A parent of children under 18 dies every 22 minutes in the UK; around 23,600 a year. This equates to around 111 children being bereaved of a parent every day1 in 29 schoolchildren has been bereaved of a parent or sibling – that’s a child in every class.
Each year, around 6000 families are bereaved by suicide10,061 babies, children and young people (under the age of 25) died in the UK in 2016 – that’s 28 every dayIn 2016, 3430 babies were stillborn – that’s more than 9 babies every day

£25 enables us to answer a call from a father unsure how to tell his 6 year old daughter that her mummy is dying
£60 provides a couple with a support session after their teenage son has died by suicide
£100 enables us to train a volunteer to help in our children’s support groups
£130 helps us train a police officer or paramedic to offer support after a sudden death
£300 enables us to run a group session for parents to share emotions and experiences in a supportive environment, after the death of their baby or child