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The Newham Bereavement Service is for adults living in Newham who have experienced grief, loss and bereavement at anytime, either recently or years ago.

You can contact our team by  phoning 020 7510 1081 / 020 7510 4268 or by emailing [email protected]

For more information about Newham Bereavement Service, you can download our leaflet here

In Newham there are various other services who can support you.

AtaLoss

AtaLoss is a registered charity that provides the UK’s award winning bereavement signposting and information website.

Website: www.ataloss.org

Supporting Humanity

A mental health and bereavement charity whose support includes help with burial, liaison with hospitals and registrars in addition to a free emotional support helping.

Website: www.supportinghumanity.org/burial-and-bereavement
Phone: 020 4551 1584

London Friend

Offers six, free one-to-one counselling sessions to LGBTQ+ people, to help cope with a difficult bereavement.

Website: londonfriend.org.uk/counselling

Thrive LDN

Support after sudden bereavement.

Website: thriveldn.co.uk/resources/support-after-sudden-bereavement

Good Thinking Bereavement resources

Good Thinking is a digital mental wellbeing tool that provides safe, proactive and early intervention tools to Londoners which includes advice guides for adults and young people on how to cope with bereavement and grief, how best to support someone else and faith based bereavement resources.

Website: www.good-thinking.uk/bereavement

Support after loss of a child

Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK helps children who have suffered a loss or death of someone they love at any time. Translators are available at these services.

Website: www.childbereavementuk.org
Phone: 0800 02 888 40
Email: [email protected]

Support for suicide loss

Grief in Pieces

Grief in Pieces is part of Safe Connections: Local Support for People Facing Suicide, operated by Mind in North East London (a partnership of local Minds). It offers a range of support for people and families who have experienced the loss of a loved one, friend or colleague to suicide.

Phone: 0208 525 2337
Email: [email protected]

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

Offer support daily from 9am to 9pm.

Phone: 0300 111 5065
Website: www.uk-sobs.org.uk

First Hand – Support After Suicide

Making sense of the lasting memories and emotions following the suicide of someone you didn’t know.

Website: supportaftersuicide.org.uk/resource/first-hand

Support for birth loss or birth trauma: OCEAN Mental Health Service East London

OCEAN (Offering Compassionate Emotional Support for those Living Through Birth Trauma & Birth Loss) is a maternity and mental health service providing support for those affected by birth loss or birth trauma.
It provides support for individuals experiencing moderate to severe mental health needs arising from:

  • Birth trauma
  • Pregnancy loss (due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination for any reason)
  • Neonatal death
  • Parent infant separation following birth due to safeguarding concerns
  • Severe fear of childbirth

Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9-5pm
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0203 222 8047
Website: OCEAN Mental Health Service East London | East London NHS Foundation Trust (elft.nhs.uk)

Useful Links

If you require an easy read version of our bereavement support please see: Bereavement Easy Read

You can also view this easy read document on what can help you feel better when someone dies What Can Help You Feel Better When Someone Dies

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