Service Update: 19 April 2021
Following the ending of the lockdown in March and April 2021, our office has now reopened and we are offering face-to-face support again to both new and existing clients. Anyone who has been having telephone or online face-to-face sessions during the lockdown can continue with those if they’d like, and you’ll be able to discuss this with your volunteer. For any clients who preferred to wait for the lockdown to end before starting their face-to-face support, we will be in touch with you to arrange an appointment as soon as we can. If you’d like to register for support, you can contact us on 668191 (9am—midday weekdays, voicemail at all other times) or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
What services did we provide during lockdown?
For adults
- Telephone support sessions
- Online face-to-face support sessions
- Information about many aspects of bereavement and other sources of help and support
- Online bereavement awareness training
For children and young people
- Telephone support sessions
- Online face-to-face support sessions
- Online face-to-face CruzKids group sessions
- Information and advice about many aspects of bereavement and other sources of help and support
- Online training for people working with bereaved children and young people
How to contact us
Our enquiry line for new referrals (668191) is open from 9 am—midday every weekday, and voicemail is available at all other times. We will respond to any messages as soon as we can, hopefully within 24 hours. You can also email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
If you need more immediate support, please contact our friends at Samaritans.
If you are bereaved, we can support no matter whenever or however the death occurred
We provide advice, information and support to anyone that have been bereaved no matter whenever or however the death occurred. You may find that during isolation you, the death of a loved one is now amplified, especially if you are self-isolating. It may be that you rely on support from others while dealing with bereavement–whether that’s family, friends, being at work–and you are struggling being on your own then please contact us on 668191 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we can set up support for you.
If you have been bereaved by Covid-19
You can contact us on 668191 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we can set up support for you.
Covid-19 resources
Cruse Bereavement Care has a lot of resources to help people dealing with grief and bereavement during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although these resources were written for people in the UK, most of them are also relevant to people on the Isle of Man. You can find these resources on the Cruse website at www.cruse.org.uk/coronavirus.