The 565 Service is aimed for younger minds and anyone aged between 5 and 18 can benefit from the help the programme has to offer.
The Teen space page of the 565 Service is a good place to start when it comes to looking at how we are feeling about losing a loved one.
If you are aged 12 or younger, you may find our Young user friendly page more relevant.
Everyone's reactions are different and their reactions normal.
There's no 'right' or 'wrong' way to grieve - but we are here to help you.
Click on the image to the left to find out more!
Make sure you get enough sleep each night, and eat and drink throughout the day can help us feel more comfortable. If you are tired and hungry you are likely to feel quite grumpy or upset:
Try and talk to people about your worries, it can really help to share them, you might find people have the same worries and are able to help you with answering questions
Click on the image to the left to find out how you could share your thoughts!
Click on the picture to the left to find a list of websites you may find helpful.
Anxiety is a very normal feeling to experience when a loved one is unwell and after a loved one has died and at times this may feel very intense.
Anxiety is the brain’s way of alerting us that something isn’t quite right- a bit like an alarm system.
Some symptoms of anxiety are:
Things that can help:
Sometimes we might feel upset for a longer time than we thought we would, we might be getting angry with people when we didn’t mean to, or spend lots of time crying. If you are finding it hard to talk to family and friends about it, we can help.
565 Service offers a place to talk about our feelings, meet with other young people with similar stories and get some friendly advice on what can help after someone special dies.
It is a confidential service based at the hospice for children and young people aged 5 – 18 years old.
When people ring us, we normally arrange to meet them as family to talk about their loss and to find out ways of helping everyone feel better. When we meet with you, we agree a plan of what might help. This might include:
For some people, just the first meeting is enough as it gives them a chance to talk about their feelings with other family members with the help of one of our team.
If you wanted to have a chat please call on 0300 3035196 or email emotionalwellbeing@stelizabethhospice.org.uk
Things other young people have said about our support:
“I gained more confidence and feel more comfortable talking about my problems.”
“I was able to talk about my problems in a safe space”
“I’ve learnt how to cope and to talk about mum”
“I am more accepting of my feelings and even though I didn’t think I needed it at first, it really did help”
“I like the fact that not only was I listened to, I was given useful suggestions on ways to cope”
“I felt supported in what I was going through and listened to. I felt that someone was there for me who really cared about how I was doing and what I was going through.”
