Our vision is that people unexpectedly bereaved get help at a time of darkness to move to a brighter day.
Sudden is an early intervention service providing emotional and practical support following an unexpected bereavement. Our service is free.
We help you whatever the cause of death. We are also here if you are caring for someone bereaved suddenly, and need help and support.
We provide emotional support and help with many practical things. We also support communities and professionals to help suddenly bereaved people.
If you, or someone you know, has experienced sudden bereavement, Sudden can help. Call us on 0800 2600 400 or contact us at help@sudden.org and we’ll arrange for a dedicated caseworker to call you back.
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Sudden is a service run by the road safety charity Brake, who has helped support thousands of people bereaved by road crashes since it was set up in 1995 by Chief Executive Mary Williams OBE. The Sudden service was launched in July 2020 after being awarded vital pandemic funding from the Government and the National Lottery Community Fund.
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Sudden
Published: 13 May 2020
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Sudden Charity no. 1093244 Email: fundraise@brake.org.uk Tel: 01484 683294 |
People bereaved by sudden death suffer terribly – whether it’s through COVID-19 or another communicable disease or undiagnosed medical reason, suicide, a road crash, natural disaster, war or terrorism, or an accident such as drowning or in the workplace. They are often left isolated, bewildered and traumatised and need specialist support to help them cope and move forwards with their lives. The good news is that with early, professional support people bereaved suddenly stand a much better chance of not developing debilitating conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sudden is a charitable initiative for suddenly bereaved people and the people caring for them.
The vision of Sudden is a world where everyone suddenly bereaved gets the help they need at a time of darkness to move forwards to a brighter day. Our mission is to ease the suffering of people bereaved by any kind of sudden death.
