Allow Yourself to Feel: Experience the emotions associated with grief without judgment. Recognize that it's normal to feel a range of emotions, including sadness, anger, confusion, and even relief.

Write in a Journal: Expressing your thoughts and feelings in a journal can help you process your emotions and gain clarity about your grief.

Talk to Someone: Share your feelings with friends, family members, or a support group. Talking about your loss can provide emotional relief and help you feel less alone.

Join a Support Group: Connecting with others who are also grieving can provide comfort and understanding. Look for local or online grief support groups. In school you can speak to Mrs Jones, or any other member of staff.

Maintain a routine: Keep a regular schedule for meals, sleep, and exercise to help with normalcy and stability during a difficult time.

Physical exercise: Walking, yoga, or other gentle activities will help improve your mood. There is research to suggest that exercise affects your brain by stimulating the growth of new neurons, and releasing chemicals such as endorphins which improve mood. This was covered during the Mental Health Awareness Week lesson in CAPE as the theme was related to moving more for our mental health. 

Create a memory box: Collect photos, letters, and mementos that remind you of your loved ones and place them in a box.

Plant a tree or garden: This can be a meaningful and lasting tribute, and watching it grow can provide a lasting sense of ongoing connection. 

Practice patience: Grief is a process that takes time. Be patient with yourself and don't rush through your feelings.

Engage in self-care activities: Do things that bring you comfort and peace, such as takng baths, reading, meditating, spending time in nature, and exercising. There are differences between positive and negative coping mechanisms. Positive methods will reduce your stress in the long term, where as negative methods will only bring a temporary relief. 

Child Bereavement UK helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
Helpline – 0800 0288840

Good Grief Trust - a brilliant website with lots of useful information which you can filter to show the specific info you need e.g. supporting a young person with grief. 

Havens Hospice - If there is any involvement prior to death with Havens hospices, then they offer a wellbeing support service for all family members including children. They have a wellbeing team who work with the family and offer “priority support” to those family members who need it especially those who are children. 01702 220350.

Kids Inspire - Offer a variety of therapies such as art, music, play, drama, and dance/movement therapies. There is a cost attached. Email: clinicaladmin@kidsinspire.org.uk or by telephone: 01245 348707 

Winston’s Wish supports bereaved children, young people, their families and the professionals who support them. They support children and young people after the death of a parent and sibling. There is a telephone number and they also offer an on-demand support by email, live-chat and text message. All the contact details are on the website. Helpline 08088 020 021.

Yellow Door (Canvey Island Youth Project) is an independent charity, offering information, advice, advocacy, emotional and practical support, education and counselling, and activities to young people between 11 and 25. They are a local based charity in Canvey Island. Information Phoneline – 01268 683431.