Top Ten Children’s Books on Death and Bereavement
Uploaded 20/09/2017
From Michael Rosen’s Sad Book to Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls, Holly Webb, author of A Tiger Tale, shares the most touching books that help us talk and think about loss of a loved one.
Support After a Murder or Violent Death
Uploaded 06/04/2017
Fact sheet from the Dougy Centre which outlines how to support children & teens after a murder or violent death.
Understanding Childhood Bereavement
Uploaded 30/11/2017
National Alliance for Grieving Children – What children should understand about childhood bereavement
Embrace FARM
Uploaded 02/03/2016
Embrace FARM was founded by Brian Rohan and his wife Norma, a farming family from Shanahoe, Co. Laois, in 2014 to provide a bereavement support group for farm families who, like them, have lost a loved one or, indeed, suffered serious injury in a farming accident.
Understanding Children’s Grief
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
Supporting Children Before a Death
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
Supporting a Child at the Time of Death
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
Funerals and Saying Goodbye
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
Explaining Cremation to Children
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
Going Back to School
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
When Does a Child Need Professional Help?
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
Helping Bereaved Children to Cope with Mother’s Day
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
Teaching Self Compassion
Uploaded 27/11/2015
From the Australian Centre for Grief & Bereavement
Bereavement in the workplace
Uploaded 30/09/2015
From the Australian Centre for Grief & Bereavement
Adolescents and Grief
Uploaded 30/09/2015
From the Australian Centre for Grief & Bereavement
FirstLight
Uploaded 04/09/2015
FirstLight offers support and information and promotes research into the sudden, unexpected, often unexplained death of a child.
Bereavement Practice for Clinicians and Service Providers
Uploaded 01/07/2015
From the Australian Centre for Grief & Bereavement
Programme to Help Those Suffering Prolonged Grief
Uploaded 15/02/2014
Irish Hospice Foundation programme will support people ‘overwhelmed by their grief’.
Up to 7,000 people in Ireland can suffer each year from ‘Complicated Grief’ according to the Irish Hospice Foundation.
This health condition can last for years or even decades after a death.
Bereavement : How Guidance Counsellors Can Support the Grieving Student
Uploaded 28/11/2013
Helping Families After an Emergency
Uploaded 02/10/2013
This booklet has been developed to give you information about a child’s needs and offers ways to help children after an emergency. It is intended to provide suggested ways to nurture children’s emotional healing
You are not alone - HSE Directory of Bereavement Support Services 2013
Uploaded 25/09/2019
This directory lists the individual counsellors and organisations
across the country who provide services to those who are
bereaved. These range from local support groups, self-help
groups, voluntary and community-based groups to larger
organisations with multiple branches.
ICBN Standards for Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People
Uploaded 25/09/2019
In this document, ICBN set out a way forward in the promotion of the child or young person’s
voice in Irish society, in order that their needs may be appropriately recognised and supported
when they are bereaved.
Information Booklet
Uploaded 18/11/2016
The Children’s Grief Centre provides a place where children and young people can come to begin the process of healing with the support of friends, families and trained volunteers. The service is located in Westbourne, Ashbourne Avenue, SCR, Limerick.
All services are offered free of charge to children and young people and are available for as long as they need them.
The Importance of Access to Parents after Separation
Uploaded 08/09/2016
Information from DM Burke Solicitors blog.
Families Navigating a Separation
Uploaded 16/02/2014
Separating the Options - Video for young people with parents who are separating
"I'm stuck in the middle"
Uploaded 25/09/2019
In this brochure, the Children's Grief Centre suggest how you can help your child through the process of separation/divorce to make it less difficult for everyone.
Parenting Positively - Helping children to cope with Separation
Uploaded 25/09/2019
This booklet is for parents of teenagers who are separating or divorcing. When parents separate, it is a painful and stressful experience for a family. Every family member needs help and support to cope with the emotional consequences and changes it brings.
Parenting Positively
Uploaded 25/09/2019
Coping with Separation - For Parents of children between 6 and 12. This booklet is one in a series on Parenting Positively. Parenting is a very rewarding job but one which can be difficult at times, especially when parents are faced with challenging situations. The aim of this series is to provide information and guidance to parents of children between the ages of 6 and 12 to help create a positive, loving and supportive relationship between you and your child.
The Reading Agency’s Reading Well for Young People scheme
Uploaded 04/05/2016
The Reading Well for Young People book-list provides 13 to 18 year-olds with support and advice on common mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety and stress, as well as difficult experiences like bullying and exams.
