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Winston’s Wish launches UK’s first 24/7 bereavement crisis text service ahead of Christmas

4th December 2019 News, Press Releases

The UK’s first 24/7 crisis text service for bereaved children and young people goes live today. The Winston’s Wish Crisis Messenger text service is a free, confidential, anonymous text line available for children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis following the death of someone close, and who find themselves ...

Glastonbury Festival organisers announced as patrons of Winston’s Wish

17th April 2019 Blog, News, Press Releases

Winston’s Wish is delighted to announce that Glastonbury Festival organisers, Emily Eavis and her husband, Nick Dewey, have become patrons of Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children and young people. This is the first time the festival organisers and married couple have become joint patrons of a charity together. Winston’s ...

Winston’s Wish and Macmillan team up to produce support book to prepare children for bereavement

15th March 2016 News, Press Releases

Winston’s Wish, the leading childhood bereavement charity in the UK, has teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Support to produce a book for parents who are nearing the end of life to broach the subject with their child. The book, titled Preparing a Child for Loss, aims to open conversations with children ...

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