Chesterfield support group helping bereaved parents during coronavirus pandemic

The Compassionate Friends offers support to grieving parents following the death of a child of any age and from any cause.

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A spokesperson for the Chesterfield group of the Compassionate Friends said: “If you, a relative or someone you know lost a son or daughter before the current crisis or due to or during the pandemic, help is at hand.

“The Compassionate Friends is a charitable organisation which offers peer-to-peer support for bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents.“That means that bereaved, usually parents, can talk to and meet a fellow bereaved parent – someone who has been through a similar devastating experience.

“When we had to suspend all face-to-face meetings, the Compassionate Friends worked quickly to move as many of our various forms of support as possible online and the organisation now has a range of measures in place to ensure that we can meet the needs of people seeking help.”

The Compassionate Friends was set up in 1969 and expanded across the UK and abroad during the following years.

The Chesterfield group of the Compassionate Friends can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or calling 07986595315.

For more information about the Compassionate Friends, visit www.tcf.org.uk

You can also visit the charity’s Facebook and Twitter pages for more details.

The national helpline can be reached by emailing [email protected] or calling 0345 123 2304.

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