Health and Adult Social Care
A safe, friendly, unbiased space to explore the options of a crisis pregnancy. If required, they offer ongoing support whatever choice is made. Their team of dedicated trained counsellors and psychotherapists also work with those suffering the loss of a pregnancy through miscarriage, termination, and still birth and to support those with issues around infertility.
A national service that can help you find practical and emotional support at the end of life and through bereavement.
A national centre that has an extensive range of practical information to support and advise people regarding what needs to be done when there has been a bereavement.
If you have difficulty understanding or remembering information when important decisions are being made that affect you, you may need the help of an advocacy service. The councils pages have information about how you can access an advocacy service and be assisted to express your own wishes and feelings.
BHT's local mental health and wellbeing service (including women only counselling), aiming to support people to improve and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing.
A local support service to women with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, self-harm, post-traumatic stress, chronic low self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, parenting issues, birth trauma and perinatal depression.
A local online resource provides useful information to families about what's going on in the area.
A local centre that aims to empower women and children to improve their life chances and lead independent lives by reducing inequalities through the provision of holistic and integrated services.
A national charity that supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. Their vision is for all families to have the support they need to rebuild their lives.
A national helpline that aims to provide a quality freephone service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age. They provide support not only at times of crisis but also for ongoing needs of callers over their lifetime. The helpline is staffed by volunteers, all of them bereaved parents trained, supervised and supported by professional teams.
A national charity that cares for, connects with and campaigns on behalf of people affected by, and at risk of, diabetes. They provide information, advocacy, help and peer support, so people with diabetes can manage their condition effectively.
A national coalition of 30,000 members across England and Wales which aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.