Bereavement Support for Service Families in the Armed Forces
Videos, podcasts and publications to help in understanding bereavement

FILMS
Families talk about loved ones who died whilst serving in the armed forces:
'Behind every headline is heartache' has been made with and for Cruse. Here is a 12 minute extract from the full-length film, with real people sharing their feelings and their grief as they go through the processes involved following a military death. Please click here to view the short film, or click on the image.
You can click here to order the full-length film on DVD, free of charge.

Bereaved in the Armed Forces

A Casualty Notifying Officer talks about his work with service families who have been bereaved.
Please click here or on the image to watch the video.

A Visiting Officer talks about his work with service families who have been bereaved.
Please click here or on the image to watch the video.

A Guide to Coroners' Inquests: a film (about 30 minutes), produced by the Defence Inquest Unit to help those who face the prospect of a Coroner's inquest into the death of a loved one to better understand the processes.
Please click here or on the image to watch the video.

Please click here for our Vimeo Channel with these films to help bereaved forces families.

PODCASTS:
You can hear how people cope in bereavment in a series of interviews and monologues - please click on the links below:

Agnes's story	Agnes talks about the important place of a family pet	Niki's story	Roger's story
Anna's story	Clare's story	Liza's story	Angela's story

Explaining the service Cruse offers - please click here for the podcast featured on the Veterans UK website.

PUBLICATIONS: use the following links to open, save or print our leaflets:
Supporting Military Families,
Supporting Families to Help their Children,
Supporting Schools to Help their Pupils;
Our information 'credit card' (please view at 100%).

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