Provides bereavement care to men, women and children of all ages throughout their period of grieving.
Works on an Area basis with local community based teams, to provide one-to-one support.
Phone: 0808 802 6161 (freephone)
Email: support@crusescotland.org.uk
Website: www.crusescotland.org.uk
Supporting family members affected by drug related deaths. Services include guidance and information, counselling sessions, telephone support and peer support.
Phone: 08080 101 01
Website: www.sfad.org.uk
Provides direct support to children and families who have been bereaved; training and consultancy to professionals and others who are supporting a child or a young person.
Phone: 01224 554152
Email: gcbn@mhaberdeen.org.uk or coordinator@gcbn.org.uk
Website: www.gcbn.org.uk
Local peer support group to overcome the isolation experienced by people over 18 who have been bereaved by suicide. Aberdeen:
Phone: 07538 720053
Email: aberdeen@uksobs.org
Website: uksobs.org
Petal do some fantastic work across the country supporting those who have been bereaved by suicide. Support for those bereaved by suicide or ‘postvention’ is a vitally important part of suicide prevention.
If you or someone you know has been bereaved by suicide then reaching out for help can be hugely helpful.
Phone: 01698 324502
Email: Info@petalsupport.com
Website: http://www.petalsupport.com
Provides free and confidential support for those affected by pet loss by phone, email or webchat, 8.30am-8.30pm
Phone: 0800 096 6606
Email: plsmail@bluecross.org.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bluecrosspetloss
Website: https://www.bluecross.org.uk/pet-bereavement-and-pet-loss
Practical information for anyone who has experienced a bereavement by suicide.
Website: www.supportaftersuicide.org.uk
Support and information for people who have experienced a sudden bereavement.
Phone: 0800 2600 400
Website: https://sudden.org
Help for bereaved children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
Phone: 0800 02 888 40
Website: www.childbereavementuk.org
Provides support for bereaved parents and their families.
Phone: 0345 123 2304
Website: www.tcf.org.uk
Searchable website of national and local bereavement support services.
Website: www.ataloss.org
Please contact the procurator fiscal to discuss your legal considerations following a suicide.
Phone: 0300 020 3000
Website: www.copfs.gov.uk
The following contacts can help you if you need to arrange a funeral for you loved one.
National Association of Funeral Directors nafd.org.uk
Society of Allied & Independent Funeral Directors saif.org.uk
Funeral Support Payment www.mygov.scot/funeral-support-payment
Money Advice www.gain4u.org.uk
For anyone affected by witnessing a suicide when they did not know the person who died. You may have seen it happen or been first on the scene.
Guide: SASP_BookletToSupportWitnesses_A5_2021_WEB.pdf
Website: first-hand.org.uk
Support for ALL affected by suicide & those who suffer suicidal thoughts
They offer a monthly meeting in Elgin, in addition to their work in Highland. They also offer telephone support.
Phone: 07563 572 471 (24 hours)
Email: support@jamessupportgroup.com
Website: jamessupportgroup.com
Support those bereaved by gambling related suicide
Email (general enquiries): hello@gamblingwithlives.org
Website: https://www.gamblingwithlives.org
Facing the future provides safe online support groups (via Zoom) for people bereaved by suicide where they can talk through their feelings with others who have similar experiences.
People can register their interest in attending a group on the website.
Email: ftf@cls.org.uk
Website: www.facingthefuturegroups.org/
If you have been affected by a suicide please visit our After a Suicide page.