Bereavement Resource Centre
Bereavement Resources
Gentle guidance for families after a loss, including practical steps, tribute writing help, privacy guidance, family remembrance ideas and trusted bereavement support links.
Losing someone can leave families facing practical decisions, emotional pain and difficult conversations all at once. These resources are here to help you take one step at a time, whether you need official guidance, support writing a tribute, help creating a private memorial, or links to trusted bereavement organisations.
Important note
Memorial Garden provides general guidance and remembrance support only. We do not provide legal, medical, financial or counselling advice. For official requirements, please check your local government guidance or speak to a qualified professional. If you feel unsafe or need urgent help, contact emergency services or a crisis support service in your country.
Urgent support
If you are in the UK and need someone to talk to, Samaritans are available free, day or night, on 116 123. If someone is in immediate danger, call emergency services. If grief is affecting your ability to cope, speak to your GP or an appropriate health professional.
Featured guides
Start with the questions families ask first.
What to Do When Someone Dies
A calm first-step guide for the early days after someone passes away, with official links and gentle practical reminders.
Read guideHow to Write a Tribute for Someone You Love
Gentle writing prompts and tribute examples to help you honour someone you love in your own words.
Read guidePrivate, Unlisted, Password-Protected or Public Memorials
Understand Memorial Garden privacy options and how to start privately before sharing with family.
Read guideFinding Bereavement Support
Trusted bereavement support links, helplines and organisations for people coping with grief.
Read guideBrowse by category
Practical help, remembrance guidance and trusted support.
Practical Help After a Death
Practical guidance for the first days and weeks after someone dies, including official steps, funeral planning and who to notify.
What to Do When Someone Dies
A calm first-step guide for the early days after someone passes away, with official links and gentle practical reminders.
Read guideRegistering a Death
Understand where to find official guidance about registering a death.
Read guideTell Us Once and Who to Notify
A simple guide to notifying government and other organisations after a death.
Read guideFuneral Planning Checklist
A gentle checklist for planning a funeral, service or remembrance gathering.
Read guideHelp With Funeral Costs and Bereavement Benefits
Where to find official guidance about funeral costs and bereavement financial support.
Read guideWhat to Do If Someone Dies Abroad
Where to start if someone dies outside their home country.
Read guideCreating a Memorial
Helpful guidance for creating a peaceful memorial, writing tributes, choosing photos and inviting family.
How to Write a Tribute for Someone You Love
Gentle writing prompts and tribute examples to help you honour someone you love in your own words.
Read guideChoosing Photos for a Memorial
How to choose meaningful photos that tell someone's life story.
Read guideInviting Family to Share Memories
How to invite relatives and friends to contribute memories respectfully.
Read guidePrivate, Unlisted, Password-Protected or Public Memorials
Understand Memorial Garden privacy options and how to start privately before sharing with family.
Read guideRemembering Birthdays and Anniversaries
Gentle ways to honour someone on difficult dates.
Read guideEmotional Support
Supportive articles for grief, helping others and finding trusted bereavement organisations.
Coping With Grief
Gentle reminders for the early days, weeks and months of grief.
Read guideSupporting a Grieving Friend
Helpful things to say and do when someone you care about is grieving.
Read guideFinding Bereavement Support
Trusted bereavement support links, helplines and organisations for people coping with grief.
Read guideSpecialist Support
Sensitive guidance and support links for specific types of loss.
Helping Children Understand Loss
Age-sensitive ways to talk to children about death and remembrance.
Read guideLoss of a Child
Support links and gentle guidance for parents and families grieving a child.
Read guideBaby Loss and Miscarriage
Support for families affected by miscarriage, pregnancy loss, stillbirth or neonatal death.
Read guideSudden or Traumatic Loss
Gentle guidance and support links after a sudden, violent or traumatic death.
Read guideBereavement by Suicide
Support links for people grieving after suicide.
Read guideDeath Through Road Accident, Murder or Manslaughter
Support links for families bereaved by road death, murder, manslaughter or violent loss.
Read guideWar, Conflict and Humanitarian Loss
Guidance for families and communities remembering people lost through war, displacement or humanitarian tragedy.
Read guideUsing Memorial Garden
Guides to help families use Memorial Garden safely and confidently.
Understanding Memorial Garden Plans
Understand Basic, Premium, Ultimate, yearly and lifetime options.
Read guideContent, Reports and Takedown Help
How privacy concerns, incorrect information, copyright issues and family disputes are reviewed.
Read guideTrusted external support links
Official guidance and bereavement organisations.
Some links go to external organisations. Memorial Garden is not responsible for external content, but we include trusted sources that families may find helpful.
Official practical guidance
General grief support
Child and baby loss
Specialist traumatic loss
Conflict and missing family
Start gently
Begin privately, then add more when you are ready.
Memorial Garden can help your family collect photos, stories, candles, flowers, prayers and tributes in one calm place.