6 years ago we tragically and suddenly lost our brother Nick. In the month's that followed this loss, we were supported and counselled by Grief Encounter. This October, to mark what would have been Nick's 40th Birthday weekend, and to raise much needed funds for the charity, we will be taking part in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 10K run. We would appreciate any donations to help us reach our target of £3,000. 

What your money can do:

£15 could pay for a Good Grief workbook for a bereaved child

£26 could pay for a full grieftalk session

£50 could pay for a 1:1 counselling session

£100 could provide a Grief Relief Kit for a newly bereaved child

£150 could pay for a bereaved family to attend a Residential Weekend

About Grief Encounter

1 in 29 children suffer the death of a parent or sibling every year in the UK. Grief Encounter is a leading UK bereavement charity, offering free, professional support to bereaved children, young people and their families. Their qualified clinical team offer face-face and online therapeutic services, including grieftalk, a free, national helpline, open weekdays, 9am – 9pm. Grief Encounter tailor long-term care plans that include 1:1 counselling, online workshops, Covid secure family days, creative therapies and more. Grief Encounter also provide free advice and training to educational institutions and corporate organisations, following the death of a student or an employee.

Funds raised will enable Grief Encounter to reach even more bereaved children and young people with 1:1 counselling to enable them to receive the support they need. Grief Encounter’s long-term counselling intervention provides a place for bereaved children to unpack their emotions and trauma. Grieving children often feel isolated, have trouble trusting and live in fear. We know that emotions experienced by a grieving child can have long-lasting negative impacts on a child’s development. Funds raised will therefore provide face-to-face and online therapy with specialist bereavement counsellors to help these children work through these feelings and mitigate these negative outcomes.

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