Reading List
The Compassionate Friends – Suggested reading list
This extensive list of helpful and supportive books can be borrowed from the TCF postal library.
Resources
This NHS guide is for people who are approaching the end of their life and some parts are also useful for people who are caring for someone who is dying. It covers what to expect, thinking about wishes for future care, and looking after your emotional and psychological wellbeing.
Counselling for All
CRUSE Bereavement Care Scotland
Give bereavement support to people throughout Scotland.
Tel no: – 0845 600 2227
Cancer Support Scotland
Offer counselling to anyone affected by cancer, including those who have suffered the loss of a loved one.
Tel No: – 0141 337 8199 or freephone 0800 652 4531
Email: – info@cancersupportscotland.org
SFAD – Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs
SFAD’s bereavement support service offer counseling to anyone who has lost someone through drugs or alcohol.
Tel no: – 08080 10 10 11
Email: – helpline@sfad.org.uk
PETAL – People Experiencing Trauma and Loss
Provide support to anyone experiencing bereavement and traumatic loss through murder or suicide.
Tel no: – 01698 324502
Email: – info@petalsupport.com
Loss of a Baby
Antenatal Results and Choices – ARC
Helping parents and healthcare professionals through antenatal screening and its consequences.
Helpline: – 0845 077 2290 or 0207 713 7486 via mobile
Email: – info@arc-uk.org
Support families who have been affected by the loss of a baby during pregnancy or close to the time of birth.
SiMBA office – 0131 353 0055
Email: – glasgowsimbacharity@gmail.com
Scottish Cot Death Trust
Support families in Scotland affected by the sudden death of a baby or a young child.
Tel no: – 0141 357 3946
Email: – contact@scottishcotdeathtrust.org
Stillbirth and neonatal death charity – Sands
Offer support to anyone when a baby dies during pregnancy or after birth.
Befrienders helpline: – 07552 335742
Young Persons Loss or Dying
Child Bereavement UK
Offer face to face support for bereaved children and young people up to the age of 25 and their families, within the locality and surrounding areas. Also support children and young people, when someone significant in their lives is not expected to live.
Tel no: – 0141 352 9995
Email: – glasgowsupport@childbereavementuk.org
Marie Curie Bereavement Service
Provide support to children and young people when a close family member is ill or has died following a terminal illness.
Tel no: – 0141 557 7400
Email: – glasgow.hospice@mariecurie.org.uk
Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice Butterfly Service – (Southside of Glasgow)
Pre and post bereavement support for families and their children.
Tel no: – 0141 429 5599
Email: – info@ppwh.org.uk
Richmond’s Hope
Richmond’s Hope provides support for children and young people aged 4-18 years who have been bereaved.
Tel no: – 0141 230 6123
Email: – glasgow@richmondshope.org.uk