CIRCLE Adult Bereavement Support

Our adult bereavement team offers a range of services designed to support your individual needs including:

• Telephone support
• 1 to 1 support
• Counselling
• Support groups
• Information and advice
• Bereavement Help Points

We accept referrals from six weeks after your bereavement and we offer 12 sessions per client (telephone, 1:1 support, and counselling).

How to access our service

You can self refer, or be referred, into our bereavement service. The easiest way to do this is using our online referrals portal.

We're able to accept referrals based upon the following criteria:

• Bereavement support offered to Next of Kin or main carer of Farleigh patients
• Other family members/carers/friends of Farleigh patients on request, via IPU, community teams or direct to the service
• Any adult 18 or over who has experienced a significant bereavement and it is impacting upon their ability to manage their life
• Must be registered with a GP in the mid Essex area covered by Farleigh Hospice*
• Referrals generally not accepted until at least four weeks after a bereavement.

If you're unable or do not wish to complete an online referral, please download and complete the paper referral and self-assessment forms below and return to circle@farleighhospice.org or Farleigh Hospice, North Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7FH.

• Circle Bereavement Referral Form
  
• Circle Self Assessment Form
  
• Circle Referral Criteria
  

For further information please contact us on 01245 457308

Circle adult bereavement support are pleased to announce both in person and online bereavement support groups, run by experienced facilitators, taking place at North Court Road or over Zoom.

Our groups are now offered in person and online, if you are interested in taking part please email circle@farleighhospice.org or ring 01245 457308 to find out the details of our next group.

The groups are small, up to 8 people attending, and are welcoming, friendly and relaxed. Held over 6 sessions, they are facilitated by a member of staff and one of our trained volunteers.

CIRCLE Bereavement Help Points

This is an opportunity for anyone who has been bereaved to join an informal group to chat about your loss and the challenges you are facing. The group will be facilitated by our trained volunteers. You do not need to pre-register for the group, just come along on the day and join us. We look forward to welcoming you there.

Leaflets & Information

• Coping with Anniversaries, Special Days and Christmas
  
• Bereavement Help Point poster- Chelmsford, Witham, Braintree and Danbury
• Bereavement Open Group poster - Chelmsford