Available 24hrs a day, 365 days a year to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of bereavement, distress or despair

Telephone as above or email:jo@samaritans.og

Understanding Bereavement

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss

http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

The Rosie Crane Trust

Based in Somerset, this organisation supports bereaved parents who have lost a child of any age

www.rosiecranetrust.orgMind http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+bereavement.htm

Lasting Post

www.lastingpost.com For help with grief and bereavement, arranging a funeral and for practical advice in coping following a loved one’s death.

Websites for Children

www.winstonswish.org.uk for bereaved children and those who support them, including professionals, schools, parents and carers.

http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/ Childhood Bereavement Network

http://www.rd4u.co.uk Cruse Bereavement Care

http://www.riprap.org.uk when a parent has cancer

http://www.ncb.org.uk/cbn/ Childhood Bereavement Network

http://www.childbereavement.org.ukThe Child Bereavement Charity

Somerset Young Carers’ Project

This site is designed by young carers for young carers

http://www.somersetyc.org.uk/index.htm

The Cinnamon Trust

A specialist national charity helping to keep people and their pets together

http://www.cinnamon.org.uk/home.html

Somerset County Council

Adult Social Care

http://www.somerset.gov.uk/irj/public/services/directory/service?rid=/wpccontent/Sites/SCC/Web%20Pages/Services/Services/Community/Adult%20Social%20Care

British Red Cross – Somerset

Providing health and social care to people during difficult periods of their life, such as an illness, breakdown in support arrangements or bereavement

http://www.redcross.org.uk/branch.asp?id=486

Help the Hospices

The hospice movement’s national charity in the UK

http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk

The National Council for Palliative Care

Their mission is to ensure that all those suffering from life threatening conditions who need palliative care, receive it.

http://www.ncpc.org.uk

Hospice Information Service

For anyone with a professional or personal interest in UK and international hospice and palliative care – includes the directory of National and International Palliative Care Services

http://www.hospiceinformation.info

Macmillan Cancer Support

Now merged with Cancerbackup – both providing a wealth of information about cancer

www.macmillan.org.uk

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Marie Curie nurses provide free nursing care to cancer patients and those with other terminal illnesses. St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice, Marie Curie Cancer Care, and Somerset PCT work in partnership (The Somerset Palliative Care Partnership) to provide free specialist nursing care for terminally ill people in Somerset who would like to be cared for at home

www.mariecurie.org.uk

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.

http://www.nice.org.uk

Supportive and Palliative Care - http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byID&o=10893

The Healthcare Commission

The independent watchdog for healthcare in England

http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/homepage.cfm

Mental Capacity Act

Information Booklets

http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/mca-info-booklets.htm

Citizens Advice Bureaux