Support for suddenly bereaved people and those who care for them

Service Update

Due to increasing demand and funding pressures, we are having to prioritise care for those already in the service and so we are sadly unable to accept new cases in May.

If you are bereaved and in crisis, please use the resources on our website or call The Samaritans on 116 123. Please contact your GP directly if you require any immediate support and in case of an emergency, please call 999.

Anyone can donate to Sudden to help us care for more people by clicking here.

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Help after a sudden bereavement

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Helping you to support bereaved people

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Help us to help more bereaved people

From day one, onwards

Our vision is that people bereaved suddenly get help at a time of darkness to move to a brighter day.

We help when someone has died suddenly, or too soon in their life, because of

a sudden medical reason (including COVID-19), or terminal illness
injuries, caused by something that happened
suicide

Our role is to help people during the first ten weeks following a sudden bereavement. You can call us from day one, onwards.

At Sudden, your named case worker helps to:

Support you with a warm, listening ear
Give advice on bereavement issues
Get help you need, including emotional, practical, psychological, or legal

We also help communities and professionals to help suddenly bereaved people, better.

Sow a Seed of Hope

If you have been bereaved by a sudden death of any cause, you may like to create a tribute to your loved one.

Sow a Seed of Hope in our virtual flower garden to keep your loved one’s memory alive. For a small donation, you can choose a tulip, rose or daisy and fill this beautiful meadow with your messages of hope and love, to remember your loved one and help others who have been bereaved suddenly by any cause.

Coping with a sudden bereavement can be difficult, but finding ways to remember who you’ve lost can be comforting.

Sow a Seed of Hope