UK charities face soaring demand for grief counselling due to Covid-19

Bereaved families say they have been abandoned by the governmentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBereavement charities in the UK predict demand for their services could double in 2020 due to the pandemic, as struggling families of Covid-19 victims call on the government for more funding for grief counselling.Cruse Bereavement Care, the largest bereavement charity in the UK, which helped 50,000 people in 2019, is anticipating an extra 20,000 to 50,000 clients this year, and is hoping to train more than 1,000 new volunteers to meet the demand. Continue reading…
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