Bereavement
Listed below are some organisations / support groups that provide information and advice about Bereavement.
Although the information was originally collected for use within the Linlithgow community we hope the list could be useful to others.
The Help Centre website is a joint initiative by St Michaels’ Parish Church https://stmichaelsparish.org.uk and The New Well https://thenewwell.org/
Blue Cross
Blue Cross Pet charity providing veterinary care, offer expert behavioural help and find loving homes for pets in need. Also offer pet advice to owners, keep pets and people together with our pet food banks and aim to look after surviving pets when their owners pass away.
Last updated: September 3, 2025
Brake
Brake UK-wide provider of help for road victims, including: information and guidance, legal support. Help for professionals helping road victims. Run projects to help raise awareness about safe and healthy mobility across the country, in communities, in schools and in workplaces.
Last updated: June 3, 2026
Care for the Family
Care for the Family National charity which aims to provide a wide range of support in three key areas of family life – couple, parenting and bereavement.
Last updated: June 17, 2026
Carers of West Lothian
Carers of West Lothian Information, resources, advice and support for all unpaid carers and people with disabilities living in West Lothian.
Last updated: May 20, 2026
Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK Helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. 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 […]
Last updated: March 29, 2026
Compassion in Dying
Compassion in Dying Provides a free helpline, information, publications and resources to help people make informed choices, start honest conversations about death and dying with your loved ones, plan for it, and record your wishes. Compassion in Dying supports the uptake of existing legal rights (inc. living will, DNR, Power of Atorney) and is not […]
Last updated: April 15, 2026
Compassionate Friends
Compassionate Friends Provides support, understanding, empathy and hope to bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who have experienced the death of a child of any age (from 1 month old to an adult child) by offering accessible peer support services and information to bereaved parents and their families. Also provides information to professionals supporting bereaved parents.
Last updated: October 9, 2025
Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse Bereavement Care Offers bereavement support and information when someone dies through their website, national helpline, group, zoom, telephone or one-to-one in person support.
Last updated: March 29, 2026
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland (CBCS)
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland (CBCS) Offers free information and advice, support and counselling to anyone who has been affected by a death helping them understand, process and navigate their grief.
Last updated: June 3, 2026
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Provides links to a range of organisations that provide information and support to people living in Scotland who are affected by death, dying and bereavement, before and after plus support for carers.
Last updated: October 9, 2025
Grief Encounter: supporting bereaved children & young people
Grief Encounter: supporting bereaved children & young people Helps children, young people and young adults access support, information and advice following the death of someone close. Website has different zones for kids, teens and adults (including school teachers). Resources included in each zone.
Last updated: April 22, 2026
Held in Our Hearts
Held in Our Hearts A Scottish charity providing baby loss counselling and peer support to families, offering compassionate bereavement care in the community. Formerly known as Sands Lothians until 2020.
Last updated: June 3, 2026