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The Child Bereavement Trust
The Child Bereavement Trust leads the way as the centre of excellence for improving the care offered by professionals to grieving families. The Trust provides specialised training and support for all professionals to enable them to meet the needs of grieving families. It also supplies resources and information for families and the doctors, nurses and other professional people who help them.
tel: 01494 446648 web www.childbereavement.org.uk
Cardiomyopathy Association (CMA)
The Cardiomyopathy Association (CMA) is a registered charity providing support and information for cardiomyopathy sufferers, their families and medical
professionals.
Through campaigning for wider medical screening, gene testing and early recognition of symptoms, the Association works to raise awareness of the single
largest cause of sudden death in those under thirty. Cardiomyopathy, when diagnosed, can be monitored and if necessary treated.
tel: 0800 018 1024 web: www.cardiomyopathy.org
Compassionate Friends (TCF)
The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is an organisation of bereaved parents and their families offering understanding, support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children. We also offer support, advice and information to other relatives, friends and professionals who are helping the family.
tel: 0117 953 9639 web: www.tcf.org.uk
Children's Heart Federation (CHF)
The Children's Heart Federation (CHF) brings together groups across Britain and Ireland so that they can share problems, ideas, approaches and educational materials designed to help heart children.
The CHF provides a range of information, including material produced by the British Heart Foundation and other groups, about all aspects of bringing up heart children, from coping with siblings, employers and hospitals, to explaining the most common heart conditions and relevant treatments, to short leaflets about looking after your child's teeth.
tel: 0808 808 5000 web: www.childrens-heart-fed.org.uk
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