FREE EVENT: FINDING THE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU On 4 Dec, join Emily Harrop Cardiff University, Amber Jeffrey💜, Alison Penny ChildhoodBereavement & Lucy Selman University of Bristol to launch the brand-new Grief Support Guide. Sign up for free at goodgrieffest.com/events #NGAW2023

What's important to you? Take our five minute opinion survey on a range of issues faced by bereaved people and families. Help us find out what's important to you today. tinyurl.com/mrybx62 #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek

Registrations are open for the Marie Curie virtual Research Conference ‘Improving End of Life for All’. The Tues 6 Feb morning session focuses on carers and bereavement For more info and to register: mariecurie.org.uk/research/annua…

New report from Together for Short Lives based on FOI requests of all 42 ICBs finds deep disparity in NHS England funding for children who need hospice care It’s likely these are mirrored by disparities in funding of bereavement support for families togetherforshortlives.org.uk/postcode-lotte…

Free EAPC webinar: Public Health Approaches to Bereavement Support, presented by the EAPC Reference Group on Public Health 21 February 2024 10am CET Register: bit.ly/2401tw

📢URGENT DEADLINE APPROACHING Time running out for cohabiting parents to claim back payments of bereavement benefits. Claims MUST be Department for Work and Pensions by 8 Feb to get amount owing. Please retweet to help find the 000s of families still to claim. WAY Widowed and Young childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/cohabiting

Abstracts are open for the European Grief Conference being held in Dublin 11-13 November 2024 "Bereavement and Grief: Responding to need and building collaborative networks" Submit yours by 25 March Bereavement Network Europe Irish Hospice Foundation europeangriefconference.org

We were saddened to hear of the death of Colin Murray Parkes, founding father of bereavement support and research in the UK. Some wonderful tributes have been shared, celebrating his work, and the inspiration and support he gave to many in the field. stchristophers.org.uk/2024/01/19/rem…

Important new report from the APPG on hospice and palliative care, looking at the patchiness and precariousness of funding, including that for bereavement support Read the full report below👇

📢 SURVEY NOW OPEN - PLEASE SHARE Are you a #BereavementSupport service with experience in supporting ethnically diverse communities in England? We would love to hear from you - please tell us more in this short form: shorturl.at/pMWX1 @CAPCBristol Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research Cicely Saunders Institute at King's

More details on who can claim their share of the £175m backpayments waiting for unmarried parents whose partner died before 9 February 2023 with Alison Penny of ChildhoodBereavement on BBC Money Box noon BBC Radio 4

Important paper today adding to understandings of grief - building particularly on the Dual Process Model and continuing bonds to show the experience of those trapped in feelings of numbness or 'liminality' after their partner died. Open access: 👇

FINAL PUSH Pls share to reach the 000s parents still to claim these potentially life-changing benefits for their grieving children Martin Lewis Kathryn Mannix The Griefcast NAFD UK SAIF Steve Webb Co-op Funeralcare

Important call below from our friends AtaLoss Charity 👇

An important step forward in recognising the impact of #babyloss - thank you to all who have worked so hard for this Zoe Clark-Coates MBE Samantha Collinge Tommy's Sands - baby loss charity 💜🧡 Team@SG

As today's #DayofReflection draws to a close, take a moment pause It's a chance to reflect on the grief and community we share: those we remember, and those who support us🕯️

This election, dying matters. Today, with @MarieCurieUK, Together for Short Lives, Sue Ryder & Bereavement Alliance, we've written to party leaders, urging them to fix the crisis in end of life care. 🔗 Read the full letter bit.ly/3JIS3LM #DMAW24

A reminder of the changes we want to see to improve bereavement support for children, young people and adults - we're calling on the next government to act. Write to your candidates to ask for their commitments 👇 nationalbereavementalliance.org.uk/2024-manifesto…

We're pleased about the new commitment to a day 1 right to bereavement leave in today's #EmploymentRightsBill ... but to support people to take this up, the conversation must turn to pay as well UK Commission on Bereavement Cruse Bereavement Support Sue Ryder Marie Curie Policy & Public Affairs gov.uk/government/new…

We are looking forward to working with colleagues across the sector to continue advocating for bereaved families across our policy priorities