Bereavement Support
Local Support
Greater Manchester Bereavement Service |
| If you’ve been bereaved and need support or advice, call the Greater Manchester Bereavement Service on 0161 983 0902 or visit www.greater-manchester-bereavement-service.org.uk Support is available to all those in Greater Manchester, bereaved or affected by a death. No one needs to feel alone as they deal with their grief and advice can be offered for any practical issues that losing a loved one may bring. |
| Tel: 0161 983 0902 Monday 9am-5pm, Tuesday 9am – 5pm Wednesday 9am-8pm Thursday 9am-5pm Friday 9am- 5pm (Except bank holidays). www.Greater-Manchester-Bereavement-Service.org.uk |
Suitable for Individuals bereaved and need support or advice. |
Tameside, Oldham and Glossop Mind |
| Mind is a mental health wellbeing centre offering counselling, courses, workshops, advice, drop-ins e.g. welfare rights and housing support, veggie cafe and internet access. Partnership working together to achieve the best mental health for the community, ensuring people are sufficiently supported with their mental health and well being Services offered: Counselling- for loss and bereavement Together Youth in Mind The Hive – drop-in for children, young people and their families |
| Website: https://www.togmind.org/content/home Phone: 0161 330 9223 Email: office@togmind.org |
Suitable for Individuals aged 16+ common mental health problems such as low mood, stress, anxiety, loss& bereavement etc. |
Healthy Minds Pennine Care FT |
| Healthy Minds is a talking therapies service. Providing support and treatment for those who are experiencing symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, low mood / depression, stress, worry or anxiety, feelings of hopelessness or panic attacks. Healthy Minds also offer a service for complicated bereavements and adjustments to life events (6-12 months post incident). The service offers an online therapy programme called SilverCloud which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can start the therapy straight away and it can be done at a time and place that suits you. You'll also have access to the system for a year after you’ve been discharged from the service. |
| The service is open to anyone aged 16 years+ self-referral/ professional referral. The service is available from Monday- Friday 9-5pm Phone: 0161 716 4242 Website: https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/healthyminds/ Click here to refer to SilverCloud. |
| Suitable for Individuals aged 16+ the service support those who are experiencing symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, low mood / depression, stress, worry or anxiety, feelings of hopelessness or panic attacks. |
Infinity Initiatives |
| Infinity Initiatives offer free support and advocacy to people across Greater Manchester. We provide 1:1 appointments with highly skilled key workers or invite you to attend a drop in session. We also run a programme called SAILS - Supporting all in loss and separation. Under the umbrella of loss, the following areas would be covered: Bereavement (including pets) divorce, relationship breakdown and separation including children taken into care and family members working away or imprisoned and individuals who have been, or had a family member diagnosed with dementia or terminal conditions. When you come in to see us, we will undertake an initial assessment and then may be allocated a key worker who will be available for dedicated 1:1 support. We have a large in-house counselling service. This is a free service and all counsellors have the discretion to counsel clients as long as they deem necessary. |
| Tel: 0161 339 6137 Email: info@infinitycic.uk Website: under construction at the moment Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/infinity.initiativesCIC |
Suitable for: Any individual wishing to access support for loss, separation or bereavement |
Suicide Bereavement Information Service |
| If you have been bereaved or affected by suicide our team can help you to: • Identify resources and support in your local area • Clarify the things you may need to do and who to contact • Access ongoing support services and groups • Find out about resources available nationally |
| If you have been bereaved or affected by suicide you can call us: This Service has been commissioned by The Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership Tel: 0161 983 0700 Email: SB.IS@nhs.net Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm (Excluding bank holidays) Email: SB.IS@nhs.net Website: www.shiningalightonsuicide.org.uk |
Suitable for: Individuals bereaved or affected by suicide. |
Age Uk |
| Offer a dedicated mental health and wellbeing counselling support service for older people, who may feel lonely, isolated or have experienced a bereavement or loss, together with an information and advice service for older people struggling with the practicalities of a bereavement such as funeral costs. |
