Bereavement Support Line
Our Bereavement Support Line, in partnership with the HSE, is there to provide connection, comfort and support in these exceptional times.
We are
Irish Hospice Foundation
Every death matters and we only have one chance to get it right. We are working to ensure the best end-of-life and bereavement care, for all. From advocacy and education, to our vital services like Nurses for Night Care and our Bereavement Support Line, we believe in the importance of dying well and grieving well wherever the place.
How we are Making a Difference
Bereavement Support Line
Our free Bereavement Support Line, in partnership with the HSE, is there if you're grieving and need comfort, connection and support right now.
Think Ahead
Our popular planning ahead tool can help you discuss and record your wishes and preferences in the event of an emergency, serious illness or after you have died.
Care & Inform
As we come to live with COVID-19, we want to keep you and our frontline healthcare workers informed and supported in matters relating to end-of-life and bereavement care as they evolve.
Nobody should be denied the chance to spend those final precious moments wrapped in the warmth and love of those they hold most dear.
Our Impact in 2020
Nights of our Nurses for Night Care service
Calls answered on our Bereavement Support Line*
Families helped following the loss of a child
Attended training/workshops on dying, death & bereavement
*6 months figures. BSL started in June 2020
“People sometimes just need space and time. A listener, a stranger, to give them permission to speak about their grief.”
– Volunteer, Bereavement Support Line
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Latest News
Easter Raffle
Take part in our Easter Raffle, support our Bereavement Support Line and win a fabulous prize. Draw takes place 13th April 2021 […]
New Research on Bereavement Shows a Country Struggling
New research conducted by us, Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), shows that Ireland has struggled over the last year with bereavement and how our grieving rituals have been changed. […]
Applications open for our Professional Certificate in Children and Loss course
In partnership with Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, our part-time postgraduate course aims to equip professionals who work with children/adolescents with the skills to understand and support them when grieving […]
