Child
Death Helpline National Callers to the Child Death Helpline may be parents,
relatives, friends, teachers, nurses and all who have been affected by
a child’s death in whatever circumstances - from miscarriage to the
death of an adult child - however long ago. Thousands of young adults
also die in their twenties and thirties also die and grief is no less
intense for the surviving parent/s of an ‘adult The staff by experienced, trained volunteers, virtually
all of who are themselves bereaved parents. Volunteers are trained and
supervised within the Alder Centre and Great Ormond Street Hospitals. A telephone helpline for those affected by the death
of a child was established at The Alder Centre in Liverpool, in June 1989,
and a similar helpline - The Child Death Helpline was established at Great
Ormond Street Hospital in 1992. In October 1995, the experience and tradition
of The Alder Centre and Great Ormond Street were brought together in the
setting-up of the national Child Death Helpline. Purely from fundraising
“ A confidential helpline for all those affected
by the death of a child “
Services Offered
Telephone Helpline : FREEPHONE 0800 282 986
The Child Death Helpline is staffed
7 nights a week from 7pm to 10pm and on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays every week from 10am to 1pm
on FREEPHONE NUMBER 0800 282 986
Who We Help
child’ of any age.
Who Works On The Helpline
Where We Are
We are based at two sites and can be contacted from either -
Child Death Helpline
The Alder Centre
Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital
Eaton Road
Liverpool L12 2AP
Telephone : 0151 252 5391
Fax : 0151 252 5513
E-mail :
Website :
Child Death Helpline
The Bereavement Services Department
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London WC1N 3JH
Telephone :020 7405 9200
Fax :
E-mail : Tracey.Wolfin@GOSH-TR.NTHAMES.NHS.UK
Website :
Background To The Helpline
Funding Sources
“ on our helpline a bereaved parent is always available to answer
your call and provide an opportunity for you to talk to someone sympathetic
to your situation “
Call us if you wish on FREEPHONE 0800 282 986
The Samaritans
Registered
Charity Number: 219432
The Samaritans are here for people in crisis
24 hours every day 7 days every week
Please check your local telephone directory for your nearest branch or drop-in
centre or call our head office.
We also have national textphone numbers, and Armed Forces Links for British
forces overseas.
Our Vision and Aims
The Samaritans' vision is that fewer people will take their own lives
because:
*Samaritan befriending is always available at any hour of the day or night
for everyone passing through personal crisis and at risk of dying by suicide
*Samaritans provide society with a better understanding of suicide, suicidal
behaviour and the value of expressing feelings that may lead to suicide
Headquarters Address : The Samaritans
10 The Grove
Slough,
Berkshire SL1 1QP
Telephone : 01753 216 500
Fax : 01753 775 787
E-mail :
Website : www.samaritans.org.uk
Principles and practices
The Samaritans in the UK and Ireland is governed by representatives of
each of the 203 Branches. All Samaritan volunteers carry out their work
within a nationally agreed set of seven principles and seven practices.
For detail please see our website or contact one of our offices
Funding
As far as funding is concerned, The Samaritans relies mainly on voluntary
contributions from the public and gets only about 2% government funding.
In
total we raise about £9.5m a year and spend nearly all of it. £5m
of this
£9.5m is raised by General Office and £4.5m by branches. Each
branch varies
widely in the amount it raises.
*Samaritan befriending is always available at
any hour of the day or night for everyone passing through personal crisis
and at risk of dying by suicide