Cruse Bereavement Support
Dorset branch contact details: 01305 548 484 or 03007 904 055
National Bereavement Partnership Helpline: Tel: 0800 448 0800
(available between 7:00am and 10:00pm) for emotional support
Instant Online Chat Service
GriefChat can provide a live instant chat service with a qualified bereavement counsellor, through our partners, that is free-to-user.
What's Your Grief
Grief is a complex topic. Grief is an emotional, logistical, and existential nightmare. It requires us to navigate life without someone important, deal with overwhelming thoughts and feelings, and find ways to function in a world turned on its head.
The National Bereavement Service
You can contact the National Bereavement Service on: 0800 0246 121 – they will contact you during the following hours:
- Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 6:00pm
- Saturday: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Sue Ryder Grief Support
If you are grieving after a bereavement, supporting someone else or helping a child or young person coping with grief, you are not alone. Our expert information and advice can help you or someone close to you cope with grief and deal with the practical issues afer someone has died.
Group Support
Forest Holme Hospice ‘Pop in Bereavement Group’
Telephone to reserve a place at a ‘pop-in-group’: 01202 670644
SML Church Centre (opposite St Mary’s Church), Longfleet Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2JD
Outlook Bereavement Support
Sponsored by Tapper Funeral Service
Outlook Bereavement Support is provided free of charge and is available to anyone that feels they will find something to help them through a very difficult time in their lives. Tel: 01202 673 164
Dorset Open Door: Signposting for bereaved people
Tel: 0800 652 0190
Dorset Open Door is a partnership of local and national bereavement charities and Health and Care organisations working together to make sure you get the support you need.
Branksome Bereavement Support Group
Tel: 01202 701 822 for dates/times of meetings
Branksome Bereavement Support Group offers informal meetings, tea & Biscuits and speakers to stimulate conversations. Telephone the number above for more information.
Douch Family Bereavement Group: Ferndown
Tel: 01202 872 050
The Venue is at the Royal British Legion, Ferndown. Telephone the above number to reserve a place / obtain more information re; dates/times of meetings.
Hengistbury Head Bereavement Group
The Group meets at the Visitor Centre, Hengistbury Head every Tuesday between 10:00am and 12noon. Click the button below to go the the website for more information:
TILAD (there is life after death)
Tel: 01725 517 272
Address: Community Room, Lake Road Surgery, Lake Road, Verwood
Contact: Soozi Cooper
Carer groups meet regularly, some weekly, others fortnightly and many offer a varied programme of events which may include speakers, leisure and health activities and visits to local attractions. Groups give family carers time for a cup of tea and a chat, time to relax, have fun and make new friendships. If you would like to join a group but feel you can’t because of your caring responsibility, talk to your carers caseworker who will be able to look at supporting you to do so.