| Winston’s Wish is the leading childhood bereavement charity in the UK.
Every 22 minutes a child in Britain is bereaved of a parent. This equates to over 24,000 newly bereaved children each and every year.
Winston’s Wish helps children confronted by the death of a parent or sibling to face the future with confidence and hope. We are the largest provider of childhood bereavement services in the UK and offer the widest range of practical support and guidance to children, families, professionals and anyone concerned about a bereaved child. We know from experience that the right support offered at the right time can have a life-changing impact on bereaved children and young people.
Our professionally qualified clinical practitioners help children and their families before, during and after bereavement. We believe that expressing grief is a healthy response to death for children as well as adults. We therefore encourage children and families to share their feelings with each other so they can talk confidently about their bereavement. This approach is based on many years’ experience, sound research and evaluation.
Winston’s Wish provides professional therapeutic help in individual, group and residential settings, and via a national Helpline, interactive website and publications. In order to carry out this work we depend almost entirely on voluntary donations for our income.
Helpline Number 08452 03 04 05
Telephone 01242 515157
www.winstonswish.org.uk
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