CHSA Charity

Grief Encounter: Get involved to support bereaved children and young people.

One child in every UK classroom will experience the death of someone close by the time they reach 16 years old.

Bereavement is devastating at any age, but for a child it is life-changing. Grief Encounter offers a lifeline. Providing free, immediate, one-to-one support, they help children and young people with the confusion, fear, loneliness and pain they can feel following the death of someone close.

We are proud to support Grief Encounter.

Grief Encounter was named the CHSA’s nominated charity in 2019. Following this year’s (2025) donation the total sum raised for Grief Encounter is now £50,000.

The charity relies entirely on voluntary gifts. This donation provides valuable, much-needed funds for services including a dedicated Bereavement Support team, one-to-one therapy, group workshops, family support and therapeutic weekend residentials.

A young person who received support from Grief Encounter said: “Here [at Grief Encounter] I feel like I can open up slowly and let out my feelings bit by bit, without being forced to. I like it because it feels like they really listen to me. I feel much better, much more capable of sharing my feelings.”