Get support
There is support available for you as a sibling or your
family and friends.
If you need to discuss something urgently, contact Childline (0800 1111) or if you’re over 18 speak to the Samaritans (116 123). In emergency circumstances contact the emergency services (in the UK: 999).
Sibling Support’s helpline with Child Bereavement UK
Call our new helpline on 0800 1026175 for confidential support, information and guidance. The helpline is managed by Child Bereavement UK’s bereavement support practitioners and is available for young people up to the age of 25 in the UK whose brother or sister has died, their families, and professionals.
The helpline is available from 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays). If you leave a message outside of these times someone will return your call as soon as possible on the next working day.
We have a huge amount of support on offer across our website. From resources supporting young people and our programme for parents to educational sessions for professionals and general advice.
Our coping with grief section gives you techniques to support your feelings, from eating well with Jamie Oliver to staying fit with Joe Wicks and sleeping top tips to yoga sessions.
Our stories provide comfort and advice, showing us we’re not alone.
Our programme for parents helps parents and carers support children.
Email hello@siblingsupport.co.uk or visit our contact us page to speak to us.
Others who could support you.
There are also other charities that could help. You may find some suit you more than others. Below is a list of organisations that could possibly help you.
You may want to check out the Child Bereavement Network’s map of child bereavement services local to you. Many of these support siblings.
If you know of another organisation that should be listed below, please get in contact with us on hello@siblingsupport.co.uk.
Disclaimer:
We keep this page up to date, but its important you reach out to each charity to see if its right for you first.
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For support from trained bereavement specialists, we recommend you speak to the team at Child Bereavement UK if you are aged under 25 and your sibling has died. You can call their helpline 0800 02 888 40. This is staffed between 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday.
Child Bereavement UK also offers support to adults who are helping a bereaved young person under the age of 25 or have experienced the death of someone under the age of 25.
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Winston's Wish supports bereaved children, their families, and the professionals who support them.
They were the UK’s first children’s bereavement charity, and offer one off and also consistent support.
They offer a number of services on their website.
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Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Support.
The charity say it is a safe place where you can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone.
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The charity say their mission is to give every child and young person access to the best possible support following the death of someone close.
They offer counselling and other workshops.
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Young minds is a mental health charity, while not everything on their website is related to bereavement many of the feelings they discuss are relevant.
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The Muslim Bereavement Support Service (MBSS) offers free, confidential support to those seeking faith-specific bereavement support.
MBSS’s main area of support is for bereaved females over 18. The service also have a dedicated team working with primary school-aged children (4-11 years old.)
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Compassionate Friends is a peer support organisation that also helps adult siblings.
Siblings under the age of 18 cannot be supported by this charity.
They have meet-ups, advice and a newsletter as well as lots of other things.
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Cruse support people through their bereavement.
Siblings under the age of 18 cannot be supported by this charity.
They also have a helpline and in person counselling.
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The Good Grief Trust brings together bereavement charities across the UK.
They signpost to local and national support.
Their website is not designed for Siblings under the age of 18.
Resources
The resources are free and might help with your grief.
Meet Ups
Find out about meet ups in your area.
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