SERVICE DETAILS
One-to-One Bereavement Support for Children, Young People & Families - Specialist grief counselling for children and young people.
Children and young people feel grief as keenly as any adult but may express this in different ways and need additional help in coming to terms with their loss. We therefore offer specialist advice and support services for children and young people of all ages, with approaches tailored to the individual child, their age and stage.
One-to-One Bereavement Support for Children, Young People & Families...
Our kind, compassionate and carefully trained volunteers are here to offer support to you and your child following a bereavement.
Cruse Scotland believes that whenever possible, children are best supported within their family unit and so we offer a range of services to help children, whilst equipping their families, or carers, and schools with information and advice too. All support is tailored to the needs of you and your child.
The first step to getting help for your child is to call our National Bereavement Helpline on 0808 802 6161.
We also provide specialist support for young people up to the age of 25, who can either choose to call our helpline directly themselves or have an adult call on their behalf. Information for young people can be found at https://www.crusescotland.org.uk/how-can-we-help/bereavement-support-for-young-people.
Where does the counselling take place?
One-to-one support with one of our carefully selected and trained counsellors takes place either at your local Cruse Scotland’s premises or at another agreed venue, including (in the case of child) the child’s school if possible and desirable.
We can also offer sessions over the phone or through confidential video conferencing.
A session normally lasts for about one hour.
Bereaved adults will be offered an initial appointment of 50 minutes - this will be offered to you as quickly as possible. This time is used to assess the help that would be best suited to you, and whether or not Cruse Scotland is the best organisation to help you. If it is, you will be placed on a waiting list until a bereavement counsellor is available. If we feel Cruse Scotland is not likely to be the best organisation to help you, we will suggest other options.
How much does it cost?
All Cruse Scotland counselling and listening services are free. The counsellors and other volunteers all provide their services free of charge. However, as we rely on client donations to help fund the operating costs of our charity, we do invite adult clients to make a donation if they can afford to.
