Cruse Bereavement Support - Darlington and Durham Area

We offer counselling, support and information to bereaved people, and aims to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss, regardless of age, race, religion, disability, gender or sexual preference.

Cruse's specially trained volunteers offer support to children and young people, as well as guiding parents, guardians and teachers.

Self-referrals are accepted. Third Party Referrals are accepted with the free and informed consent of the client. 

We provide confidentiality as an integral part of its service provision.

All of our services are free of charge to the client. Donations are welcomed to help towards the costs of the service.

We provide several training courses; please contact us to find out more.

All our volunteers are required to comply with and maintain the Cruse National Standards and the Code of Ethics of the British Association for Counselling. We are an organisational member of the British Association for Counselling.

When is it on?

Time of day
Morning
Afternoon
Session information
Office hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Who to contact

Telephone
01642 210 284
E-mail
teesvalley@cruse.org.uk
Website
Cruse Bereavement Support

Other details

Cost description
Bereavement Support is Free of Charge.
Referral required?
Yes
Referral and availability notes
  • Self referrals are accepted.
  • Third party referrals can be made by GPs and other health professionals with the permission of the client.
  • Third party referrals which involve a child must include the name and contact details of the parent/legal guardian.
  • Any Third Party Referral must include the following information, and cannot be accepted without it: name, age, address and telephone number of client, who has died, date of death (at least month and year), cause of death and client's GP practice.
Disclaimer

Durham County Council's Families Information Service does not promote nor endorse the services advertised on this website. Anyone seeking to use/access such services does so at their own risk and may make all appropriate enquiries about fitness for purpose and suitability to meet their needs.
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