An independent evaluation has revealed that a UK-wide bereavement support programme, delivered by churches for their communities, has generated wellbeing benefits valued at more than £33.5 million over two years – with significant potential for national public health adoption.

AtaLoss is delighted to announce the appointment of Ann Chalmers MBE to its Board of Trustees.

Children often don’t know how to cope with grief and neither do the people taking care of them. Grief education is now being introduced into the school curriculum in England — a landmark step that we at AtaLoss fully support.

The Government has supported a proposed amendment to the Employment Bill that would give parents the legal right to take at least one week of bereavement leave following a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy.

As the Law Commission considers proposals to legalise new funeral methods in the UK—including water cremation and human composting—AtaLoss is calling for a balanced approach that prioritises the emotional needs of grieving families. 

Learn about an exciting opportunity to fundraise in support of AtaLoss’ work in bereavement signposting and support.

We’re proud to have kicked off a series of 3 webinars on the subject of working with grief, loss and death with the Cheshire and Merseyside Workforce Hub as part of our bereavement awareness training portfolio.

We announce the launch of the New All-Party Parliamentary Group on Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society.

We are delighted to announce a new partnership with CISWO, the coal mining charity, to provide bereavement support for former miners and their dependent families.

Today marks a significant milestone as The Bereavement Journey® celebrates 30 years of providing vital grief support to bereaved individuals.

This week sees Ruth Jones, MP for Newport West and Islwyn publish an Early Day Motion in Parliament supporting and celebrating the contribution The Bereavement Journey® is now making in 400 locations across the country.

Darragh Ennis, widely known as The Menace on ITV’s quiz shows The Chase and Beat the Chasers, appeared on ITV’s Loose Women this afternoon to share his personal experience of losing his father and how this has inspired him to become a Celebrity Ambassador for the bereavement charity, AtaLoss.

Jackie Clune is an actor and writer working in theatre, TV and film. She recently became an ambassador for bereavement charity AtaLoss.

Singer songwriter Chris Simmons, who released a Christmas single ‘A Cold December’ about his grief in aid of the bereavement charity AtaLoss, has become the first ever unsigned artist to get a top 10 in the Christmas charts.

Registering your real Christmas tree for collection between now and January 8th will help us help them. Using our partner charity Just Helping’s registration process to book and pay for its collection will mean that your tree will continue to bring light to people’s lives.

AtaLoss has won four awards in two years.  We were identified as Best Bereavement Signposting Service and Best Bereavement Information Provider in the Ai Awards UK in 2023 - and in 2024 we have won two separate Care Awards with UK Business Awards, Funeral Services, first for our signposting and then for our The Bereavement Journey® community support programme for providing the best Grief Support service.

AtaLoss has joined forces with Funeral Experts, an innovative provider of advice and support around bereavement, to offer a holistic support system for individuals and families coping with the devastating loss of a loved one. 

AtaLoss has added several key staff in order to reinforce its role as a national bereavement support signposter.

We’re delighted to announce that Child Bereavement UK, a charity which helps children, young people, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies, is collaborating with AtaLoss to provide signposting to their beneficiaries.

This piece explores Prince Harry’s story of unresolved grief, whether that be in his memory loss, fears and other mental health challenges, his resorting to drugs to null the pain, or the anger, other heightened feelings and misunderstandings between him and his family.