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Hope After Suicide

Raising awareness of the thousands of children bereaved by suicide

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Childhood bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, pledges to raise awareness of the thousands of children who are bereaved by suicide each year, through the release of a short film entitled #HopeAfterSuicide.  The film, has been directed and produced by filmmaker Phil Beastall – the man behind the £50 ‘Love is a Gift’ ...

How can social media impact a bereaved child?

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Social media is so much a part of everybody’s lives today, especially children and young people. When you’re bereaved it can be helpful but it can also raise challenges. It can provide networks of support Social media can provide a support network, whether that’s your family and friends or support groups of ...

Being Mum and Dad on Father’s Day

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Through his Doodle Diary, our new Ambassador Gary Andrews tells us about being Mum and Dad on Father's Day after the unexpected death of his wife Joy, aged just 41, in 2017 left him the sole parent to their two children Lily and Ben, who were just 10 and seven ...

Growing Hope: our gardening group for bereaved children in Gloucester

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Through the therapeutic benefits of gardening, Growing Hope offers a nourishing space which feeds both the emotional and physical well-being of bereaved children, enabling them to meet other children of similar ages who have experienced bereavement and create small networks of support. By gardening together with the support of an ...
How to prepare a child for the death of a parent by cancer

How to talk to a bereaved child

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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. The following blog post is an extract from our podcast on the importance of conversation. It features Debbie and Gemma in the South West team. You can listen to the podcast below.   For Parents and Carers When somebody dies sometimes people just don’t know ...
Parent sitting on the the bed talking on the phone and looking at laptop. Son sitting behind facing away.

How to answer difficult questions about a bereavement

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Children and young people will often have lots of questions after the death of somebody close to them. Sometimes, those questions are difficult to answer. How do you answer those questions? Emma and Gemma, from our Bereavement Support Team, discuss these situations and how you can answer the difficult questions from ...
Young girl hugging parent

How to approach the New Year after a bereavement

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So, you’ve manage to make it through Christmas. Well done! There’s every chance that there’ve been times that were good or dare I say even fun, but with every likelihood also times tinged with sadness when the loss of your loved one was so obvious and evident. Now, as you ...

Beyond Today: ‘When my brother died, I lost a part of myself’

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My name’s Georgia Coan. I’m a producer on BBC Radio 4’s podcast ‘Beyond Today’. Recently I made the decision to openly discuss my experience with grief for a podcast episode with our presenter, Matthew Price. In 2013, at the age of 19, I lost my younger brother Elliot due to complications in ...
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