Powerful documentary on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer showing the devastating impact the death of a parent can have on a child and how important it is for grieving children to get support. ❤
Thanks for sharing your story @JoeyEssex_ #GriefAndMe
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Winston's Wish
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Winston's Wish
@winstonswish
UK's first childhood bereavement charity. We provide support to children, young people (up to 25) and families when someone dies.
☎️ Helpline: 08088 020 021
- We’re delighted to announce @GaryScribbler as our new Ambassador! Through his #doodleaday, he has been documenting family life since his wife Joy died in 2017 and has drawn a special Doodle for us this #FathersDay. You can find out more here 👉 buff.ly/2KSeyRl
- Bereaved children tell us they want people to acknowledge what has happened. So please include them when you reach out to grieving families as part of the National #DayofReflection on Tuesday. Write a note or card just for them or a text. It will mean a lot to them.
- Replying to @EpsomCollegeUKWe're so sorry to hear this devastating news. We're a childhood bereavement charity and if you need any guidance on supporting your pupils, please do get in touch. Our Helpline is open until 8pm tonight - 08088 020 021 or email [email protected]
- A lovely resource for bereaved children and young people whose family member worked on the frontline that we were pleased to be involved with and thanks to #PrinceHarry for writing a heartfelt forewordHospital by the hill is a book we’ve created which tells the story of a young person and the loss of their mother, who had been working on the front line. We are providing these books for free to any child or young person in the UK affected in this way. Link in bio.
- Day 24 of our alternative advent calendar is a beautifully illustrated message from our ambassador @GaryScribbler. We might not be able to spend Christmas with the people we want to this year but don't forget to reach out and tell someone you love them ❤️ #Christmas2020
- The death of a prominent figure, like the Queen, can significantly affect children. This could be their first experience of death and they don’t really understand or if they have been bereaved it might bring up difficult feelings. 👉 winstonswish.org/talk-to-childr…
- ‘When a baby is born, you can’t move for professional advice. But when someone dies, you’re on your own.’ We're at @HouseofCommons with Life Matters task force, which quotes @rioferdy5 for #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek #BereavementSupport #SupportLifeMatters
- Grief doesn’t go away, it doesn’t grow smaller – instead we grow around our grief. To begin with, grief feels as if it takes up all of us but, in time, we have space for other feelings and experiences. Our grief hasn’t shrunk but we have grown around it.
- One child in every classroom is bereaved. This September, we're launching a very special campaign asking our supporters to go ‘back-to school’ for grieving children by taking part in this month’s fun fundraisers. For more information 👉 buff.ly/2Na1Ui2
00:00 - One in five children don’t get bereavement benefits when their mum or dad dies, because their parents lived together but weren’t married. The courts have ruled this is wrong, but Government has failed to put it right. Ask your MP to speak up childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/campaigns/fair…🚨Please share this with your MP to ask them to help us give grieving orphans facing poverty a voice! 🚨
- Memory jars filled with coloured salt can help children and young people to remember important things about the person who died. Download our instructions to create a memory jar with a grieving child 👉 buff.ly/34XeU14
- Today we are launching the Winston’s Wish Crisis Messenger text service offering free, 24/7 support for bereaved young people who need urgent help. Just text WW to 85258. Save this number for when you might need it.
00:00 - We're delighted to be able to offer FREE online bereavement training for schools. We know that teachers and staff are looking for guidance on supporting their grieving pupils, both while schools are closed and when they reopen. Find out more here 👉 buff.ly/2zgqxEA
