💭 With one week to go until #DayOfReflection , who will you be thinking of?

Please share the name of a loved one. If you have a special memory with them, we'd love to hear it 💛

For more info on the day, visit 🔗 bit.ly/3HnC9FN

On Sunday 3rd March, Marie Curie is bringing the nation together to remember all those who died during the Coronavirus pandemic. Click on the link below to see how you can participate.

It's sadly unsurprising to hear of the backlog in coroner courts. Too many bereaved people face real challenges with practical administration after a death, including the coronial process. We must work to tackle the delays causing distress to people grappling with bereavement.

Thank you so much to BBC News NI for sharing WAY member Lindsay’s story and for highlighting the struggles of bereaved families at this challenging time of the year 💙🙏🏻 WAY and ChildhoodBereavement UK Commission on Bereavement are calling for bereavement support to be extended to 6 years

Important discussion on palliative care on BBC Radio 4 Today w/ Nick Robinson . End of life care is so important. I wrote about my experience, including a link to donate to a Marie Curie hospice that made a huge difference for my family 1/2 tortoisemedia.com/2021/06/02/the…

Today starts Children’s Grief Awareness Week 2023.

On average one child in every class has been bereaved.
We support UK Commission on Bereavement calls for a bereavement policy & age-appropriate grief learning in every school.

Find out about #CGAW23 : tinyurl.com/32baub8u

#OurShapeofSupport

ICYMI: Highlights from Saturday's programme guest edited by our listeners

Hannah, Cenya and Huzaifah came together as 'Good Grief' and used their guest edit to look at how we can better support young people dealing with bereavement.

#R4Today

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📨Where do you turn when your grief feels like too much?

Our Senior Policy & Research Manager Rachel Warren highlights UK Commission on Bereavement's call for statutory bereavement leave in The Guardian ⬇️

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

We are proud to have joined together with over 30 child bereavement organisations to ask the Government to record the number of bereaved children and young people, so we can work together to meet their needs better.

As the UK Covid-19 Inquiry begins, we're thinking about all those bereaved during the pandemic. The UKCB found an additional 750,000 people were bereaved during 2020-21; the inquiry must keep their experiences firmly at the centre of its evidence gathering tinyurl.com/5n6k6tnn