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Fundraising campaigns and activities

Fundraising campaigns and activities

Bespoke memory books for bereaved children

With every purchase of a package from This was them, 20% of net sale proceeds will go directly to Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Beautiful, discreet memorial jewellery

With every purchase of a Stanhope necklace from Remember Limited, 20% of net sale proceeds goes directly to Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Make a Difference Lottery

Support Child Bereavement UK's work with bereaved families by taking part in our weekly fundraising lottery for just £1 a week. Read more

GameOn4CBUK

Host a sponsored gaming event with friends, or a solo livestream marathon, and raise vital funds for bereaved children, young people, and families. Read more

The Big Bake

Whether you like baking cakes, eating cakes, or just doing something in support of charity, you can help raise funds by getting involved in the Big Bake. Read more

Do your own thing

Want to fundraise in your own way? Read more for inspiration about different and exciting ways to raise money for Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Boost your fundraising

We share some quick and easy ways you can boost your fundraising and help raise vital funds to support bereaved children, young people, parents and families across the UK. Read more

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What helps you when someone is unkind or jokes - Junior Youth Ambassadors
How can I support a child or young person when someone important to them has a serious illness?

Bereavement specialists share ways to support a child or young person when someone important to them has a serious illness.
What I wish my friends knew about grief - Junior Youth Ambassadors
Download our PSHE lessons on loss and bereavement

Download our free PSHE lessons and resources for schools on loss and bereavement for Key Stages 1-4. These have been developed by teachers and bereavement support workers.

Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they can show it in different ways. Find out how you can help them and more about child grieving.
Children's understanding of death at different ages

Guidance on children's understanding of death at different ages and stages of development.
Explaining to a child that someone has died

Guidance on explaining to a child that someone has died.
Explaining death and dying to children

Guidance for teachers and parents on talking to children about death and dying,
Grieving for a child

No parent expects to face the death of their child. See our resource for support and guidance on grieving for a child.
When a grandparent dies

The death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important. Parents have a great deal to manage when their own parent or carer dies.
Child Bereavement UK training

Child Bereavement UK designs and delivers training for professionals in health and social care, education, the emergency services and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
Contact us

Contact details for our Helpline, departments and services.
Adults bereaved as children

How being bereaved as a child can affect your life as an adult and where you can find support.
When your baby dies

When a baby lives only a short time or dies before birth due to miscarriage, SUDIC, stillbirth or a painful decision to end the pregnancy, people may assume that the loss is not important. This is simply not the case.