Yo-Yo Project: Support for Children & Young People

Yo-Yo is a community bereavement service for children and young people aged 4 to 18.

We offer a range of support options including:

• Advice, information and guidance (via telephone, remote platforms, or in person)
• Multi-agency working (subject to appropriate consent)
• Group work and workshops
• Individual therapy (the type of therapy shall be based on individual needs and discussed on a case-by-case basis)

Parents or Carers can refer with the consent of the child/young person by completing one of the forms below or young people can refer themselves.

Bereavement referrals are accepted from 12 weeks after the death.

To review our referral criteria in full please click here

To review our Cancellation and Did Not Attend information please click here

Yo-Yo Project Bereavement support referral form

Pre bereavement

Referrals are accepted when someone significant to a child/young person has a life-limiting illness.

Professionals and parents can refer with the consent of the child/young person by completing one of the forms below or young people can refer themselves.

Yo-Yo Project Pre-Bereavement/seriously ill support referral form

Quick access to expert advice

From 1st October 2025, Farleigh Hospice’s Yo-Yo Project is piloting a new telephone consultation line.

The service offers quick access to advice from an experienced child and young people’s therapist.

The line is open to any adult (Family, Carer or Professional) supporting a bereaved child or young person, as well as to any young people seeking advice about their own grief experience.

The consultation line can be used to:

• Discuss concerns around a child/young person who is experiencing grief
• Seek guidance on how best to support them
• Explore resources and services that may be of benefit to the child/young person
• Consider whether a referral into the Yo-Yo Project would be beneficial
• Discuss any training needs for community partners with which we may be able to support or signpost.

Opening hours: Tuesdays 3–5pm and Thursdays 11am–12.30pm Number: 01245 933855 - The Yo-Yo Project Team

Please note, this is not a crisis line.

If you are a parent, carer or professional and you believe a child/young person is at immediate risk, please call 999 or contact your local safeguarding team.

If you are a child or young person and feel unsafe or at risk, please call 999 or you can call Childline on 0800 1111, or Samaritans on 116 123.

Group work:

Children and families are invited to attend sessions which support specific needs including:

• Outdoor activity days
• Art gallery
• Family meal
• Christmas party
• Memorial service
• Workshops for parents and carers to understand the impact of loss and bereavement and how to support their child/young person

Our team also holds workshops for school staff and other agencies working with children to share techniques and strategies to support bereaved children, their families and their community.

If you would like information or advice, please call us on 01245 457416 or email yoyoproject@farleighhospice.org (no referral form required).