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Winston's Wish is the
leading authority in childhood bereavement and the largest provider
of services to bereaved families in the UK. The charity was
established 16 years ago in response to a recognised need for
bereaved children to receive support developed especially for them.
Our vision is that bereaved children, young people and their
families will receive the support they need. We exist to create more
positive futures for bereaved children, helping them to live with
their grief, build confidence, develop self-esteem and reach their
full potential. Our mission is to provide professional services to
grieving children who have been bereaved, to enable them to live
with their grief so that they can face the future with hope and
confidence.
Our
services include:
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The National Helpline for
anyone caring for a bereaved child, offering support, guidance
and information by experienced clinicians
08452 03 04 05.
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An interactive website with
many pages designed specially for young people
www.winstonswish.org.uk
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Group work with bereaved
children and their families - 'Camp Winston' one of our
residential weekends. We now hold seven residential camps a year
that include camps for children bereaved through suicide and
murder.
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Face to face work with bereaved
children and their families.
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A wide range of publications
and resources for both parents and carers.
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Tailor-made training for
professionals including health service professionals and police
family liaison officers.
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Every 22 minutes a child in the UK is bereaved of a
parent; this equates to over 24,000 new children each year learning
to live with their grief. Winston's Wish is now recognised
as extremely important by health professionals and police officers
across the UK. Each year as we become more well known, the demand
for our services grows and the need for funding increases. During
the present year we will require £1.5 million to cover the running
costs of the organisation and we rely almost entirely on voluntary
donations.
More information can
be found at
www.winstonswish.org.uk
or by
calling 01242 515157.
The Helpline number for families and professionals in
08452 03 04 05.
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