While we are pleased to recommend the following websites, please note that the views and opinions expressed in them are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the parish of the Holy Name.
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
St Anthony of Padua Care Services
- Child Death Helpline:
Website: https://www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk/
Freephone: 0800 282 986 - Cruse Bereavement Care: Counselling/Advice
Website: https://www.cruse.org.uk/
Helpline: 0808 808 1677 - Life: Pregnancy Matters, Life Matters
Website: https://lifecharity.org.uk/
Helpline: 0808 802 5433 - Macmillan Cancer Support:
Website: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
Helpline: 0808 808 00 00 (8.00am – 8.00pm, 7 days a week) - Rainbows Bereavement Support GB:
Website: www.rainbowsgb.org
Telephone: 01670 518546
Email: rainbows.northeast@btinternet.com
Find out more on about this service via our Rainbow page on the Education website here. - Samaritans:
Website: https://www.samaritans.org/
Free Helpline: 116 123 (24hrs a day, 365 days a year)
Email: jo@samaritans.org - Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide:
Website: https://uksobs.org/
Helpline: 0300 111 5065 (9.00am – 9.00pm Monday to Sunday) - The Compassionate Friends: Parents who have been bereaved.
Website: https://www.tcf.org.uk/
Helpline: 0345 123 2304
Email: helpline@tcf.org.uk - The Lullaby Trust: Sudden and unexpected death of babies and toddlers.
Website: https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/
Bereavement Support Freephone: 0808 802 6868. - The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS):
Website: https://www.sands.org.uk/
Helpline: 0808 164 3332
Email: helpline@sands.org.uk - WAY – Widowed and Young:
Website: https://www.widowedandyoung.org.uk/ - Winston’s Wish: Support if you are caring for a bereaved child or young person.
Website: https://www.winstonswish.org/
Helpline: 0808 802 0021
