young, which supports people across the UK who have been widowed before their 51st birthday. A recent poll of WAY’s members with children – which make up ...

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Government responds to call for official childhood bereavement data

13th October 2023 News, Press Releases

Earlier this year Winston’s Wish, in partnership with Child Bereavement UK and The Childhood Bereavement Network, lead a petition to government calling for official data to be recorded to uncover the true scale of childhood bereavement in the UK. Amassing over 11,000 signatures of support the petition, along with an open ...

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Winston’s Wish services open over the summer holidays

1st August 2023 News, Press Releases

UK childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish is reminding bereaved young people that its services will remain open during the summer holidays. At a time of the year when many are making plans and enjoying the summer break, we continue to support grieving young people who may find the break in routine ...

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, ...

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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 ...

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Cohabiting parents with dependent children now eligible to claim bereavement benefits

10th February 2023 News, Press Releases

After a decade long campaign by the child and youth bereavement sector, cohabiting parents with dependent children are now eligible to receive bereavement benefits after the death of a partner. From 9 February 2023 cohabiting parents will be able to make a claim for Bereavement Support Payment if they meet the ...

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“We have been too hard to reach” – Youth bereavement charity vows to do more for young people

26th October 2022 Press Releases

'We've been too hard to reach'. CEO of UK's first youth bereavement charity says more needs to be done and issues compelling statement to ensure no young person grieves alone. Fergus Crow, CEO of Winston's Wish said: “In 2022, too many grieving children and young people have no voice, are invisible ...

Schools grow hope for bereaved children

24th October 2022 Press Releases

This month we’re celebrating schools across Gloucestershire and Bristol who have been creating gardens filled with flowers and plants to help bereaved children with their emotions. Over twenty primary schools across Gloucestershire and Bristol have taken part in ‘The Growing Hope Project’. This gardening initiative run by childhood bereavement charity, Winston’s ...

Report unveils the true scale and impact of grief among adults and children

6th October 2022 Press Releases

Around 750,000 excess bereavements occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic Half of bereaved children said they did not get the support they needed from their schools and colleges Funding from governments and the creation of dedicated school and workplace bereavement policies are vital to transform peoples experience of grief across ...

In memory of Bowelbabe Dame Deborah James: 6 tips on how to support a grieving child or young person

4th July 2022 Advice, Press Releases

The sad news of Bowelbabe Dame Deborah James’s death may prompt us to think about our own feelings or concerns about grief and bereavement. There is no right or wrong way to grieve and everyone’s experience is unique. From talking about feelings to finding ways to remember, here are six tips ...

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