This panel was held on December 4, 2023 during National Grief Awareness Week.
Dr Emily Harrop (Cardiff University), Dr Alison Penny (Childhood Bereavement Network), Amber Jeffrey (The Grief Gang) and Dr Lucy Selman (University of Bristol) launched the Grief Support Guide, a brand new resource available in ten languages which aims to help bereaved people find the right support for them.
Available on the National Bereavement Alliance website (nationalbereavementalliance.o...) the Guide provides information on the variety of bereavement support that is available in the UK, from self-help resources and helplines to peer support groups and grief counselling. It also includes details of support for specific groups of bereaved people, such as widow(er)s, children, cultural and faith groups and people bereaved by particular types of death.
The Grief Support Guide was developed by researchers at Cardiff University and the University of Bristol, in partnership with the National Bereavement Alliance, Marie Curie, the Good Grief Festival and Compassionate Cymru. Funded by an ESRC Impact Acceleration Award, the Guide brings together research findings on the benefits of different types of bereavement support and signposts to organisations in the UK. The Guide was developed through consultation with over 30 professional and public stakeholders and a focus group with bereaved people.
Emily, Alison, Amber and Lucy will discuss the Guide’s development and how it can help us find the support we need.