Helping children and young people

Help, advice and useful information for families of someone with a terminal illness, including supporting a child or young person when someone is dying and telling a child about someone’s terminal diagnosis.

Support for young carers

If you're under 18 and care for someone, we have advice on who you can talk to, balancing care duties with your own life and your rights as a young carer.

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Telling a child someone is dying

Information and advice about telling a child when someone important to them, like a grandparent, parent, sibling or other friend or family member is dying.

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Supporting a child when someone is dying

Here are some practical suggestions for supporting children and young when someone like a grandparent, parent, sibling or other friend or family member is dying.