Get bereavement support

What bereavement support do we offer children and young people before, during and after a bereavement?

Winston’s Wish is a grief charity for children and young people (aged 25 or under) across the UK who are bereaved or facing the death of someone important. We help no matter how long they’ve been living with grief or who has died.   

Children and young people can get instant access to expert bereavement support via phone, live chat, email or text/WhatsApp from 8am-8pm, Monday to Friday. No appointment needed. No wait lists. We also provide free, online tools, content, guides and publications and additional tailored grief support for those who need it.  

We offer guidance, training and resources for the adults supporting bereaved children and young people, whether a parent, family member, teacher, friend, or professional.  

Bereavement support without the wait

Our expert bereavement team are available to speak with right away. No appointments or waiting lists, just real-life support. Start a conversation now. You can speak with us between 8am and 8pm, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays). You must be 13 or older to receive support via text or WhatsApp. 

Call free on 08088 020 021

Email us on ask@winstonswish.org or fill out our contact form and we’ll reply within two working days.

Click the blue ‘Chat with us’ button at the bottom right of your screen.

Text or WhatsApp us on 07418 341 800 (open 3pm-8pm, Monday to Friday).

If you need to speak to us in a language other than English, we can use interpreters over the phone, and we can use the Relay UK app if you have hearing or speech difficulties. For urgent support in a crisis, please call 999. 

Support for young people

Information about grief, including professional advice from our team and real life stories from other grieving young people, plus our on-demand services, bereavement support and counselling.

Support for kids under 12

Our Kids Grief section especially for grieving children aged 12 and under, including advice and free Grief Galaxy activities.

Guidance for parents and carers

Information and advice for parents and carers, including content on grief, activities, live talks, peer support groups and on-demand services, plus how to refer a child for bereavement support and counselling.

Guidance for professionals

Information and advice for professionals working with grieving children and young people, including free resources, training and on-demand services, plus how to refer a child for bereavement support and counselling.

Guidance for schools

Information and advice for teachers and school staff, including free resources, PSHE lesson templates, training and on-demand services, plus how to refer a child for bereavement support and counselling.

Information and advice

Advice and resources for adults supporting grieving children and young people, including on bereavement by suicide, homicide and serious illness and for children with SEND.

Books and resources

Specialist books written by Winston’s Wish to help you support grieving children and young people, plus memory boxes to store treasured items and free activities to download.

Grief in Common podcast

Listen to young people from different backgrounds and experiences have honest conversations about their grief and their feelings.

Free activities for bereaved children

Free grief activities to download including making a memory jar or memory box, ways to express feelings and creating a grief first aid kit.

Winston’s Wish helped both me and my daughter get an understanding of how each other felt because I didn’t have a clue what she would be going through. At first, she was so emotional, very sensitive and now she’s got so much more of an understanding and it’s nice to see that from all of the help we got, her confidence is soaring.

Terri-Anne, Parent

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