The information provided below has been co-produced with partner organisations and individuals that, needed to approach conversations with children and young people about their own or a family members cancer diagnosis, and support the impact on their loved ones.
We have created this directory with links to videos, books, activity resources, and organisations that may help you to support conversations with children, and young people impacted by a family member or friend's cancer diagnosis.
Resources to help you and your children when you have cancer | Cancer Research UK
Talking to children and teenagers about cancer | Macmillan Cancer Support
Talking to children, how to tell your children resources | Maggie's
Talking to children about cancer | NHS inform
How Hope helps – Hope Support Services
Supporting children and young people when someone close has cancer | Maggie's
Marie Curie Support Line Helpline | Marie Curie
Support parents with conversations with their children - Ruth Strauss Foundation
Free counselling service for kids and young people, online, on the telephone, anytime | Childline
Support for Children | Our Services | St. David's Hospice Care
Organisations offering 1:1 support
In person support Maggie's, Nottingham | Maggie's
Support for my children, through diagnosis, treatment, recurrence, loss, beyond - The Osborne Trust
We help children, young people, parents and families to rebuild their lives - Child Bereavement UK
1:1 Bereavement Support | Children's Bereavement Centre Newark
Children, young people and grief - Cruse Bereavement Support
Trauma Counselling, Lincoln PTSD
Within this directory you will find information on services which have been identified as potentially beneficial in providing support or assistance to an individual effected by cancer. Although these services have initially been screened, it is down to you as an individual to be cautious of the personal information you share with the services. To know more about the services listed on this directory and how they may use your information, please read their privacy policy which can be found on their website. If you are concerned by the behaviour of any service, please contact Connect to Support directly on 0300 303 8789.
