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Coping with Grief and Loss

Hope in Grief - a short film by Hope Again

This short film by Hope Again highlights the different emotions explored through a number of young people's personal journeys of grief and loss. More importantly, the young people describe how they now continue their loved ones legacy after receiving much needed support from Cruse/Hope Again. This film aims to provide hope in grief to anyone who has experienced a bereavement.

Student Space: Grief and Loss

Student Space has a collection of articles on what grief is, how the process of grief works and how you can help yourself whilst your grieving.

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Building Resilience During Loss and Trauma

This kind mind episode features our Head of Service Claire, who talks to us about how loss and trauma impact us and how we can learn to survive it. Claire helps us understand the different types of loss, and talks us through 8 practical steps to building resilience when we are faced with such difficulty.

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Cruse Bereavement Care

Grief is a natural process, but it can be devastating. Cruse can support you after the death of someone close. They offer telephone, email, and website support.

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Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

A national charity providing dedicated support to adults who have been bereaved by suicide. Here you can find a local support group, or get help and advice via their email or national helpline.

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Brené Brown: Permission to Feel

In this podcast, Brene talks to Dr. Marc Brackett about how emotional literacy - being able to recognize, name, and understand our feelings - affects everything from learning, decision making, and creativity, to relationships, health, and performance.

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Griefcast

Griefcast is a podcast that examines the human experience of grief and death - but with comedians, so it’s cheerier than it sounds. Each week Cariad talks to a different guest about their experiences of grief. Together they share their views on the pain, loss, and sometimes, the weirdness that happens when someone dies.

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Further support

Take a look at our self help guide for coping with grief and loss

Urgent Care

If you need urgent help please contact your doctor, or Imperial College Health Centre on 020 7584 6301.

You can also ask to see someone at the Accident and Emergency department of your nearest hospital. Information about your local A&E services can be found here - Find your nearest A&E - NHS (www.nhs.uk) Call 999 if you need help straight away

Other urgent out of hours mental health support

Samaritans - for people experience high levels of distress including suicidal feelings. Call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org, this service is 24 hours.

Shout crisis text service - offers a 24 hour text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. Text 'SHOUT' to 85258.

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