Cruse Bereavement Care exists to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief, cope with their loss and to promote their well-being. 

 “Many times, I felt I was in a long dark tunnel, stumbling,afraid of the darkness, and on an uncertain path. But with Cruse I reached the end of the tunnel, the darkness has thinned and daylight has once again entered my life”.

Cruse Bereavement Support Volunteers are trained to help you work through your feelings in a professional, safe and supportive environment.

How can Cruse help?

Cruse provides a range of services to help people to cope with the changes that bereavement may create in their lives. Services available in Northern Ireland include:

•   Free leaflets available from local offices or the Cruse Regional Office
•   Individual face-to-face bereavement support and counselling from a bereavement volunteer
•   Support in a bereavement group
•   Confidential day-to-day freephone helpline 0844 477 9400
•   Online access to information at http://www.cruse.org.uk/ and www.cruseni.org
•   Advice, support and information for parents and carers supporting bereaved children and young people
•   Face-to-face bereavement support for children aged 4-18 in the majority of Cruse area/branches in NI
•   For young people, a freephone helpline 0808 808 1677 and online access to information and support at http://www.rd4u.org.uk/
•   Remember Our Child service which provides a service to parents following the loss of a child on 028 90 797 975

    The services available will:

•   Take place within a strict code of confidentiality
•   Try to enable clients to regain some control over their lives
•   Be provided free of charge
•   Be delivered by volunteers

We rely on donations to continue providing this necessary support, so if you feel that you could help us please click here for ways you could do so.  Thank you

The map below shows the areas that cruse can provide support to (the 8 Cruse Branches are shown in purple).

For further details on your nearest branch and how to contact them please click here.