| Tel: 0161 308 5000 Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/tameside/ To access the Get Up and Go service, email GetUpAndGoService@ageuktameside.com with your name and contact details for Information and Advice, email info&advice@ageuktameside.com |
Suitable for: Adults over 50 who need mental health and wellbeing support with difficult life events |
Finding Rainbows |
| Finding Rainbows is a registered charity within Tameside who support families who have sadly suffered the bereavement of a baby or child including early pregnancy loss. |
| Tel: 0161 312 8924 / 07340 799387 E-mail: finding.rainbows@outlook.com Opening times: Mondays - 9.30am-4.30pm Wednesdays 9.30am - 4.30pm Fridays 9.30pm - 4.30pm |
| Suitable For Support families who have sadly suffered the bereavement of a baby or child including early pregnancy loss. |
Willow Wood Hospice |
| Willow Wood Hospice offers a wide range of support to patients and their families, from emotional support to practical help. Bereavement Support Group - This peer support group is open to anyone whose loved one was cared for or supported by Willow Wood Hospice and runs on the first Wednesday of every month between 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Willow Wood. |
| Tel: 0161 330 1100 Fax: 0161 330 1144 E-mail: admin@willowwood.info Website: https://www.willowwood.info To find out more about our bereavement support service call the Family Support team on 0161 330 11 |
| Suitable for Hospice patients or carers / family member of hospice patients |
Blythe House Hospice Glossop |
| Counselling and bereavement service- Counselling for adult hospital patients and carers, can offer counselling for coping with loss or bereavement. |
| Tel: 01298 815388 Fax: 01298 814744 E-mail: info@blythehouse.co.uk Website: https://blythehousehospice.org.uk/ |
| Suitable for Hospice patients or carers / family member of hospice patients |
Reuben's Retreat |
| Reuben’s Retreat is a home-from-home for families bereaved of a child and for children with life limiting or threatening conditions and their parents and siblings. We provide a range of services for siblings and parents that have lost a child, including counselling, support groups, well-being, bereavement books, activities, short breaks & day trips and a place to feel understood and supported. We support parents and siblings of child loss where the child was aged 21 years or younger and the loss was no more than 5 years ago. |
| Tel: 01457 680023 email: support@reubensretreat.org Website: https://www.reubensretreat.org/ |
| Suitable for Families bereaved of a child and for children with life limiting or threatening conditions and their parents and siblings. |
Christie Hospital Telephone Helpline |
| A helpline for patients and relatives is now operational. It is manned by senior nursing staff from 8am – 8pm, 7 days a week including bank holidays, specifically to offer psychological support for patients whose treatment has been paused, or stopped and for relatives/loved ones of inpatients who are in the Last Days of Life and unable to have visitors due to infection risks. Patients and relatives who would like to access the service should call 0161 956 1900. |
| Tel: 0161 956 1900 Website: https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ |
| Suitable for Christie patients and relatives |
Tameside and Glossop Bereavement Matters Facebook Group |
| This is a safe place for those who have lost someone during isolation to support one another. The world feels very unusual at the moment and we understand that you may have lots of emotions, concerns and questions about losing you loved one so please feel free to post in here or comment on other posts. A small network of professionals representing NHS CCG, Tameside Council, Infinity Initiatives, The Anthony Seddon Fund & Mind will regularly review page content and provide you with any additional support you may need. |
| Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/520474308636740/ |
| Suitable for Individuals suffering the effects of bereavement during isolation. |
Glossop Peer Support Group |
| The group is for people who are suffering the effects of bereavement. Please contact for meeting dates & location. |
| Bereavement & Loss – Glossop Support Group Please contact for meeting dates & location. Tel: 01663 736426 - Liz Fletcher - High Peak CVS Tel: 0161 922 4089 - Helen Sharples - Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT |
| Suitable for Individuals suffering the effects of bereavement in Glossop. |
NHS Bereavement Helpline |
| If you’ve been bereaved and need support or advice, call NHS bereavement helpline Support is available those bereaved or affected by a death. No one needs to feel alone as they deal with their grief and advice can be offered for any practical issues that losing a loved one may bring. |
| Available 8am-8pm daily 0800 2600 400 |
| Suitable for Individuals bereaved and need support or advice. |