Cruse Bereavement Care Who is Cruse? What do they do? How can they Help and support a bereaved person

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Penny Chisholm – CST- 3

Cruse Bereavement Care

  • Who is Cruse?

  • What do they do?

  • How can they Help and support a bereaved person

Margaret Torrie started clubs for widows from her home in Richmond called Cruse Clubs Counselling Service for Widows and their Families was registered as a Charity.
On 30th October 1959 the first AGM of the Cruse Clubs was held, chaired by Margaret Torrie.

In 1960, Margaret Torrie chaired the first committee meeting of professionally concerned men and women who supported and encouraged Cruse as a national charity and formed the first Cruse Council. Branches were set up in many places. Then in 1962, The Widows’ Charter was written by Cruse members and sent to 630 MPs; five MPs said they would support it. In 1969 the name of the charity changed to Cruse – the Organisation for Widows and their children

When Margaret Torrie retired in 1976 she was award the MBE by HRH and in 1984 cruse celebrated their Silver Jubilee Year; this was when her Majesty the Queen becomes Patron. A celebration of the work of Cruse was held at the Royal Albert Hall, attended by Her Majesty. Sir John Gielgud, Penelope Keith, Richard Briars, Wayne Sleep, and others performed for volunteers from all over the United Kingdom.

Since 1959 Cruse has grown and now has 135 branches across England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man. Apart from a core of paid staff, mainly at their central office, services to bereaved clients are provided by trained and skilled volunteers.

Cruse exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone

Bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The service and support they offer is free. Cruse Bereavement Care is a registered charity which is able to provide support and offers information, advice, education, and training services.

Cruse develops and delivers all its own training, which is bases on highly respect foundation course for bereavement volunteers, Awareness in Bereavement care. This can be accredited independently by ONCNW it gives student the opportunities to continue their development with modules on specialist areas of bereavement

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Cruse provides advice, information and support to anyone who has been bereaved, (children, young people and adults), whenever or however the death occurred. Cruse a confidential and free service by full trained experienced volunteers.

They are able to offer not just face to face meeting, but also over the telephone, as well as online support and also group. Regarding group support some bereaved people feel happier find it helpful to talk to others in a similar circumstances. Online support gives information about many aspects of bereavements and other sources of help and support.

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