Where to find bereavement support in Trafford

Details kindly provided by Full Circle Funeral Partners.

General bereavement resources 

• The Counselling and Family Centre: bereavement support group Wednesdays 7-8.30pm. Therapist led. Please email Jim Sales for a Zoom invitation: jim.sales@thecfc.org.uk.
• Full Circle Funerals Bereavement Support Group: online peer bereavement support group - a safe space to talk, share, listen, and support. 1st Wednesday of every month, 5.30-7.30pm. Call 0161 928 6080 or email sara.fixter@fullcirclefunerals.partners.
• Once Upon a Smile: a charity offering bereavement support for children or families when a sibling, parent, or child has died. They offer information, support groups, one-to-one support, financial support, and creative programmes. Tel 0161 711 0339 or visit www.onceuponasmile.org.uk.
• Greater Manchester Bereavement Service: signposting to several services including practical resources, counselling, group therapy, and one-to-one support. 0161 983 0902 (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, except bank holidays). Email salccg.gm.bs@nhs.net.
• Salford Heart Care: Face-to-face, therapist led bereavement support group. Meeting fortnightly at Irlam community centre, 10am to 12 noon. Open to all. Call 0161 707 7402 for more information, or email admin@salfordheartcare.co.uk.
• Sue Ryder: free grief support to your phone. Personalised based on your loss. https://.sueryder.grief.coach/.

Children and young people's resources

• Teenage Grief Sucks: Grief support by and for teens:
  www.teenagegriefsucks.com
• Child Bereavement UK: Offering support when a child grieves or when a child dies. Support for children and young people (up to 25):
  0800 02 888 40 / helpline@childbereavementuk.org or Live Chat via: www.childbereavementuk.org
• Hope Again: A Cruse Bereavement website specifically set up for young people:
  www.hopeagain.org.uk/hope-again-talking-about-it
• Winston's Wish: Support for anyone up to the age of 25 via referral. Also for on demand support services (24 hour) via call/text/email:
  www.winstonswish.org.
• Childline: Available to anyone up to the age of 19. Call them free, have a 1-2-1 chat online or send an email: www.childline.org.uk / 0800 11 11
• Once Upon a Smile: Manchester based charity offering bereavement support for children when a sibling, parent, guardian or grandparent has died. They offer support groups, 1-2-1 support, financial support and creative programmes: 0161 711 0339 / www.onceuponasmile.org.uk/.
• Elsie Ever After: Cheshire based charity signposting families to bereavement support and providing bereavement packs for children: elsieeverafter@hotmail.com / www.elsieeverafter.org.uk
• Respect for All: Counselling services for Autistic and/or Learning Disabled People and their Families and Carers living in Greater Manchester: www.respectforall.org.uk/.

Other resources

• ANDYSMANCLUB: men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online. Find your nearest club here: andysmanclub.co.uk/find-your-nearest-group/
• Kooth: free, safe and anonymous mental health support for children and young people aged 11-25: www.kooth.com/
• Qwell: free digital mental wellbeing support for adults across the UK: www.qwell.io/