565 Service: Children Support

We offer support to young people aged 5-18 in East & Mid-Suffolk whose loved one is known to St Elizabeth Hospice.

We also offer bereavement support, which extends to families who may not have had previous involvement with the hospice, whose loved one died from a life-limiting or progressive illness.

Support may include:

• Advice and guidance to parents and family members on how to talk about death and dying, what to expect in grief behaviours and what might help
• Conversations with the child’s school about support needs and how this might be best managed.
• Child and parent sessions to help express emotions
• Group activities with other children of a similar age
• Confidential space to the child or young person, either online or face to face, to explore their experiences and encourage ways of expressing and managing emotions
• Where appropriate, we may signpost to other organisations.

If you do not fit this criteria, our LivingGrief Hub can signpost you.