Charity Impact Awards 2020 Irish Hospice Foundation
Channel: Irish Hospice
Date: 01/10/2020

This is our entry to the 2020 Charity Impact Awards.

COVID-19 restrictions have changed the traditional ways we mark our grief. For the moment, it is not possible to come together like we did traditionally. This means many people are facing bereavement in isolation.

In June 2020, we launched our Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Support Line, the first of its kind in Ireland, to bring comfort, connection and support to those grieving in these difficult times.

We have answered over 400 calls from people all over Ireland struggling with grief and we want this service to continue into the future so those who are bereaved continue to have a safe space where they can talk about what has happened to them.

Many people have experienced and will experience the death of someone they love during the COVID-19 pandemic. It may have been a COVID-related death or a death from other causes. People may also be finding a previous bereavement more difficult at this time.

While we may be seeing reductions in the number of deaths connected to COVID-19, we know that people’s pain and grief does not diminish as quickly. 

We are here for you.

In partnership with HSE Ireland.

Freephone 1800 80 70 77. Available Monday-Friday 10am-1pm.

For more information: https://bit.ly/3ifkRLS

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