We do this by:

+ providing the UK's signposting website for bereaved people, ensuring they and those supporting them  find information and services appropriate to their loss;

+ promoting and encouraging the bereavement support services that exist;

+ training groups and individuals in bereavement care to mobilise local support.

Our vision is that

Nobody in the UK, suffering a significant loss, should be left floundering or alone.  

Our aim is

To ensure that every bereaved person in the UK can find appropriate bereavement support when they need it.

Our focus is on

+ Bereavement by death (including pregnancy) 

+ Ensuring bereavement services listed are accurate and up-to-date.

+ Offering free immediate access to a professional counsellor to talk to via a ‘live-chat’ facility on this website called ‘GriefChat’. We pay for and outsource this service to GriefChat Ltd to ensure that anyone bereaved has access to a free professional counselling service which is guaranteed and of a high standard. GriefChat counsellors are able to advise  bereaved people about additional support they may need and the type of support - something that unqualified volunteers running a helpline would find difficult to do.

+ Identifying and providing information and resources to help bereaved people in the early days of their bereavement and supporting their on-going needs with resources and information.

+ Providing support for bereaved people across the UK through the delivery of a national on-line The Bereavement Journey course. 

+ Training professionals - such as teachers, youth workers, police family liaison workers - working with young people through our 'ListeningPeople' project.

+ Training and resourcing churches through our Loss and HOPE project to provide effective community bereavement support.

+ Collaborating with bereavement organisations in all sectors to ensure everyone knows where to find support, can explore the full range of support available, and can make informed choices about what will best help them deal with their grief wherever they live and whenever they need it.