Resources

Leeds Bereavement Forum Reading List on death, loss and bereavement

Download our reading list compiled in partnership with Leeds Libraries. The list includes books for children and young people; fiction and non-fiction suggestions. All books are available through Leeds Libraries.

Care after Caring: supporting family carers facing and following bereavement

We are delighted that our work has been showcased in a new report Care After Caring from the National Bereavement Alliance and Hospice UK, commissioned by NHS England’s Commitment to Carers programme.

The report shares good practice and ideas of how to improve support for carers facing bereavement. Some of these are things that can be put in place before the death, to improve outcomes in bereavement. Others are ways of improving support after the death, to make it more sensitive to the lasting impact of caring. Published to coincide with Carers Week 2019, the report draws on research, policy and findings from consultations with former carers and those supporting them, to lay out a series of six aspirations for local areas and services to get the right support in place at the right time. The report includes 12 examples of local good practice in supporting carers facing and following bereavement, one of which is Leeds Bereavement Forum.

Annual Report 2017-18

Please download our Annual Report 2017-18

Leeds Bereavement Forum Membership Form

Membership of Leeds Bereavement Forum is free and open to both organisations and individuals.

Pathway for children and young people in Leeds who have been bereaved

The pathway is aimed at practitioners within universal settings such as schools, Children’s Centres, voluntary sector agencies or GP practices. The pathway focuses predominantly on supporting children who have lost a key family member or friend, as opposed to focusing on supporting a parent when a child dies.

The Leeds Charter For Bereaved Children

The aim of the bereavement charter is:

- To raise the profile of childhood bereavement in Leeds
- To increase people’s understanding of the needs of children who have been bereaved
- To increase people’s awareness and understanding of the effects bereavement in childhood can have on the future development and achievement of that child into adulthood.
- To work towards improved support for bereaved children in Leeds both through specialist and non-specialist services.

The Crossing

Please download our e-flyer for the Crossing. We also have hard copies available from the office.

Annual Report 2016-17

Please download our Annual Report 2016-17 - celebrating 21 years of Leeds Bereavement Forum, established in 1996.

Annual Report 2015-16

Please download our Annual Report 2015-2016

Annual Report 2014-15

Please download our Annual Report 2014-2015