SOBS: Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Our aim is to provide peer support to adults bereaved by suicide in a timely open ended manner. Our vision is that no one bereaved by suicide has to face their loss alone.
Phone
07395 024012
Email
bedford@uksobs.orgBedford Bereavement Services
Offering support to all bereaved people during our group meetings held monthly at
Norse Rd Crematorium.
Phone Cathy Appleby
01234 718150
Email
catherine.appleby@bedford.gov.uk
Website:
www.bedford.gov.ukBedford Hospital
Provides support and information to families of the deceased.
Phone
01234 792163 or 01234 355122 X4621
Website
www.bedfordhospital.nhs.ukCHUMS – Child Bereavement Service
Chums was created to meet the needs of children, young people and their families following the death of someone close.
Phone
01525 863924
Website
www.chums.uk.comThe Compassionate Friends
Supporting bereaved parents and their families after the death of their son or daughter, at any age and from any cause.
Helpline
08451 232304
Phone
01767 689781
Website
www.tcf.org.ukCruse Bereavement Care
CRUSE runs bereavement support groups for adults, whether recently bereaved or many years past. Please contact Bedfordshire CRUSE to self refer for this support.
Phone
03002 004108
Email
support@crusebedfordshire.org.uk
Website
www.crusebedfordshire.org.ukThe Luton & Dunstable Hospital
Provide support and information to families of the deceased including those affected by issues surrounding post mortem procedures.
Phone
Margaret Malcolm Bereavement Support Officer
08451 270127
Phone Chaplaincy
01582 497370Keech Hospice Care
The Bereavement Service offers support to the families and friends of those referred to Keech Hospice Care, representing both the Adult Hospice and Children’s Hospice.
Phone
01582 492339
Leaflet
Bedford Hospice – Keech (PDF)Relate
Offers counselling to individuals, couples, families and young people who are experiencing the impact of change, loss and bereavement.
Phone
01234 356350Road Victims Trust
A support service for anyone bereaved or otherwise affected by a road collision.
Covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
Phone
01234 843345
Email
enquiries@rvtrust.co.uk
Website
www.rvtrust.org.ukSamaritans
If you are in emotional distress, despairing or feeling suicidal, talking can make all the
difference.
Phone Bedford
01234 211211
Phone Luton
01582 720666
Phone UK
08457 909090
Email
jo@samaritans.org
Website
www.samaritans.orgSands
We offer support to those whose baby has died through late miscarriage, stillbirth or neo-natal death.
Phone
07900 106543
Website
www.uk-sands.orgSue Ryder Bereavement Service
This service offers bereavement support to families and friends following a death at St John’s Hospice or in the community following a terminal illness.
Phone
01767 642429Victim Support
This group offers a service to those bereaved by homicide or to others who have been affected by the crime.
Phone
08453 030900
Website
www.victimsupport.org.ukWAY Foundation (Widowed and Young)
A national charity offering a social and support network for men and women who lost their partner when aged 50 or under.
Website
www.widowedandyoung.org.ukWay Up
A national charity offering a social and support network for men and women who lost their partner when aged 51 or over.
Website
www.way-up.co.uk
Bereavement
Page published: 22 November 2023
Last updated: 12 November 2024