If you need support with your grief, we’re here to help. Talk Grief is powered by Winston’s Wish, the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity that helps children and young people (up to 25) find their feet after their worlds are turned upside down by grief.
Our range of support services aim to help you make sense of your grief, express your feelings and find ways to cope and move forward. We offer on-demand services, bereavement support and counselling. All our support is available online, so no matter where you live you can still get the help you need.
If you need to talk, we’re here to listen. You can speak to the Winston’s Wish bereavement team using one of our confidential on-demand services. You can chat with us anonymously if you wish and share whatever you are feeling. Nothing about your grief is off limits. We promise to listen, not judge and can offer advice and guidance if needed. You can speak to us as little or as often as you want.
Click the blue ‘Chat with us’ button at the bottom right of your screen between 8am-8pm, weekdays.
Call us for free on 08088 020 021 between 8am-8pm, weekdays.
If it’s urgent, text WW to 85258 to speak with someone from our trusted partner, Shout. Open 24/7.
If you need to speak to us in a language other than English, we can use interpreters over the phone, and we can use the Relay UK app if you have hearing or speech difficulties.
If you need additional support with your grief, you can enquire about one-to-one and group sessions with a bereavement support worker or bereavement counsellor. Sessions are usually delivered at a set time, over a period of up to eight weeks.
Not everyone will need additional bereavement support or counselling. However, if you feel you are really struggling or have experienced severe traumatic and/or multiple bereavements, or if you have complex personal circumstances, we encourage you to submit an enquiry. Someone from Winston’s Wish will then assess your individual circumstances and make a recommendation about the level of support you need.
Due to high demand, there is currently a waiting list for additional support. In the meantime, you can still get support by speaking to our bereavement team over live chat, email, helpline or text.
You will need to be aged 13 or over to submit an additional support enquiry. If you are aged 12 or under, please ask a trusted adult to support you with your enquiry. Click the button below to visit the Winston’s Wish website to find out more.
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