Information for people who have been bereaved by Covid 19

CBFFJ Facebook Group 

If you have lost a loved one to Covid-19, you may wish to join our Facebook group. This is a private group in which our members support one another, share experiences and listen to one another’s stories:
Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK

To become a member of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice click here.

Support Services 

The below list includes a number of resources for those who have experienced a bereavement:

Cruse Bereavement are a specialist bereavement support organisation which also runs a helpline:
https://www.cruse.org.uk/

The Loss Foundation are running online support groups for those experiencing loss to Covid-19:
https://thelossfoundation.org/

NHS guidance on bereavement including how to access support through your GP:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/coping-with-bereavement/

The National Bereavement Partnership provides a support helpline, counselling referral and befriending service for all those suffering from anxiety, grief or mental health issues as a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The helpline is open 7am – 10pm, seven days a week. Contact can be made via phone, SMS, emails and chat rooms:
https://www.nationalbereavementpartnership.org/

Samaritans offer a 24-hour helpline for anyone who’s in distress:
https://www.samaritans.org/

Grief Encounter support children and young people who have experienced a bereavement:
https://www.griefencounter.org.uk/

Winston’s Wish is a childhood bereavement charity, including Covid-19 specific support, with resources and information about their helpline/online chat.
https://www.winstonswish.org/coronavirus

Let’s Talk About Loss support people aged from 18 to 35:
https://letstalkaboutloss.org/

Widowed and Young support those who have lost a partner aged 50 or under:
https://www.widowedandyoung.org.uk/

AtaLoss.org provides the UK’s signposting website for the bereaved, a library of resources and access to GriefChat – an online webchat service available 9am to 9pm Monday to Friday:
https://www.ataloss.org/

Sudden offer general information about Covid-19 bereavement and a bereavement helpline, open 10am – 4pm Monday – Friday: https://sudden.org/covid-19-bereavement/

BAMEStream offer free, culturally competent, brief emotional online support to anyone from a Black, Asian or other Minority Ethnic background in England experiencing bereavement and loss due to the Covid-19 Pandemic:
http://www.bamestream.org.uk/bereavement-support/

There’s a really comprehensive list of bereavement support organisations here:
https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/family-life/bereavement-support/supporting-bereaved-people/further-help

The government has provided a page with information on practical and financial support which is available to those who have been bereaved:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-help-and-support-if-someone-dies

Citizens Advice also offers information on how to access bereavement benefits:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/claiming-bereavement-support-payment/

Our partners INQUEST have produced a useful guide to what to expect through the inquest and investigation process for anyone who decides to go down that route:
https://www.inquest.org.uk/useful-resources

Covid Aid is a charity set up to support anyone who has been significantly affected by Covid 19, through providing advice and support: https://covidaidcharity.org/advice-and-information