Last updated: 12 January 2024

Next review: 12 July 2024

The Good Grief Trust is an excellent resource for those coping with bereavement. There you can find a number of support lines to call to help with grief.

24 hour support lines

  • Samaritans - for anyone at anytime for any reason, call 116 123 (UK)
  • Childline - support for under 25s and their relatives, call 0800 1111      
  • Silverline - support for the over 50s, call 0800 470 8090

Day/evening support lines

General support

  • Cruse: nationwide bereavement support  0808 808 1677
  • Winstons Wish: Support and Guidance to bereaved children, young people and families. Monday to Friday  9am to 5pm, Weds 7 to 9.30pm 08452 030405
  • Bereavement Trust: Emotional and practical advice (6 to 10pm) 0800 435 455 ​
  • Grief Encounter: Support for anyone to Grief Encounter from any phone for free Monday to Friday 9am - 9pm. Have a 1-2-1 CHAT live session with a Grief Encounter counsellor 0808 802 0111
  • Waltham Forest’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services – the URGENT CRISIS line is 0300 555 1247 open Monday to Friday 9 to 5, or 0300 555 1000 outside of these hours