Other Organisations

Here we have provided a number of helpful links that you can access for further support and information.


At A Loss
AtaLoss helps bereaved people find support and wellbeing.
Their vision is that no bereaved person in the UK should be left floundering or alone and unable to find support when they need it.

AtaLoss.org is the UK’s signposting and information website for bereaved people

 


Baby Loss Awareness Alliance
The Baby Loss Awareness Week Alliance are committed to raising awareness of pregnancy and baby loss, providing support to anyone affected by pregnancy loss and the death of a baby, working with health professionals and services to improve bereavement care, and reducing preventable deaths.

Baby Loss Awareness Week – Break the silence around baby loss (babyloss-awareness.org)

 


Birth Injury Center
Helpful information regarding Stillbirth and other types of birth injuries.

Intrauterine Fetal Demise (Stillbirth) | Birth Injury Center

 


CHAS (Children’s Hospice Across Scotland)
CHAS offers full family support for babies, children & young people with life-shortening conditions. Through their hospices, CHAS At Home service, hospital presence and now virtual hospice offering, they provide palliative care, family respite, bereavement care and support throughout Scotland.

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland | CHAS

 


Chris’s House
Chris’s House was founded by Anne Rowan, a Wishaw mum who lost her son Chris to Suicide in 2011. Anne had a passion for creating a crisis centre and by creating Chris’s House (a Centre for Help, Response, Intervention Surrounding Suicide), it is the first 24 hour, non-medical crisis centre in Scotland offering integrated support.

Chris’s House – Centre of Help, Response and Intervention Surrounding Suicide (chrisshouse.org)

 


Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying. 

Child Bereavement UK

 


Men Matter Scotland

Men Matter exist to promote wellbeing and prevent suicide in men. They do this by supporting men’s mental health, creating an environment that promotes wellbeing and possibility and by holding weekly group sessions and activities, holding confidential peer to peer sessions and arranging referrals for intervention for men in distress.

MEN MATTER SCOTLAND

 


Miscarriage Association
If you’ve been affected by miscarriage, molar pregnancy or ectopic pregnancy, Miscarriage Association can provide support through their pregnancy loss helpline, live chat service, telephone support volunteers and support groups.

The Miscarriage Association: Pregnancy loss information and support

 


Tommy’s
Tommy’s believe that every baby lost is one too many. They exist to support, care for and champion people, no matter where they may be on their pregnancy journey.

Together, for every baby – Charity for Babies | Tommy’s (tommys.org)

 

Meningitis NOW

Meningitis provide emotional, Practical and Financial support for everyone in the UK, who has been affected by meningitis completely free of charge.

Meningitis Now | Meningitis charity | Research and awareness | Meningitis Now