The Openwork partnership MENU Cruse Bereavement Care Cruse Bereavement Care is the leading national charity for bereaved people. Cruse offers support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies, and works to enhance societies care of bereaved people. Hope Again Cruse offers telephone and website support and, until Covid-19, had been providing face to face support for 60 years. It has a free National Helpline (0808 808 1677) local services and a website specifically for children and young people called Hope Again . Its services are provided by trained volunteers and are confidential and free. Cruse also provides training and consultancy for external organisations and for those who may encounter bereaved people in the course of their work Each day, more and more people go to Cruse for support, and the impact of the traumatic bereavements, some caused by the pandemic, will be felt for many years to come. In the region of 60% of callers to the Cruse helpline say their grief has been negatively impacted by the pandemic and calls have become more complex. In 2019-2020, Cruse and Cruse Scotland supported over 67,500 people directly, including children and young people. In 2020, they supported over 32% more people than in 2019, as a result of increased demand from the pandemic. Children and young people can be particularly vulnerable following a death in their lives. The effects can be profound, resulting in withdrawal and isolation, poor school attendance and achievement, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Unresolved childhood grief causes enduring and lifelong difficulties. The Childhood Bereavement Network estimates that 23,000 parents die each year, leaving around 40,000 newly bereaved children under 18. Many others are bereaved of a sibling, grandparent or someone else close. During the pandemic, thousands more children and young people have been bereaved of close relatives and felt the ripple effect of deaths in their communities. What will our funding support The grant of £50,000 per year from The Openwork Foundation will help Cruse to support more bereaved children and young people to develop coping tools and resilience. A Children and Young People’s Service Manager will be appointed to recruit new volunteers, specialising in the support of children and young people. Cruse will also expand its range of services for children and young people, providing more choice in how they can access the much needed support. Find out about Find out about Hope Again Find out about Cruse Bereavement The Openwork Foundation Through this partnership The Openwork Foundation hopes that more children and young people will be able to access the support services from Cruse and that they have somewhere they can turn to when someone they love dies. Find an Adviser Our advisers make it easier for you to face your financial future with confidence and optimism FIND AN ADVISER Facebook Twitter LinkedIn BACK TO TOP Footer The Openwork Partnership We are The Openwork Partnership and for us, financial advice is personal. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YOUR FINANCIAL ADVICE JOURNEY Financial advice Looking for a mortgage Saving & investing Insure & protect Pensions & retiring JOIN US Careers Become an Adviser Join our network ABOUT US Corporate social responsibility Our history Senior leadership team NEWS CONTACT US Help when things go wrong Terms & conditions Product appendices Privacy & cookies policy Email disclaimer Modern Slavery Statement Gender Pay Summary May 2021 Privacy notice for candidates Adviser Log In Cookies This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. Necessary Cookies Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences. Analytics Analytical cookies help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on its usage. About this tool (Opens in a new window)