CARIS Islington

rucksack
support for bereaved children in Islington

CARIS Islington, the registered charity which runs the bereavement service, offers a specialist service for bereaved children which is called rucksack.

At rucksack we offer a selection of therapeutic programmes (see below) for bereaved children aged 3 to 11. Trained visitors visit the child at home, usually once a week, for as many visits as necessary.

The service is free and offered to any bereaved child in Islington regardless of disability, gender, race or religion. We can also help if your child is older than 11 - just ring us to talk about how we could help.

What to do if you would like us to support your child

It can be hard to decide when to ask for help – not all children need therapeutic help when they are bereaved. However, if you are worried about how your child is coping with grief after the death of someone close, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

The first thing to do is ring Lydia on 020 7281 5200 to arrange an initial appointment. At that appointment we’ll talk about how your child is, and whether rucksack can help, and make suggestions if there is somewhere offering more appropriate help.

We think it is much better if the child is referred by their parent or guardian rather than an outside agency. The child’s main problem must be to do with bereavement.

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