Grief and Loss Support Groups

Bereavement Visits & Referrals
Grief is a normal process and many people will receive support from family and friends at times of bereavement. If additional support is needed, our bereavement visitors are available to help.
 
Please contact our office on 020 8427 5720 to ask for bereavement support. We would usually expect the call to come from the person who is asking for the support. In this way we can ensure that the details we collect are accurate. We realise that it is often difficult to make the call, so we understand if someone makes the initial call on your behalf – and then passes the telephone to you.
 
We do also accept third-party referrals from G.P.s, I.A.P.T., Local Authorities – on the understanding that a referral to Bereavement Care has already been discussed with the client.
 
Referrals for those under the age of eighteen years are usually made by a parent or legal guardian, school, C.A.M.H.S. or Local Authority (Children & Families).
 
Once your referral has been assessed, we will assign a bereavement visitor to meet with you. Visits are usually arranged in your own home at a mutually agreeable time between you and the visitor on a one-to-one basis. The visits usually last about 50 minutes and the frequency of visits is again by mutual agreement. The conversations are strictly confidential between you and the visitor.
 
Where a visit to the client’s home is not possible, it may be possible (by prior arrangement) to provide a one-to-one visit at one of our Drop-In Support Groups.
 
Support for children is often arranged in liaison with the child’s school or college (subject to the agreement of the Headteacher/Principal and in conjunction with the Inclusion Department).
 
Our visitors are all volunteers who have undergone training to provide support to bereaved people. All children’s visitors have completed additional training and will have an enhanced DBS disclosure.
 
Encouraged to self-refer using the number 020 8427 5720.
 
Northwood Group – tel: 01923 822990
Holy Trinity Church Northwood
Holy Trinity Northwood, Church Hall, Gateway Close, off Rickmansworth Road, HA6 2RP
Tuesday of the month 10.00 am – 12.00 noon
 
Hillingdon Group – tel: 07503 772428
Dovetail Bereavement Support
Hillingdon Park Baptist Church, 25 Hercies Road, Hillingdon, UB10 9LS
First Monday of the month, 10am – 11.30am
 
Ickenham Group – tel: 01895 622971
St Giles Church Hall
(near junction with Swakeleys Road)
1 High Road, Ickenham, UB10 8LE
Third Monday of the month, 2pm – 3.30pm
 
Uxbridge “Footprints” Group – tel: 01895 258766
St Margaret’s Church
Windsor Street, Uxbridge UB8 1AB
Every Monday 10.30 – 11.30am