Grief Encounter - Child Bereavement support

One in 29 children suffer the death of a parent or sibling every year in the UK. Grief Encounter is a leading UK bereavement charity, offering free, professional support to bereaved children, young people and their families. Our qualified clinical team offer face-face and online therapeutic services, including grieftalk, our free, national helpline.

We tailor long-term care plans to the individual that will include one to one counselling, online workshops, Covid secure family days, creative therapies and more. Grief Encounter also provide free advice and training to educational institutions and corporate organisations, following the death of a student or an employee.  

Child Bereavement Support 

Our helpline is open 9:00 am - 9:00 pm, Monday to Friday. This free service offers support to those who need a confidential space to chat and be heard. You can get in touch with grief talk in several ways:

• By phone - call us now on 0808 802 0111
• Instant webchat through the top right-hand corner of our website: www.griefencounter.org.uk 
• Or by email - grieftalk@griefencounter.org.uk