Compassionate
Communities
Death and dying are an inevitable part of all our lives and many of us will be affected by the death of people close to us. In Sandwell, we have established an End of Life Care Health Equity & Compassionate Communities strategic group who aim to encourage conversations and raise awareness around death & dying. The group are working collaboratively to deliver on the six promises of the Sandwell Better Endings End of Life Care Strategy 2021-2026
Information you may find useful
- Dying Matters is a coalition of individual and organisational members across England and Wales, which aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.
- Information on writing a will
- The Compassion in Dying website
- https://compassionate-communitiesuk.com/
- https://www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/compassion/events/
Coping with bereavement and supporting someone else going through bereavement
Sandwell Council offers Bereavement Services at Sandwell Valley Crematorium. Their staff have many years of experience in bereavement services and are there to provide advice and guidance to families on a wide range of bereavement issues.
What you can do if you need other extra support
- Get some support or counselling Contact Cruse Bereavement Care in Sandwell.
- Get advice about supporting children through bereavement
- Get advice about supporting young people through bereavement
- Read our Bereavement, Grief and Loss leaflet
Information you may find useful
- Information on talking to someone you know after someone has died
- Advice on supporting a grieving friend
