Bereavement brings an incredibly difficult time of loss, change and adjustment.
It can be a time when it is good to talk with someone who is not caught up in the immediate emotion of personal loss and can provide support, guidance or even just a willing ear to listen. For this purpose, a few helpful contact numbers and websites have been detailed below.
Funeral Support Payment
www.mygov.scot
Funeral Industry News
blogs.gov.scot
Bereavement Advice Centre
0800 634 9494 | www.bereavementadvice.org
Citizens Advice Bureau Charity
www.adviceguide.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care
0870 167 1677 | www.crusescotland.org.uk
SANDS - The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity
0808 164 3332 | www.sands.org.uk
Winston’s Wish - The charity for Bereaved Children
www.winstonswish.org.uk
Men Matter Scotland
www.menmatterscotland.org
SAMH - Scottish Association for Mental Health
www.samh.org.uk
Samaritans
116 123 - Free from any phone.
0330 094 5717 - Glasgow Branch | www.samaritans.org
The Child Bereavement Trust
www.childbereavement.uk.org