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December 16, 2021 · Blog | Research

Grief during the pandemic

What have been the major challenges of being bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic? New UK research reports the difficult experiences which have affected so many

October 13, 2022 · Blog

Grief when a baby dies

This Baby Loss Awareness Week, Jen Coates, Director of Bereavement Support for the charity Sands, talks about the shock and grief when a baby dies before, during or shortly after birth.

Drugs, alcohol and addiction

A death related to drug or alcohol use can be very distressing.

UK Covid-19 Inquiry – how you can help

Help us change the terms of reference to include investigating the support given bereaved people.

March 16, 2022 · News

Bereaved people let down

Cruse disappointed by Covid inquiry draft Terms of Reference

March 18, 2021 · Blog

The long goodbye

In this blog, Claire, one of our bereavement volunteers reflects on the anticipatory grief she experienced when a family member was diagnosed with a life limiting condition.

December 2, 2022 · News

Connecting Communities Parliament event

Cruse and Co-op held a Parliamentary reception on Monday 28th November to raise awareness of the need for bereavement support in the community.

Parent

Losing a parent is incredibly painful and can make us question our place in the world.

September 29, 2022 · Blog

Bereaved by suicide – the power of peer support

Sharing experiences and activities can be a lifeline for those bereaved by suicide. In this blog Bex from Sussex-based organisation Sibling Link explains how they have used walking, baking, and pottery in peer groups to help people connect.

2021 – Our pandemic response

The Covid-19 pandemic continued to be the biggest challenge for Cruse in 2021 - bringing additional heartbreak to bereaved people and speeding up our changes to new ways of working.

Our work in 2021

2021 was another painful and difficult year for so many. Find out more about what we acheived, how we have continued to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, and how we are adapting and expanding our help for all bereaved people.

January 27, 2021 · Blog

Our bereavement volunteers’ lockdown diaries

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we started a research project to capture people’s experience of bereavement support. Here's what we learnt.