www.guysgift.co.uk
Email: INFO@GUYSGIFT.CO.UK
Guy’s Gift provides bereavement support for children, young people and their families across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Waiting times vary in different regions of Coventry and Warwickshire, and also dependent on the support route we guide children and young people to.
We provide support in schools and/or local community venues, and we are bound by the facilities that they have in place. When hiring community space, we ensure they are accessible spaces.
We don’t make home visits.
We are happy to work with any child or young person who is able to engage in counselling support. If there are additional needs that we are unable to meet, we work with the school/family to resolve or to signpost to more suitable support.
Our aim is to help children and young people through the grieving process in a safe, supportive and educational environment by increasing a child’s knowledge and understanding of death; increasing awareness and understanding of the grieving process; providing strategies for coping, and promoting open communication within the family and with peers.
We have a small professional team which includes a team of four Bereavement Support Workers and Counsellors, who are helped by a team of experienced volunteers. We draw on a range of specialist skills to provide support options to help children, young people and their families.
Guy’s Gift delivers bereavement support for children and young people throughout Coventry and Warwickshire. Our early intervention service is open to 5 to 25 year olds and tackles a range of emotional concerns, preventing them from escalating and also helping individuals to achieve their potential and continue their lives in a meaningful way.
We tackle many problems that bereaved children and young people face, including grief; low self-esteem; lack of confidence; isolation; disturbed sleep; separation anxiety; aggression; loss of purpose in life that may result in deterioration in schoolwork, concentration, behaviour, poor school attendance and loss of life opportunities.