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Emotional wellbeing & bereavement support

Expert support for children, young people and adults

At Saint Michael's, we provide emotional wellbeing and bereavement support for those using our hospice services. We also offer specialist support to children, young people and adults who do not have a connection with the hospice, through our Just 'B' service.

Just 'B' supports the communities of North Yorkshire, and provides specialist support regionally and nationally. As well as 1-1 emotional wellbeing and bereavement support, we offer information and advice for professionals. Our bereavement support service is suitable for people experiencing any type of bereavement, including suicide, road traffic accident or terminal illness.

Support for patients and families

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Just 'B'

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Talking Spaces Counselling Service

Talking Spaces is a counselling service offered by Saint Michael’s Hospice ...

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Hear to Help

Hear to Help is a community helpline that allows anyone a safe, confidential space to talk through feelings such as low mood, anxiety or isolation.
Lines are open seven days a week, from 8am and 8pm. Call (01423) 856 799.

Holistic hospice support for patients, carers and families

Our aim is for the services we offer to help each person affected by terminal illness with what matters most to them.

Living with a terminal illness can affect a person in many different ways; from changes to their body, their relationships and their independence to differences to their sense of self, their social life and their confidence. Saint Michael’s exists to help people cope with any challenges they may face, so that they can live life to the full, to the end.

Our doctors and nurses can help relieve a person’s symptoms, while our physiotherapist and occupational therapist can assist an individual to find new ways of managing day-to-day living or taking part in the things they enjoy. We also have many other professionals on hand who can ease pressures around money or housing or help a person explore meaning in their life.

Our Patient and Family Liaison Team can offer ways to bring comfort to the friends and family of our patients, supporting their needs alongside their loved ones, and helping them come to terms with their changing circumstances.

Community helplines

Helplines to support you

Hear to Help provides support and advice to those who are feeling anxious or struggling with their emotional wellbeing.

It is available to children, young people and adults across the Harrogate District, Hambleton, and Richmondshire, seven days a week between 8am-8pm.

Call (01423) 856 799.

* Calls are charged at local rates and may vary dependent on time of day and or even be included within your call package. Please visit Ofcom for further details https://bit.ly/localcallcharges.

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Support for grief and loss

Telephone and online chat support for anybody experiencing grief and loss

Alongside other organisations across our region, we provide a telephone and online chat support service for anyone experiencing grief following a loss.

The service, commissioned by West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, is there for anyone suffering any form of grief and loss, or those worried about losing someone, whether this relates to a family member, friend or member of their community.

You can self-refer to the service or be signposted by other agencies such as the police, hospital bereavement services, funeral directors, GPs, community and faith organisations and others.

Telephone and online chat support is available seven days a week, 8am-8pm. 0808 196 3833.

The website is griefandlosswyh.co.uk.

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