Explaining death – using the right language When someone close to you or your young person dies, finding the right words to tell a child or young person what has happened. One thing we advocate at Nelson’s Journey is an open and honest approach with children and young people. Being honest about what has […]
How to support a bereaved young person through the exam season: Exams are a difficult time for many students, but for young people who are grieving, it can heighten emotions and stress even further. The process of grief can also cause a lack of concentration, memory issues, disrupted sleep, low energy levels and emotional […]
Thank you to Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust! A huge thank you to the Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust granting Nelson’s Journey a 6 months Child Bereavement Support Worker salary, to support our work with Norfolk’s children and young people! This Funding allowed vital work including: Over 100 1-1 sessions for children/young people […]
The Smout Family We recently spoke with Sarah, Harvey and Isobel’s mum, about how Nelson’s Journey has supported them: “In February 2018 Grandad Coco sadly passed away. Our son was 6 years old and Great Grandad was his first bereavement. “Our son was confused, upset and as the weeks went by his behaviour changed. I […]
Thank you to East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund! A huge thank you to the East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund for granting us £1,700, which will enable Nelson’s Journey to deliver 2 Grief Connections Days workshops. Funding would go towards the delivery of 2 of our Grief Connections Workshops. These are […]
Paige’s Story As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, Paige has chosen to share her story about her dad and her experience with Nelson’s Journey “In 2015, when I was 16, my world changed forever. My dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and sadly passed away just 18 weeks later. At that […]
Hilltop Activity Days – Summer 2025 Last weekend we held one of our Therapeutic Weekends at Hilltop in Sheringham. We had 19 young people attend over the 2 activity days. The Saturday was for 8-17 year olds while the Sunday was our new Under 8s day. The Saturday was filled with activities. The […]
Grief Connections Last week, we held a Grief Connections Day, with 10 families attending. Grief Connections is facilitated by our specialist Child Bereavement Support Workers and supported by trained Nelson’s Journey volunteers. This is a new service which has been developed over the last year. This service was introduced as we know that […]
World Mental Health Day 2025 On Mental Health Day, Nelson’s Journey is encouraging everyone to take a moment to reflect on how they feel and how they can look after their own mental health. After a bereavement, it is important to look after yourself and your mental health. If you are supporting a […]
Thank you to Warburtons Community Grants! A huge thank you to Warburtons Community Grant for granting us £400, which has provided 50 Nelson’s Journey teddy bears for bereaved children and young people in Norfolk! These bears were given out during closing visits or at the ending ceremonies at Hilltop weekends to 50 bereaved Children […]
