Bereavement and loss
We experience grief and loss in different ways depending on our relationship with the person. Below you'll find more information on grief that may be relevant to your personal experience:
- Cruse: A UK charity for bereavement and loss:
- Winston’s Wish: Provides support for grieving children and young people up to the age of 25 regardless of who they are grieving.
Bereavement by suicide: All grief is incredibly hard to deal with, for those who are experiencing grief from losing someone to suicide there can be added difficulties to overcome. Find sources of support below.
Grief may often take us by surprise and we may be confused when experiencing grief for someone we perhaps did not know well, or even someone we did not know at all:
Losing a pet can be a difficult to process as we often have a unique bond with our animals:
Anniversaries and reminders can lead to powerful memories and cause you to grieve all over again:
- Spectrum.Life 24/7 in-the-moment support Line-a free mental health helpline you have access to as a student, where you can speak to a counsellor via phone or webchat. The app also can be downloaded and has lots of useful mental health resources: Spectrum.Life
- As a student you have 24/7 access to our platform Qwell helpline, which provides free, safe and anonymous online mental health support whenever you need it. The support includes drop-in messaging with mental health professionals, a range of self-help tools and helpful articles to support you with your mental health and wellbeing, as well as access to community support and live forums.
External helplines
- Cruse Bereavement Support: Call 0808 808 1677 (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9.30am to 5pm, Tuesday: 1pm to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday closed)
- Greater Manchester Bereavement Service: Call 0161 983 0902 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)
- Grief Chat: a live instant chat service with a qualified bereavement counsellor. Visit GriefChat - Transforming Access to Bereavement Counselling
Bereavement and loss group
Each semester the Mental Health Support Team runs a Bereavement and Loss Group for students which takes place over a four week period. This group offers a supportive, safe space to continue processing your loss alongside others with similar experiences. If it has been over three months since your loss and you wish to explore this group as an option for further support, please book an initial appointment with the service or discuss this with your allocated practitioner. More information can be found here: Bereavement Group details (The University of Manchester)