Tees Valley & Durham Area
Cruse Bereavement Care
Support and Resource Centre

Useful links

Here are links to other sites about bereavement and support for people who have been bereaved.

RD4U - Information about the Youth Involvement Project and Cruse Bereavement Care.

National Cruse Information - support and resource information relating to all aspects of bereavement.

The Samaritans - support available any time of day or night to befriend people who are suffering a personal crisis, including bereavement.

2D - Support for the Voluntary and Community Sector of Teesdale and Wear Valley.

Durham Dales Primary Care Trust - Patient Advice and Liaison Service for the Durham Dales area. A new service available to patients, carers and the general public. Set up to advise, support patients, their families and carers. To listen to the concerns of the general public and help sort out any problems effectively. To provide health care and service information to all.

Wear Valley Carers - provide support and advice on conditions that their loved one may suffer. Offering support and advice and someone to talk to in confidence. Help to fill in any application forms (Benefits etc.). Arranging events for everyone to participate in to give them a welcome break.

Department of Social Security - Bereavement Benefits information.

Hospice Information Service - UK directory of hospices and palliative care services and information for members of the public as well as professionals caring for people with life threatening or terminal illness.

Law Centres Federation - providing free advice for those needing financial assistance about legal areas such as wills.