When someone is not expected to live

When your child is not expected to live

Guidance for families who have been told that their child is not expected to live. Read more

When a parent is not expected to live

Guidance on telling a child that their parent or primary carer is not expected to live. Read more

Telling a child that their brother or sister is not expected to live

Guidance on telling a child that their sibling is not expected to live. Read more

Saying goodbye to your baby or child

Ways in which parents can say goodbye to their baby or child who has died. Read more

Explaining to a child that someone has died by suicide

Guidance on telling a child that someone important to them has died by suicide. Read more

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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.

Books and resources

A list of books and resources relating to grief and bereavement and what may help. Read more

Others' stories

Find out more about the experiences of bereaved families we have supported and professionals we have supported and trained. Read more

Understanding grief

Most people who are bereaved experience grief, which involves feeling lots of different emotions in response to the death of the person. Read more