Bereavement support during the coronavirus outbreak
Support for you and your family should you lose a loved one during the coronavirus outbreak.
Bereavement, which is a difficult experience at any time, is taking place under very challenging circumstances during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Both those who experience loss as a consequence of COVID-19, or through any other cause may suffer increased trauma and may be cut off from some of their usual support network.
Essex County Council have put together some general resources to help anyone who has been bereaved find the support they need at this time.
Bereavement support contacts
In response to the expected increase in demand for general support for bereavement, Essex County Council have worked with Faith group, voluntary and community sector partners to create a directory of local contacts in the community who can provide a listening ear and help to signpost you to other support.
All the contacts who have offered to provide emotional and wellbeing support have shared some key principles. These include providing someone to listen and signpost, to encourage onward referral to a GP and to apply their own organisational procedures in relation to safeguarding and GDPR (data protection).
Contacts in the West Essex CCG Area - Uttlesford, Epping Forest and Harlow
Area | Contact name | Telephone | Faith /support group |
---|---|---|---|
Epping | 01992 561517 07526 915645 | CoE | |
Saffron Walden | 01799 550703 | CoE | |
Harlow | 01279 411100 | CoE | |
Dunmow and Stansted | 01371 856480 | CoE | |
Steeple Bumpsted | 01440 731687 07771 850705 | CoE | |
Herts and Essex Borders | 01279 443400 | CoE | |
West Essex | 01376 511473 | Qu | |
Harlow | 01279 441 581 | SA | |
Buckhurst Hill, Loughton and Ongar | 07770971930 | Ba | |
West Essex | 020 3086 8186 (Extension 20) | OCG | |
West Essex | 01279 414090 | OCG | |
Harlow Area | 07982 618354 | Ba | |
Buckhurst Hill | 020 8279 2987 | Ba |
Harlow |
| Je | |
Harlow | 01279 425141 | Qu | |
Harlow |
| SA | |
Harlow |
| Mu | |
Harlow | 01279 452820 | Ba | |
Saffron Walden | 01799 523031 | Ba | |
Harlow |
| RC | |
Epping |
| RC | |
Epping |
| URC | |
Saffron Walden |
| URC | |
Buckhurst Hill | Buckhurst Hill Masorti Synagogue | 07922 090180 | Mu |
Great Dunmow |
| URC | |
Epping | Chabad Lubavitch - Rabbi Posen | 07496 504345 | Je |
West Essex | 01279 814809 | URC | |
Loughton | 02085 086360 | BA |
Key - sources of support where provided
Church of England | CoE |
United Reform Church | UR |
Roman Catholic | RC |
Methodist | Me |
Muslim | Mu |
Jewish | Je |
Buddhist | Bu |
Hindu | Hi |
Hebrew | He |
Quaker | Qu |
Baptist | Ba |
Greek Orthodox | GO |
Salvation Army | SA |
Gypsy / Traveller | GT |
Haredi Jewish | HJ |
Nepalese | N |
Refugees | R |
Other Community Groups | OCG |