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About Us
The National Bereavement Partnership was founded by Michaela Willis MBE and Helen Rickard in March 2003 and became a registered charity in September 2004.
The charity was officially launched at its first annual Charity Ball & Auction held at The Savoy, London in March 2005 kindly sponsored by Outer Temple Chambers.
Michaela and Helen bring 19 years experience of supporting bereaved families, friends, and relatives at a time when they need it most. Both have received counselling training and are actively involved in staffing the helpline and providing training to health professionals, coroners and their officers and voluntary and other organisations.
The National Bereavement Partnership is a small charitable organisation with a small network of staff and volunteers. It is the only charity in the UK that provides a national helpline offering specialist advice to bereaved people, particularly in the context of post-mortem examinations.
The objectives of the charity are:
- To prevent and/or relieve the mental and physical sickness and distress of persons suffering from bereavement or loss, by the provision of advice, assistance and support for such persons;
- To advance the education of the public in issues surrounding bereavement, particularly, but not exclusively, by the provision of training for persons who wish to work with, and support the bereaved.
- In pursuing these objectives, the National Bereavement Partnership seeks to maintain a set of core values that are essential to our work:
- We provide a specialist free, confidential and independent service to bereaved people and professionals working with bereaved people.
- The concerns and experiences of bereaved families set the framework for all our work.
- We endeavour to empower those who are often unable to progress their own concerns by providing information, advice, and support.
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