Other helpful organisations

Child Funeral Charity (CFC)

Area served: England and Wales

Telephone: 01480 276 088

Website: www.childfuneralcharity.org.uk

Under the Children's Funeral Fund, the fees and expenses for burials and cremations are met largely by government funding. CFC will continue to fund the elements of the funeral that are not covered by the new fund, in England and Wales.

enquiries@childfuneralcharity.org.uk

Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

Funeral Link

Area served: Dundee & Tayside

Telephone: 01382 458 800

Website: www.funerallink.org.uk

A charity which supports families in Dundee struggling with a funeral. They can offer support and independent advice on how to make the best choices to suit individual emotional and financial needs. They are also a signposting service for other organisations in the area for bereavement support.

info@funerallink.org.uk

Good Life Good Death Good Grief

Area served: Scotland

Website: www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk

Services: An alliance of organisations that can support bereaved parents and families in Scotland. They have an abundance of resources of up-to-date contacts from general information when someone has died, to organising a funeral, and then bereavement support for different people / reasons.

Meningitis Now

Area served: National

Telephone: 0808 80 10 388

Website: www.meningitisnow.org

Support and information for families who have lost a loved one to meningitis and everyone who has suffered and recovered from meningitis. Free counselling, online support and befrienders throughout the UK. Family days - children who have meningitis or lost someone to it. Financial grants including a grant up to £1000 for funeral or headstone costs for the individual who has died from meningitis.

helpline@meningitisnow.org

National Bereavement Service

Telephone: 0800 024 6121

Website: www.the NBS.org.uk

Services: Willl support around practical arrangements following a death. This NHS team of advisors will deal with any and every question related to a death. If they don't have the answer, they will try to signpost to someone who does. This information service is free and impartial and works with individuals to identify the best solution in their circumstances using straight-forward language. This is combined with empathy and understanding of the experience of bereavement and if required, directing individuals to longer term sources of emotional support,

Hours: open Mon - Fri 09.00-18.00 and Saturday 10.00 - 14.00