Local Bereavement Support Organisations

CRUSE Gwent

Cruse Bereavement Care promotes the well-being of bereaved people and enables anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. As well as providing free care to all bereaved people, the charity also offers information, support and training services to those who are looking after them.

Local Contact details: Cruse Bereavement Care (Gwent) Orion Suite The Centre for Business Enterprise Way Newport NP20 2AQ

Telephone: 01633 251982

Email: gwent@cruse.org.uk

Website: Home - Cruse Bereavement Support

 

Hospice of the Valleys- Blaenau Gwent

The Family Support Team have specialist practitioners who are experienced in bereavement support. The Family Support Team can offer residents of Blaenau Gwent:

• Support for adults and for children and young people within the family
• Small groups, providing the opportunity for you to share feelings and experiences with others who are bereaved.
• Telephone support
• Written information about the experience of bereavement
• Advice and guidance about sources of help for support with financial worries and paperwork that can follow bereavement.

Telephone: 01495 717277

Website: https://www.hospiceofthevalleys.org.uk/for-families-carers/bereavement/

 

St David’s Hospice Care

St David’s Hospice Care provides adult bereavement services across Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen, Monmouth and south Powys and pre and post bereavement services for children and young people from their Unicorn service (see below).

Telephone: 01633 851051

Website: St. David's Hospice Care (stdavidshospicecare.org)

 

St David’s Unicorn Service

St David’s Unicorn Project supports bereaved children.

Telephone: 01633 851051

Website: https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/someone-close-to-me-has-died/bereavement-support-we-offer

 

STEPS Support Group (Newport)

In recent years, Tovey Brothers have established STEPS (Supporting Those Experiencing Personal Sadness), a bereavement support group that helps those who have lost a loved one. The aim of STEPS is to provide a safe place for bereaved people to find support, reassurance, and information on their unique, natural but often difficult grief journey.

Telephone: 01633 266 848

Website: https://www.toveybros.co.uk/help-advice/bereavement-support/

Information: https://www.toveybros.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tovey-bros-steps-leaflet-2019.pdf

 

Caerphilly Bereavement Services

Available for advice for people living in the Caerphilly Area

Telephone: 01443 811457

Melo

Website:

• Managing Feelings of Grief | Help with your Mental Health and Wellbeing (melo.cymru) 
• Helplines and Services | Melo Mental Wellbeing Self-help

The Parish Trust

The Parish Trust provides bereavement support and regularly holds courses/support groups.

Website: Bereavement Support | The Parish Trust