Bereavement Support and Signposting
If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, please know that you are not alone. Bereavement can be a deeply personal and challenging experience, and support is available to help you cope. We have developed a list of trusted organisations that provide emotional support, counselling, group sessions, and resources tailored to your needs.
Content reviewed and updated 12/6/25
| Locality | Service | Contact Details | Support Type |
| National | Winston’s Wish | 08452 030405,
www.womstonwish.org.uk |
Winston’s Wish is a bereavement agency for children and young people aged 6-18 who have lost a close one or who are grieving. They offer practical support and guidance to families’ children and to young people to live with their grief. Winstons Wish offers an online chat to help a person talk about their grief |
| SO50 | Simons Says- Child Bereavement Support | Info@siomsays.org.uk | Offer support for young people up to the age of 18 when a significant person in their life is dying or has died. They offer information and advice, run a telephone support line and host monthly age appropriate support groups. |
| National / local | CRUSE Bereavement Centre | Contact the team on 023 8077 4900 or their national helpline 0808 808 1677 ,
southampshire@cruse.org.uk |
Offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. |
| SO15 | Mountbatten psychology / counselling | 023 8254 8848 ,
19-21 ShirleyHigh Street, SO15 3NL, info@mountbatten.org.uk |
counselling / psychology for bereavement, self referral and professional referral |
| National | National Support Helpline | 0800 448 0800 ,
helpline@nationalbereavementpartnership.org |
provides a support helpline, counselling referral and befriending service for all those suffering from bereavement, grief, living loss, mental health issue, an those affected by the Covid Pandemic |
| National | Child Death Helpline | 0800 282 986 | |
| National | Grief Encounter | 0808 802 0111
www.griefencounter.org.uk |
supporting bereaved children and young people |
| National | Marie Curie Support Line | 0800 090 2309 | support line open 8am – 6pm Mon to Fri and 11am – 5pm on Saturdays. Open b/h 10am to 4pn |
| National | Lullaby Trust | 0808 802 6868 | Bereavement support to anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or young child |
| National | Samaritans | 116123 Free phone | |
| National | War Widows Association | 0845 2412 189 | |
| National | Amparo | 0330 088 9255,
amparo.org.uk |
Provides emotional and practical support for anybody who has felt the impact of suicide |
| SO19 | The White Lily Centre | 023 8044 0961,
103 Peartree Avenue, SO19 7JJ, info@thewhitelilycentre.co.uk |
one to one bereavement counselling, bereavement groups, social events, community outreach |
| SO16 | AtaLoss | 023 8023 4000,
286 Burgess Road, SO16 3BE, care@citylife.org.uk |
Run in 6 sessions and with small facilitated goups. Session 6 is grief from a Christian perspective |
| SO50 | Butterflies Bereavement Counselling | 023 8155 0066,
19 Oirelli Way, Eastleigh, Hampshire, info@butterfliesbereavement.co.uk |
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| National | Age UK National Office | 0800 678 1602 ,
ww.ageuk.org.uk |
National network of groups providing services for oler people. Some Age UK groups offer bereavement counselling. |
| National | Bereavement Advice Centre | 0800 634 9494,
www.bereavementadvice.org |
Offers practical advice on what to do when someone dies |
| National | The Compassionate Friends (for bereaved parents) | 0845 123 2304,
www.tcf.or.uk |
Charitable organisation for parents who have been bereaved themselves offer friendship and support to other bereaved parents, grand parents and their families |
| SO19 | Suicide Support Group | 07843 155053,
Woolston Library, hiowicb-hsi.wcp-welfareteam@nhs.net |
Support for anyone who’s life has been impacted by suicide, 1st Tuesday of the month |
| National | SOBS – Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide | 0300 111 5065
https://uksobs.org, sobs.support@hotmail.com |
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| National | Service Personnel and Veterans Agency | 0800 1914 218 / 0800 169 3458 www.veterans-uk.info | The Service Persobnel and Veterans agency can offer support and advice to war pensioners, war widows, their depenants and carers |
| National | Probate and Inheritance Tax helpline | 0300 123 1072 | |
| National | Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (Sands) | 020 7436 5881 ,
helpline@uk-sands.org |
Offers support when your baby dies during pregnancy or after brth |
| SO15 | Bereavement Support with Options Wellbeing | 023 80630219,
Optionswellbeing.co.uk |