The Child Bereavement Service
The service was started in 1998 and provides a wide range of therapy, training and consultancy to support children whose lives have been devastated by trauma and grief following the death of a loved one.
The service helps families communicate and helps children to feel more positive about the future.
The film below shows an example of the work the Child Bereavement Service does:
Please Note: since the film below was made the Child Bereavement Service has secured some statutory funding from the Northern and Belfast Health and Social Service Trusts.
Read George's story about how Barnardo's Child Bereavement Service helped his children turn their lives around.
The Child Bereavement Service offers:
- four qualified staff and a team of dedicated volunteers
- individual and group support up to 18 years old
- an advice line that families and professionals concerned about a bereaved child can contact for information and advice telephone number 028 9069 4000
- training and information for parents and professionals particularly in schools
- residential work for children and families bereaved through suicide
- training to professionals to support bereaved children.
