Information and Support: River City - Infant Death
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If you or someone you know have been affected by the issues raised in recent episodes of River City, the following organisations may be able to help.
Sands
Sands supports anyone affected by the death of a baby that has died before, during, or shortly after birth and offer telephone support and online message boards
Phone: 0808 164 3332
Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK supports families when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement.
Phone: 0800 02 888 40
Child Death Helpline
The Child Death Helpline offers support to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, from prebirth to adult, under any circumstances, however recently or long ago.
Phone: 0800 282 986
Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends offer support, understanding and comfort to bereaved siblings and parents after the death of a child, of any age, from any cause.
Phone: 0345 123 2304
CHAS
CHAS provides hospice services in Scotland for children, young people and their families, who have life-shortening conditions for which there is no known cure.
Winston's Wish
Winston's Wish provides services to bereaved children, young people and their families and offer practical support and guidance to anyone concerned about a grieving child.
Phone: 08088 020 021
SiMBA support groups
SiMBA support groups are open to anyone in Scotland who has gone through the death of a baby at any stage of pregnancy or close to the time of birth.
