Development Support Agency for Voluntary and Community Sector in the High Peak, providing advice on funding, policies and constitutions plus Bereavement Service and Social Prescribing Service.
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High Peak CVS Bereavement Service
At some point in our lives most of us will experience the devastating loss of a loved one. This is quite likely to be the biggest and most challenging change to your life.
Grieving is individual and personal, the circumstances around and leading to the death are different and your reactions to it will be yours. But there are also some feelings we may well have in common with others and this became clear in our support groups where grieving people were able to share their feelings and struggles. Within the safety of the group bereaved individuals bravely share their emotions and thoughts. They listen to and support one another.
"I felt safe, I felt heard, I felt understood."
The Bereavement Service is open to people across High Peak. It was well established before Covid 19 and in the last year has expanded in order to deal with the rising demand. In a recent independent evaluation of people accessing the service, all those who took part said they had benefitted would recommend to a friend.
Support for our Bereavement Service will enable us to continue to offer bereavement groups across High Peak and continue to help people who are dealing with the loss of a spouse, parent or child.
"Without the group I think I would’ve been trying to grieve somebody else’s way, trying to fit myself into what I thought others expected of me, or copy others who seemed to know what to do or feel" - Group Member