Information

• Gov.uk: What to do when someone dies: step by step

Helping families cope with loss

• Child Bereavement UK: Supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement
• Counselling Directory: Bereavement counselling directory
• Cruse Bereavement Care: Offers local support after the death of someone close
• Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland: Working in Scotland offering bereavement support and information
• Grief Encounter: Grief Encounter offers a flexible and accessible bereavement service which aims to care and respond to the needs of every family
• Macmillan Cancer Support: Deliver practical and low level emotional support to people who are recently bereaved in the local community
• Winston's Wish: This childhood bereavement charity offers practical support and guidance to bereaved children, their families and professionals

Other sources of support

• Children's Hospice Association Scotland: CHAS provides hospice services in Scotland for children and young people who have life-shortening conditions
• Hospice UK: A useful list of adult hospices throughout the UK
• Natural Death Centre: UK-based charity offering advice and support on all aspects of dying, bereavement and consumer rights
• Palliative Care Scotland: Full list of palliative care services in Scotland
• The Good Grief Trust: UK-based charity offering the bereavement support required to help people move forward with their lives
• Together for Short Lives: Offers support & advice for families with seriously ill children in the UK