Bereaved Parent support group

Support and Advice for all Bereaved Parents

What We Do at Our Grieving Hearts

We provide grief support and bereavement advice for bereaved parents

Have you experienced the loss of your son or daughter?

Do you need someone to talk to?

I would encourage anyone who is struggling with the loss of a child to seek support from this very special Trust.

Here at Times Of Crisis

We provide bereaved parent support in a warm, understanding environment where you can openly share memories of your child with others who have experienced a similar loss. Our monthly bereaved parent support groups create a space for connection, reflection, and comfort among those who truly understand the depth of parental grief.

These informal sessions are held in a peaceful, welcoming setting and are designed to offer meaningful grief support, allowing you to talk freely, listen, or simply be present among compassionate company. Whether you’re newly bereaved or navigating ongoing feelings of loss, we offer gentle bereavement advice for parents at every stage of the journey.

I can vent my true thoughts and feelings however trivial without being judged
It is a great source of comfort to me to be with people who really got it
I felt supported and really needed those monthly meetings. Initially I could have come once a week!

Grief Support & Bereavement Advice for Parents

We support bereaved parents through their grief after the loss of a son or daughter of any age and offer the following services
Evening meetings in Brentwood

Befriending service

Advice on local counselling services

Caring

We offer an opportunity to talk about your child in safe environment.

Empathy

Supported by volunteer bereaved parents.

Support

Assurance, friendship and someone willing to listen.

Coping with Loss

A wife who loses a husband is called a widow. A husband who loses a wife is called a widower. A child who loses his parents is called an orphan. There is no word for a parent who loses a child. That’s how awful the loss is’.
– Jay Neugeboren

Stories

Each of our Mum’s has written a piece about their child in our stories section. We have each lost a child at a range of ages to a range of different causes. Our stories are as unique as the child we have lost.

Useful Links

We understand at such a difficult time the importance of feeling supported and have therefore included details of other organisations you may find helpful.