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A message from our Chief Executive
I'm writing this to ask for your help. Like many charities, we are under significant strain. Costs are rising and on top of that, around 50% more people than ever before are desperately seeking the help they need to find a way through their grief.
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Cohabiting bereaved parents eligible for financial support
Cruse Bereavement Support is delighted that from 9 Feb 2023, parents and carers whose cohabiting partner dies leaving them bringing up dependent children can claim bereavement benefits worth thousands.
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Sensing the presence of someone who has died
Experiences of feeling or sensing the presence of a person who has died are quite common among those who are grieving. But it can be surprising to some people. Matthew Ratcliffe reports on research from the University of York.
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Cost of dying – your experiences
Last week we launched our campaign calling on companies to improve their processes and training to give a better service to bereaved customers. Over the past few days, many bereaved people have shared their frustrating and sometimes costly experiences with us.
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Companies must do more for grieving people during cost of living crisis
Cruse Bereavement Support is calling on private companies to make changes to improve processes for customers closing down accounts after someone dies.
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13 million struggling with grief this Christmas
Cruse and Co-op are responding to new research showing how many people are battling grief.
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Connecting Communities Parliament event
Cruse and Co-op held a Parliamentary reception on Monday 28th November to raise awareness of the need for bereavement support in the community.
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Cruse welcomes Bake Off’s Chigs as an Ambassador
We’re delighted to announce that 2021 Great British Bake Off Finalist, Chigs Parmar, has become our newest Ambassador.
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Cruse’s Christmas list
There's so much we can all do this Christmas to help support those who are grieving. Take a look at our wish list – there's something for everyone, whether you have just two minutes time to spare or more to give.
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Outcomes for bereaved people – Cruse report
A new report from Cruse Bereavement Support and the University of Birmingham shows benefits of support for bereaved people both in-person and over the telephone.
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Should we teach children about death in school?
NAFD President John Adams has launched a parliamentary petition calling for all school age children to be taught about death, dying and bereavement in schools as part of compulsory PHSE.
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When words are not enough
How do we find ways to express painful feelings when words are not enough? In their recently published book 'When Words are not Enough' Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds draw on their own experience of loss, and how the death of their son Josh has led to a creative response that is more than word bound.
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