Our charity works closely with the funeral and crematoria sector to ensure we offer a consistent standard of care for bereaved families across the UK.
The Good Grief Trust Model of Bereavement Support is available for funeral directors to implement into their organisation, as an essential part of their toolkit.
Please see below for details of this simple, cost effective model, implementing a key initiatives into your business, to improve early signposting to a wealth of charities and specialist bereavement services under our umbrella (1000+).
We look forward to supplying our resources and working with your team, to create the best possible support for those grieving, at one of the darkest times of their life. Please see details below of some of the excellent organisations we work with in the funeral and crematoria sector.
If you are interested to find out more about collaborating with our charity, please email:
John Adams – The Good Grief Trust Ambassador – Perry and Phillips Funeral Directors
Here John Adams discusses why Perry and Phillips have implemented The Good Grief Trust Model of Bereavement Support into their organisation.
John talks about the importance of early signposting bereaved families to a choice of immediate support and the benefits of the Good Grief Condolence and Signposting cards.

The Good Grief Trust CEO Linda Magistris OBE & John Adams, Former President of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD)

Perry and Phillips supports their clients by providing The Good Grief Trust Condolence and Signposting Card to every family

Perry and Phillips Bereavement Support Pack includes The Good Grief Trust Condolence and Signposting Card
We encourage UK funeral directors to implement our model into your organisation to ensure your bereaved families receive the best quality of care, by accessing early signposting to vital support services under our umbrella
The Good Grief Trust Model of Bereavement Support
- Add a ‘Bereavement Support’ tab on your organisation's website
- Ensure direct, easy access to The Good Grief Trust
- 1000+ specialist charities & bereavement services under our umbrella
- Offer our condolence & signposting cards to your bereaved families
- Wear our Good Grief umbrella badges
- Add The Good Grief Trust URL to your email signature
- Collaborate with The Good Grief Trust on key national campaigns


Mortlake Crematorium - Surrey
We are delighted to collaborate with UK crematoria teams, to supply our resources and support their work with bereaved families. Here Mortlake Crematorium in Surrey provide our condolence and signposting cards, staff wear our badges, and they arrange regular Pop Up Cafes, to bring their bereaved community together for support. Mortlake also organise regular community events, to offer support throughout the year.

Rowland Brothers Croydon meet with The Good Grief Trust CEO, Linda Magistris OBE
We are proud to work with the Rowland Brothers Funeral Directors, Croydon, South London. This organisation has implemented the use of our Good Grief Condolence & Signposting cards to help their bereaved families find immediate support. They also organise regular Walk & Talk events to bring their bereaved community together to combat loneliness and forge new local friendships.

Head and Wheble Funeral Directors - Bournemouth
Thankyou to Head and Wheble for implementing our condolence & signposting cards into your work. The team wear our umbrella badges, and the website signposts direct to The Good Grief Trust to offer immediate support via our national database - ease of access to specialist help for all bereaved families.

Hurlet Crematorium - Glasgow
Thankyou to the Hurlet Crematorium, Glasgow for providing our condolence and signposting cards to your bereaved families. Offering outstanding care for each family member through access to charities and tailored bereavement services under our umbrella.

Liverpool Crematoria - Help & Hope plaques
Thank you to Liverpool City Council for working with us, to adopt our Good Grief Model of Support within your crematoria. Springwood Crematorium is the first in the country to install Help and Hope plaques in the chapel. Offering immediate access to a wealth of bereavement services, for grieving family and friends, when the QR code is scanned whilst attending a funeral service.

Funeral Celebrant Rebecca Lee raises awareness of The Good Grief Trust
Here our Ambassador Funeral Celebrant, Rebecca Lee works with a local funeral director, and helps to promote our charity by using our bright orange umbrella. Help and Hope in one place.
Do you need to speak to someone now?
| Samaritans | 116 123 (UK) | For anyone at anytime for any reason |
| Childline | 0800 1111 | Support for 18yrs & under and their relatives |
| Silverline | 0800 470 8090 | Support for the over 50's |
| National Bereavement Service | 0800 024 6121 | Mon - Fri 09:00 - 18:00, Sat 10:00 - 14:00, Sun – CLOSED |
| Cruse | 0808 808 1677 | Nationwide bereavement support |
| Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland | 0808 802 6161 | Mon - Fri 9am-8pm and Sat/Sun 1-4pm |
| Child Bereavement UK | 0800 02 88840 | Helpline (9 - 5pm) |
| Child Death Helpline | 0800 282 986 0808 800 6019 | Every evening 7-10pm Mon/Thurs / Fri - 10am - 1pm Tues/Wed - 10am - 4pm |
| Bereavement Advice Centre | 0800 634 9494 | Practical advice (9 - 5pm) |
| Addiction Family Support | 0300 888 3853 | Supporting someone affected or bereaved by a loved one’s addiction |
| Sands | 0808 164 3332 | 10am-3pm Mon to Fri daytimes and 6pm-9pm Tues to Thurs evenings Free confidential helpline for anyone affected by pregnancy loss or the death of a baby. |
| Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide | 0300 111 5065 | 9am-9pm every day |
| Breathing space Scotland Helpline for when it becomes difficult to cope | 0800 838587 | Monday to Thursday - 6pm - 2am Friday 6pm - 6am |
| The Compassionate Friends | 0345 123 2304 | Open every day 10 am – 4 pm, 7-10 pm |
| The Lullaby Trust | 0808 802 6868 | Monday - Friday, 10 am – 5 pm Weekends and Public holidays, 6 pm - 10 pm |
| Marie Curie | 0800 090 2309 | Open Monday - Friday, 8am – 6pm Open Saturday, 11am – 5pm on Saturday Practical and clinical information and support on all aspects of end of life and bereavement. |
When Life Changes Everything: A GP’s Return to Work After Bereavement
National Bereavement Care Pathway (article)
Support After Suicide Survey (article)
Enhanced communication skills – Fiona Murphy MBE (video)
The importance of offering families choices – Fiona Murphy MBE (video)
Why I set up SUDC UK- Camilla Gooden (video)
Life After Death – 6 Steps to Improve Bereavement (report)
Building on the best – Paul Hayes (article)
The Palliative Care Team at King’s College Hospital – Steve Marshall (article)
Building on the Best – Linda Magistris The Good Grief Trust – Founder (article)



