Grief Encounter Project

Set up in 2003, Grief Encounter is a child bereavement charity that helps children and young people in the UK rebuild their lives after the death of a parent or sibling.

The charity?s vision is to offer bereaved children and their families the best possible help, recognition and understanding following their loss. As part of this, Grief Encounter works to improve the resources available to children by providing practical guidelines on how to deal with bereavement.

In 2004, Grief Encounter published a workbook called Grief Encounter Project that was written by the charity?s founder Shelley Gilbert. The workbook has become widely recognised as an invaluable aid for children coping with bereavement ? as well as their families.

The book is filled with interactive exercises to help children come to terms with their loss and reconcile their emotions in their own time. One section is about remembering loved ones through the recording of favourite things and activities. Th... more

Set up in 2003, Grief Encounter is a child bereavement charity that helps children and young people in the UK rebuild their lives after the death of a parent or sibling.

The charity?s vision is to offer bereaved children and their families the best possible help, recognition and understanding following their loss. As part of this, Grief Encounter works to improve the resources available to children by providing practical guidelines on how to deal with bereavement.

In 2004, Grief Encounter published a workbook called Grief Encounter Project that was written by the charity?s founder Shelley Gilbert. The workbook has become widely recognised as an invaluable aid for children coping with bereavement ? as well as their families.

The book is filled with interactive exercises to help children come to terms with their loss and reconcile their emotions in their own time. One section is about remembering loved ones through the recording of favourite things and activities. There is also an ?angry page? to help children express and channel intense emotion.

Encouraging conversations

Grief Encounter encourages conversation between children and adults and offers advice on effective communications as well as insights as to how a bereaved child might be feeling. Kevin Wells (Soham) is the charity patron and he has dedicated money from his book 'Dearest Holly' to the charity.