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Help for professionals

Sudden aims to help raise the professional standards of people who care for those bereaved by sudden death. Scroll down this page to find out more about our events, how to join Sudden, and to download free minutes from past events.

Events

We run regular seminars (currently in the UK only), featuring academic and practitioner speakers on a range of issues, such as helping people who are suicidal, treatments for post traumatic stress disorder, effective helplines for suddenly bereaved people, caring for children who have suffered a sudden death, and other topical issues. Scroll down and click the links at the bottom of this page to download for FREE minutes from all our past events.

Our seminars are open to all, but if you join Sudden (see below) you get a discount on the delegate fees. For details on forthcoming events from Brake, click the following links:

Thursday 27 June 2013
Meet the expert: early intervention following a sudden death
Venue: Manchester

Tuesday 9 July & Thursday 18 July 2013
Supporting suddenly bereaved children and young people seminars
Venues: Newcastle & Bristol

Wednesday 2 October & Thursday 17 October
Police family liaison following road death and serious injury conference
Venues: Leeds & Bristol

Wednesday 9 October
Police family liaison following road death and serious injury conference
Venue: Edinburgh

Empathetically working with families bereaved by road crashes - training for professionals
In-house training: Contact Brake to discuss trainer availability

Crisis response: employer training for when the worst happens
In-house training: Contact Brake to discuss trainer availability


Calendar of global sudden bereavement events

Visit our calendar of global sudden bereavement events to find out about training by other support organisations.

Join us

To join Sudden and receive our quarterly ebulletin of research and initiatives relating to care for suddenly bereaved people, call us on +44 (0)1484 559909 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Subscription costs just £20 +VAT a year for public servants and charity workers, or £100 +VAT if you work for a profit-making company.

Conference minutes

See links below for minutes from previous conferences and seminars:

 

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