Bereavement is everyone’s business – read the report

Patrickvernon.org.uk 2 years ago

Bereavement is everyone’s business – read the report

This report, Bereavement is everyone’s business, sets out our recommendations for how we can improve bereavement support for all: https://bit.ly/3ykodbr

Key findings from the report:

• 6.8 million people were bereaved in the UK in 2020 and 2021 compared to 6.1 million in 2018 and 19, with 750,000 additional bereavements

• Over a quarter (28%) of adult respondents to the Commission’s consultation received no support from family and almost half (46%) received no support from friends following bereavement

• 61% of adult respondents had difficulties with at least one practical or administrative task following bereavement

• 33% of respondents who wanted to access bereavement services but indicated no support was available and 37% said they didn’t know how to access support

• Over 40% of those who wanted formal bereavement support did not get any

>>> Read the full report here <<<

Patrick Vernon is a social commentator and campaigner and has been at the forefront of several high-profile campaigns on cultural heritage and social justice in the UK over the last decade. He has used experience in senior management in the voluntary and public sector plus his passion in for cultural history to develop new models of thinking around transformation changes in service development, equalities, innovative thinking for social change. He is a trained life coach and mediator where his experience and knowledge has been used for leadership development and public speaking from grass roots organisations to public and private bodies.