National Grief Awareness Week 2021

Bereavement, grief, and loss can cause many different symptoms and they affect people in different ways. There’s no right or wrong way to feel and everyone is encouraged to avail of the support available.

Cruse Bereavement Services

Learning more about the grieving process can help you understand what you’re going through. Cruse explains the effects of grief and how it can be managed - click here for more information

Get personalised support with an Online Grief Assessment, which includes 9 questions about your grief and how you are feeling about life. Each question is scored and support is recommended based on the final score. Click here to access the assessment.

Contact the helpline on 0808 8081677 or click here to download booklets for support. 

Inspire Wellbeing Service

Inspire Counselling Service can be contacted 24/7 by contacting 0808 800 0002 which will provide you with access to professional counsellors. Each staff member can avail of up 6, one-hour counselling sessions in your own time, either over the phone or face to face at a suitable location. To access Inspire factsheets for support, click here

UK Healthcare

The UK Healthcare Counselling Service also provides a confidential telephone service with experienced and qualified counsellors 24/7. Contact by calling 0800 107 6585 and quoting UK Healthcare and using reference number 72740.

Health Assure have developed a “Coping with Bereavement Webinar”. To access click here, and to log in:

• User Name: ukhealthcare
• Passcode: eap1

Mental Health First Aiders

The College has 9 Mental Health First Aiders that can assist to provide appropriate professional treatment. For contact details click here

You can also seek help from your GP who can signpost you to support groups.