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All about AtaLoss

AtaLoss helps bereaved people find support and wellbeing. Our vision is that no bereaved person in the UK should be left floundering or alone and unable to find support when they need it. We want there to be universal routine referral so that everyone can find timely, appropriate and effective support in the interests of their mental and physical health as well as practical, financial, social and spiritual wellbeing.
The death of someone close can be traumatic and cause one's life to go into free fall. Universal, routine referral to bereavement support is a sign of a compassionate society that understands the value of preventing avoidable suffering and mental ill-health. 

What AtaLoss Provides

1. A national signposting website  

Everything bereaved people in the UK need in one, trusted place, which signposts them easily to support (national, specialist and local services) reliable information, resources and emergency support. 
Find out more here:
Explore Bereavement Services

2. Training to support children and young people 

Through our ListeningPeople project, we train many youth workers, teachers and other professionals encountering young people affected by issues such as bereavement, divorce and family breakdown. 
Find out more here: 
Training to support young people
 

3. Training and equipping churches in bereavement support

Through our Loss and HOPE project, churches are trained to provide effective and compassionate community bereavement support and, become catalysts for Bereavement Friendly Communities.
Find out more here: 
Churches & Bereavement Friendly Communities
 

4. The delivery of on-line bereavement support 

AtaLoss runs an on-line bereavement support programme called The Bereavement Journey. Six weeks long (with an optional 7th week discussing faith questions), this course runs 3/4 times a year using films and small facilitated group discussion, and supports many hundreds of bereaved people. We use the course to equip and train church volunteers around the country to enable them to run the course in their own community.
Find out more here: 
The Bereavement Journey - Nationwide

5. Collaboration with and support for organisations 

We work with organisations in the bereavement, public and private sectors to raise awareness of bereavement and its challenges and to ensure everyone knows where to find support. Find out more here:  
Support for professionals

6. Raising the profile of bereavement in the media

We are frequently invited by the media to comment on or speak about bereavement related issues. We are regarded as a trusted source and happy to engage as we always use such opportunities to extend understanding of bereavement and the challenges faced by bereaved people looking for support. We are also pleased to be listed on the BBC ActionLine, Channel 4 and ITV information helplines. To request a media interview please contact us.

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7. A National Signposting Standard

We want anyone encountering bereaved people - whether they be patients, customers, colleagues, pupils, family or friend - to feel confident about referring them to our signposting website, AtaLoss.org.
Signposting to support is recognised as an important service, but this frequently consists of a list of organisations, often the same ones which are often oversubscribed. We believe people deserve the highest standard of service when they are bereaved.
Read about the national signposting standard we have pioneered:
HERE

Published: 20th June, 2019

Updated: 13th March, 2023

Author: Jane Woodward

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