Bereavement

Although death and bereavement are experiences we all share as part of life, they are conversations we often avoid. The loss of someone close can happen at any stage of our lives, often when we least expect it. Grief is a deeply personal experience and one of the most significant losses we may ever face, impacting every aspect of our well-being.

Support for you

Zurich’s Bereavement and Probate service, provided by Health Assured, offers professional bereavement counselling by phone or online, alongside expert guidance on probate and legal matters. Colleagues also have access to a confidential 24/7 helpline for support with medical, legal and financial well-being, as well as family, housing and employment concerns. Additional well-being resources are available through the Wisdom app, including mood tracking, health plans, well-being assessments and relaxation tools.

Visit https://wisdom.healthassured.org/login or download the Wisdom app from the App store or Google Play.

Use organisation code ZGL when prompted.

Contact our Pastoral Team for support

Our Pastoral care team listen, laugh and cry with you and are here for everyone – of all faiths and none. You can find your local contact here.

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Ataloss.org Offers a national signposting service to help bereaved people find local, specialist and
national support.

Child Bereavement UK Helping children, young people, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

Cruse Support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.

Dying Matters Working to create an open culture that talks about death, dying and bereavement.

MIND Provides information on bereavement, where to go for support, and suggestions for helping yourself and others through grief.

The Bereavement Journey

Offers 15 films over 7 sessions, usually offered weekly, and sometimes with a light meal or refreshments. Participants are placed in groups of 6-8 for discussion following the films and volunteers guide them in exploring their loss, aided by a Manual. Anyone 18 years+ for whom someone important has died at any time is welcome.

The Good Grief Trust Everyone at The Good Grief Trust has lost someone they love, so they want to help you find the support you need as quickly as possible.

Tell Us Once from Gov.uk Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government organisations in one go.

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