Child Bereavement Care is provided through our ten hospices across the UK, where we have dedicated Children and Young People's Counsellors to work with families who have children.
Serious illness in the family is hard to cope with. For children and young people this can be a time of extreme anxiety and confusion. When someone close has died there is a feeling of great loss, sadness and stress for the family.
Children and young people need information, support and opportunities to express their feelings and to share their memories. As they mature and develop they need opportunities to return to their grief and understand the implications of their loss.
Parents who are also experiencing loss and sadness may find it difficult to know the best way to support their children and how to find the right words.
You may find the following booklets useful:
Helping children when someone close dies (pdf 429KB, new window)
Talking to children when someone close is very ill (pdf 445KB, new window)
Teenage grief (pdf 401KB, new window)
Questions children may want to ask when someone close to them has died (pdf 460KB, new window)
Bereavement booklet (pdf 175KB, new window)
For more information about bereavement support groups, chatrooms and publications, please see our information for patients and carers pages.
If you would like a printed copy of any of the above booklets, please email us by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page. Please make sure you include your name, address and full postcode. If you prefer, you can call us on 0800 716 146, or write to:
Supporter Services,
Marie Curie Cancer Care,
89 Albert Embankment,
London
SE1 7TP.
When you contact us, please tell us that you saw the booklet on our website.
