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Bereavement Counselling Service

Currently, the Sydney Local Health District Bereavement Service is unable to provide counselling support. 

If you feel you need support, please refer to any of the services we have suggested below. You might not feel this is right for you at this point in time, but it might be helpful sometime in the future. Some people may not feel ready to start bereavement counselling until a few months (or even a few years) after the death. Self-referral allows the client to choose when and how they begin counselling.
 

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Bereavement groups and support 

Bereavement Telephone Support Group

Telephone support group facilitated by Cancer Council NSW 
Phone: 13 11 20 

National Association for Loss and Grief

Grief Support Telephone Service Sydney (telephone support sessions) 
Phone: 02 6882 9222 

Solace Association

Group support program for people grieving the death of a partner 
Phone: 02 9519 2820

The Compassionate Friends NSW Inc

Support for bereaved parents, siblings or grandparents 
Phone: 02 9290 2355

Griefline

Griefline offers free telephone support for anyone experiencing grief and loss across Australia
Phone: 1300 845 745

Grief and bereavement support for children

National Centre for Childhood Grief and Bereavement CARE Centre

Counselling and support for adults and children 
Phone: 1300 654 556

Canteen

Counselling and support for young people (12-25 years) who have a parent, carer, or sibling with cancer or has died from cancer.
Phone: 1800 835 932

Grief and bereavement support in multiple languages

Co.As.It Italian Association of Assistance

Phone: 02 9564 0744

Greek Welfare Centre

Phone: 02 9516 2188

CanRevive Inc. 更生會

Cantonese and Mandarin language support after cancer
Phone: 02 9212 7789

24 hour telephone support

Lifeline

Phone: 13 11 14

Mensline

Phone: 1300 789 978

Kids Helpline

Phone: 1800 55 1800