Grief Support

Family & Friends
Your family will be your closest supporters during the grieving process. They will also be grieving so it is helpful to have some close friends to depend on as well. The acute sense of loss and feelings of overwhelming sadness, along with other associated emotions, are collectively called grief.
Forms Of Grief
There are many stages in the grieving process and each person’s experience will be different. Generally there are a number of steps in coming to terms with the death of a loved one. Find out more >
If the feelings of acute sadness and desolation you felt in the early stages do not lessen over an extended period of time, it is important to talk to your G.P. or a Bereavement Counsellor who will be able to help.
Support Organisations
Cruse Bereavement Care
028 27666686
www.cruseni.org
Bereavement support and counselling for adults, children and young people.
Samaritans
028 25650000 (Ballymena)
028 70320000 (Coleraine)
www.samaritans.org
Confidential, non-judgmental emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Compassionate Friends
028 87788016
www.tcf.org.uk
Support and friendship after the loss of a child, including adult children.
Northern Trust Bereaved by Suicide Project
Northern Trust Bereaved by Suicide Project
028 25636607
email:danielle.gallagher@northerntrust.hscni.net
http://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/services/bereaved-by-suicide/
Support groups for those bereaved by suicide in Northern Trust areas.
Sands
Sands Helpline: 0808 164 3332
email: helpline@sands.org.uk
Providing bereavement support for those affected by stillbirth and neonatal loss’.