This is a list of organisations who may be able to help you if you have been bereaved or are facing a life-limiting illness.

You may also be interested in our Bereavement Support Group – Tears to Laughter – which offers peer support to adults who are grieving.

More information


Please find a list of websites below that may help you further.

Hospice UK - To find a hospice that is local to you if Treetops is not in your area.

Derbyshire Bereavement Hub - Information and links to organisations and services for bereaved people (of all ages) in Derby city and Derbyshire

Cruse Bereavement Care – Support, advice and information to children, young people and adults.

Winston’s Wish – Website for professionals, parents and children in relation to children and young people dealing with serious illness and bereavement in the family.  National telephone helpline.

SANDS – Still Birth and Neonatal Charity.

Child Death Helpline – A helpline for anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.

The Compassionate Friends – A nationwide organisation of bereaved parents and their families.

Macmillan – Supports people living with cancer.

Riprap – Website for young people with a parent who has cancer.

Child Bereavement UK – Supports families where a child has died.

Grief Encounter – Supporting children, young people and their families through bereavement. Offering support through therapeutic services, groups, fun days and a free national helpline.

Childhood Bereavement Network – Umbrella organisation for services for bereaved children. Website contains a directory of services within the UK.

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS)

WAY Widowed and Young – A national self-help group for men and women aged 5o years or younger who have been widowed.

Way Up - A self help group aimed at providing mutual support to those widowed their 50's and 60's.

SAMM – Support after Murder and Manslaughter.

Samaritans

The Digital Legacy Association – Advice and toolkits for managing digital and online personal  affairs