Nick Luxmoore: Counselling Teenagers on Sex and Sexuality
Uploaded 04/05/2016
Nick Luxmoore reflects upon his new book “Horny and Hormonal” to discuss the significance of sex and sexuality in young people’s education, and how these often awkward subjects can begin to be broached by the adults who support them.
Community Substance Misuse Team – Limerick
Uploaded 04/05/2016
The CSMT provides a free support service to under 18′s and their families. The service can be accessed directly by family members an/or referral from other services.
Sister Helen and Anne Comerford joined Sean O'Rourke on RTE's Today Show on the 20th Feb 2018
Uploaded 14/02/2016
Changes to the family unit whether through bereavement or separation can have profound effects on children.
Sister Helen Culhane was recently named as Limerick Person of the year for her work at the "Children’s Grief Centre" which provides support to children in these situations.
Sister Helen and Anne Comerford joined Sean O'Rourke in studio this morning, and on the phone Annette, whose children have used the Centre also spoke to the programme.
Helen Culhane Interviewed on Kildare FM Radion Show January 2019
Uploaded 20/11/2015
Children's Grief Centre Founder and Director, Sr Helen Culhane explains the story behind the centre and shares incredibly moving insights from the children she's supported over its decade-long existence. She and her colleagues are always learning from the incredible children who pass through the centre's doors.
Live 95FM – Helen Culhanes Interview
Uploaded 06/09/2012
The Children’s Grief Project leader-Helen Culhanes interview on Limerick’s Live 95fm
Clare FM's Gavin Grace interviews Helen Culhane, Director, Children's Grief Centre: May 2019
Uploaded 11/09/2019
Helen discusses her inspiration for setting up the Children's Grief Centre in 2009. To celebrate it's 10yr Anniversary, the Children's Grief Centre has organised a Conference titled Children and Loss 2019 to take place at LIT's Millennium Theatre in June.
Grainne McPolin, RTE's Drivetime Show at the Children and Loss Conference June, 2019
Uploaded 11/09/2019
Grainne McPolin reports from a Children's Loss Conference in Limerick on the issue of separation and divorce and its impact on children is a growing issue in Ireland.
Brendan O'Connor, RTE Radio & TV Broadcaster interviews Daniel McConnell May 2019
Uploaded 23/02/2020
Brendan O'Connor, RTE Radio & TV Broadcaster interviews Daniel McConnell with guests about their personal experiences of loss and grief
Mariane Finucane, RTE Radio 1, talks to Olive Foley, Ambassador to the Children Grief Centre with Helen Culhane, Director, Children's Grief Centre
Uploaded 11/09/2019
Sr Helen Culhane founder of Limerick’s Children's Grief Centre and Olive Foley, Ambassador to the Centre, talk about grief and loss as well as the help and support provided by the Children's Grief Centre.
The Shapes of Grief Podcast/blog hosted by Liz Gleeson
Uploaded 04/12/2019
The Shapes of Grief podcasts, hosted by Liz Gleeson is an educational resource for Healthcare professionals, therapists, educators and anyone who wants to better understand grief and how to support it. Here Liz interviews Sr. Helen Culhane, Founder & Director of the Children's Grief Centre. In this conversation, Helen and Liz discuss children’ grief and draw on their experience as counsellors to discuss some of the important themes that can come up for children who are grieving and offer some really practical suggestions on how to best support grieving children, whether their loss be bereavement or parental separation.
Donor Policy
Uploaded 22/05/2018
Our pledge is to treat all our donors with respect, honesty and openness. We commit to being accountable and transparent so that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in CGC.
Privacy Statement
Uploaded 22/05/2018
The Children’s Grief Centre is committed to protecting the privacy of users of this website in compliance with the Data Protection Acts
Complaints & Whistleblowing Procedures
Uploaded 04/04/2017
You should voice your concerns, suspicions or uneasiness as soon as you feel you can – the earlier a concern is expressed, the easier and sooner action can be taken.
Children's Grief Centre's Child Safeguarding Statement
Uploaded 25/09/2019
Children's Grief Centre provides support to school aged children and young people affected by loss through death, separation and divorce. The purpose of this policy is to safeguard children, young people and their families on our premises.
Published Reports and Financial Statements
Uploaded 25/04/2018
The Children’s Grief Centre are committed to the principles of transparency and accountability in the charity sector. As part of this committment, published here is our Annual Report 2017 for you to read.
