Local Support

TCF in the United Kingdom offers local Contacts (befrienders) who listen and share with the bereaved. Parents feel a great relief as they talk about their child - the way he or she died, his or her place in the life of the family, feelings they may find difficult to express elsewhere. Our local Contacts provide a safe environment for bereaved parents and their families to express themselves in the company of others who understand their grief.

Our local Contacts will support all bereaved parents and their immediate families, where children may have died at any age and from any cause. We also have Contacts for the following specific groups:

• Shadow of Suicide (SoS) - where a child has taken his or her own life
  Childless Parents - for parents with no surviving children
  Families Bereaved by Homicide (FBbH)
  Grandparents
  Brothers and sisters

We can put you in touch with a local Contact who will give you information about the support available to you locally, such as group meetings. They are also there if you would just like to talk.

Please note that, unfortunately, TCF (UK) can only offer support and full membership to residents of the United Kingdom.

If you are seeking help outside the UK you should try our TCF Links page and follow the links to a TCF group in your own country. If your country is not listed then email our International Liaison Officer, international@tcf.org.uk who will do her best to put you in touch with someone.

Please fill in the boxes below and press submit if you would like to be put in touch with someone. You will need to tell us about your circumstances and your locality so that we can put you in touch with the most appropriate contact.You can also give your address and phone number if you wish one of our representatives to contact you this way.

If you intend to become a member of TCF then you may give us the following information on our Membership Form. You will need to indicate that you would like to be put in touch with a Contact in the "Other Information and Comments" box towards the bottom of the membership form.

Please fill in as many fields as possible. Fields marked with a are required information, and will allow us to get in touch with you later.

We apologise for the fact that due to the amount of emails we receive, we cannot always provide a same day email reply to Local Support requests. If you would like an immediate response to your request (and also if you would like leaflets and/or a sample newsletter) please phone our new local rate Helpline no. - 08451 23 23 04 which is always manned by a bereaved parent and is available 365 days from 10.00 - 16.00 and 18.30 - 22.30. (UK Time)

Title(s)
Full Name
E-mail Address
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Town
County
Postal code
Telephone
Extension
Fax
Name of child/sibling
Age of child/sibling
Date died
Cause of Death
Please choose one	Parent/s Grandparent/s Sibling/s Parent/s & Sibling/s Friend Other relative
Other information that will help us to help you
Details

Information supplied will always be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be passed to anyone outside TCF.

      

Donations
The Compassionate Friends relies heavily on donations to cover the everyday running costs of the organisation in supporting bereaved parents and their families. Every gift towards this is greatly appreciated. If you are liable for UK Income Tax, then if you would kindly complete a Gift Aid form, any donation you make to TCF will be increased by almost one third.

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