BEREAVED by SUICIDE

USEFUL CONTACTS

BEREAVED by SUICIDE

If you are a parent who has lost a son or daughter to suicide and feel that speaking to another bereaved parent, who will have some understanding of what you are going through, might be of help please telephone the Bereaved by Suicide Support Line on

01252 661002

To find out more about us go to our Home page.

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide ( SOBS )

provide a network of support groups throughout the country for anyone bereaved by suicide. Contact their National Helpline on:

0844 561 6855

open 9am to 9pm every day

www.uk-sobs.org.uk

The Bereavement Trust (www.bereavement-trust.org.uk)

offers:

a listening ear...

information...

support...

in time of sorrow

Their General Helpline (freephone) is 0800 435 455 every evening 6.00pm to 10.00pm.

If English is not your first language they offer support in the following Asian languages:

Urdu

Gujarati

Hindi

The Asian Helpline (freephone) is 0800 917 7416 every evening 6.00pm to 10.00pm.

Their Chinese Helpline (freephone) 0800 030 4236 every evening 6.00pm to 10.00pm offers support in:

Cantonese

Mandarin.

CRUSE

To obtain bereavement counselling contact CRUSE. Their website is www.cruse.org.uk and for young people they run an additional website www.rd4u.org.uk

CRUSE	RD4U
Daytime Helpline	Young Person's freephone helpline
0844 477 9400	0808 808 1677 Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5.00pm
email: helpline@cruse.org.uk	email : info@rd4u.org.uk

'Help is at Hand'

- a resource for people bereaved by suicide is full of useful information.

Produced by the Department of health it is available for download from:

http://www.dh.gov.uk//en/Publicationsandstatistics/../../DH_087031

The Funeral Directors UK Directory provides:

• online bereavement advice;
• help and information when dealing with grief;
• access help and advice for coping with the passing of a loved one;
• useful information about how to arrange a funeral, register a death, planning a funeral.

Papyrus

If you are looking to join an organisation that is working towards the Prevention of Young Suicide contact Papyrus

Telephone: 01282 432555

9.00am - 5.00pm

www.papyrus-uk.org

The Matthew Elvidge Trust

If you would like to help tackle the issue of depression in young people by:

• increasing awareness of depression;
• equipping and training people to identify those at risk;
• promoting professional help to young sufferers;
• reducing the stigma of depression

contact The Matthew Elvidge Trust

 

If you are looking for help or support because you are feeling depressed, suicidal or feeling unable to cope with life at the moment and have not already done so please contact your Doctor without delay.

The Samaritans are there for you 24 hours a day on 08457 90 90 90 or email jo@samaritans.org.

If you are worried about yourself or someone you know, are depressed or not coping with life, or hurting … or hurting yourself then call:

HOPELineUK run by Papyrus on 0800 068 41 41

10.00am - 5.00pm & 7.00pm - 10.00pm Monday to Friday

2.00pm - 5.00pm Weekends

 

The following organisations offer help: