Jeremiah's Journey

• 1: Home
• 2: About Us
  • 2.1: Who we are
  • 2.2: Aims
  • 2.3: What we do
  • 2.4: Where & When
  • 2.5: Getting in touch
  • 2.6: Funding and Donations
  • 2.7: The Team
• 3: Fundraising
  • 3.1: Calendar of Events
  • 3.2: Successful events
  • 3.3: How can I help?
    • 3.3.1: Buy our Merchandise
    • 3.3.2: Give a Gift
    • 3.3.3: Go Online
    • 3.3.5: Recycle
    • 3.3.6: Take up a challenge
      • 3.3.6.4: Sponsor Form
    • 3.3.7: Volunteer
  • 3.4: Support our Charity Shops
• 4: Information...
  • 4.1: For Professionals
    • 4.1.1: What schools can do after a pupil dies
    • 4.1.2: Supporting a bereaved child in school
    • 4.1.3: Training events and opportunities
    • 4.1.4: What has worked for your school
  • 4.2: For Kids
    • 4.2.1: When someone special dies
    • 4.2.2: Things that can help
    • 4.2.3: Remembering at Special Times
    • 4.2.4: Your poems & stories
    • 4.2.5: Our experiences of the group
    • 4.2.6: Books, films etc.
    • 4.2.7: Games
  • 4.3: For Teenagers
    • 4.3.1: When someone special dies
    • 4.3.2: Ways of coping
    • 4.3.3: Our experiences of the group
    • 4.3.4: Your poems & stories
    • 4.3.6: Resources
    • 4.3.7: Games
  • 4.4: For Parents and Carers
    • 4.4.8: Support Group
• 5: For Our Families
  • 5.1: Events for JJ families
  • 5.2: Newsletter
• 6: Friends
  • 6.1: Our supporters
    • 6.1.1: Corporate
    • 6.1.2: Community
• 7: Photos
• 8: Contact Us
• 9: Donate!

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What we do

The main part of our work is to run a short term group programme for bereaved children and their families.

Each family is offered an initial home visit from one or two members of the team. see how to join for more details...

The group programme lasts for six weeks and is run three times a year. There is a group for primary school aged children (5-11 years), secondary school aged children (11-18 years) and small groups for their parents/carers. The group aims to provide a safe space for difficult feelings and experiences to be expressed. Often the children we meet can feel alone in their grief, the group provides a way of meeting others who may have had similar experiences and therefore a shared understanding.

The Group Sessions

We use creative activities to encourage the expression of feelings of grief, the sharing and acknowledgement of memories both good and bad and the exploration of ways of coping.

The primary school aged group is structured and is a mixture of group and individual activities. There is a high ratio of group facilitators to children offering the opportunity for the children to talk on a one to one basis with an adult.

The secondary school aged group is small and informal. The group members can choose which of the creative activities they do, there are lots of opportunities to talk as a group about issues that concern the individuals present.

The small groups for parents and carers are a chance to meet other adults supporting bereaved children, discuss and share concerns about supporting children through grief and may also be an opportunity for the adults to explore their own grief.

The Trip

After the six sessions we invite all of the families to come on a day trip. This is a day to have fun and consolidate any firendships made in the group. We hope that this fun day out conveys the message that although the griening process conitnues, it is important to have fun.

Follow up

We hold a follow up evening where families can give us their feedback about their experience of the group and discuss with us any needs for further support.

On going contact

We believe that it is important when working with bereaved inidividuals to be aware of replicating their sense of loss through an abrupt severance of contact. We hold activities throughout the year for Jeremiah's Journey families to attend for example a Christmas party and a memory day. Some of the events are organised by a group of bereaved adults who have previously used our service. see out and about for more details...