{"id":12573,"date":"2024-05-08T11:27:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T10:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/?post_type=organisations&#038;p=12573"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:28:49","slug":"cruse","status":"publish","type":"organisations","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/support\/discover-more\/cruse\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruse"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"who-is-cruse\"><strong>Who is Cruse?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cruse help people through one of the most painful times in life, with bereavement support, information and campaigning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-do-cruse-help\"><strong>How do Cruse help?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cruse helpline is run by trained bereavement volunteers, who offer emotional support to anyone affected by grief. They give you space to talk about your feelings and how you&rsquo;ve been coping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cruse have over 80 branches across England, Wales and Northern Ireland that provide grief support to people of all walks of life. They offer one to one sessions with trained bereavement supporters and have &lsquo;Understanding Your Bereavement&rsquo; group information sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cruse provide grief support to children and young people across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information on their webpage is available in Welsh as well.  <\/p>\n\n\n<nav class=\"related-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"related-content__title\" id=\"similar-organisations\">Similar organisations<\/h2>\n\n        <ul class=\"related-content__list\">\n                            <li class=\"related-content__item\">\n                    <a class=\"related-content__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/support\/discover-more\/child-bereavement-uk\/\">\n                        Child Bereavement UK\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"related-content__item\">\n                    <a class=\"related-content__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/support\/discover-more\/carers-uk\/\">\n                        Carers UK\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"related-content__item\">\n                    <a class=\"related-content__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/support\/discover-more\/bliss\/\">\n                        Bliss\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    \n    <\/nav>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cruse provide online resources on grief and bereavement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12369,"parent":0,"menu_order":35,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"organisations_category":[71,73],"organisations_keyword":[103,100,84],"organisations_location":[75,76,78],"class_list":["post-12573","organisations","type-organisations","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","organisations_category-disability-and-serious-illness","organisations_category-mental-health-and-wellbeing","organisations_keyword-grief","organisations_keyword-mental-health","organisations_keyword-wellbeing","organisations_location-england","organisations_location-northern-ireland","organisations_location-wales"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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