Children’s Bereavement Centre in Nottinghamshire to run free training for parents and professionals to assist children and young people dealing with grief

A charity is notifying people of a free service it offers to train parents and professionals to help children cope with grief and trauma.

The Children’s Bereavement Centre in Newark will be sharing its knowledge with parents and professionals to increase their understanding of the emotional impact bereavement and loss can have on children and young people.

There are now one in five children across the country who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition – up from one in six in 2020.

The first training session is designed for parents and carers and is an introduction to Childhood

Bereavement and grief. It will take place at the Oak Tree Children’s Centre, Mansfield at 10am-12.30pm on Saturday, April 12.

This service is currently free of charge and places are limited.

Booking is required online at: www.childrensbereavementcentre.co.uk/training-for-parents-carers.

A spokesman from the charity said schools and other professionals can play a crucial role in supporting children and young people during times of need.

However, supporting children and young people who are grieving can be challenging.

The centre’s training provides a better understanding of bereavement in childhood and offers practical ideas to support and compliment a teacher’s or counsellor’s existing skills.

There are a variety of training dates throughout the year especially for professionals, including venues in Newark and Mansfield.

For full details, visit https://www.childrensbereavementcentre.co.uk/Pages/Category/training or

email: kate@childrensbereavementcentre.co.uk

Last week, Children’s Mental Health Week returned for its tenth year.

It raised an awareness campaign to empower and give a voice to every child in the UK, by providing them with the tools they need to express themselves.

The Children’s Bereavement Centre provides free specialist support for children and their families affected by the death or terminal-illness of someone important to them.

The charity help improve a child’s mental health through helping them to understand the feelings and anxieties created by the trauma of losing a loved one, to help them achieve their potential, and make better life choices.

Following the Children’s Mental Health Week campaign the Children’s Bereavement Centre are reminding care givers how important it is for young people to talk about their feelings by offering brand new training.

Kate Baxter, CEO at the CBC wants to help adults feel more confident to support children in their grief.

“We understand how difficult it is to support a grieving child or young person,” said Ms. Baxter.

“Many parents and carers have said to us that they would like to increase their understanding so they can feel confident in knowing what to do and say, as well as learning how they can look after themselves to provide the support and guidance needed at home.

“As the local bereavement experts, we have therefore developed some free training, to complement the other free services with offer to local families who have been bereaved.“