Youth bereavement charity wants 13-25 year olds to become the voice of their organisation

Youth bereavement charity invites 13-25 year olds to become the voice of their organisation claiming ‘nobody could do it better’

One in 20 children are bereaved of a parent by the age of 16. This easily accessible figure exists because there have been services there to support grieving children for the last 30 years who’ve been looking for this data. The amount of young people bereaved of a parent or somebody important between the ages of 13-25 is much harder to find, but this lack of representation is about to change.

Youth bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, is calling out to bereaved 13-25 year olds to help guide them in ‘doing better’ at supporting their age group. Whilst continuing to support children as they’ve successfully done for the last 30 years, the charity is now focused on reaching those young people who’ve not found bereavement support available or relevant to them.

Their new mission is to portray the grief of young people as it’s seen by them; through their language, expression and experience. Winston’s Wish recognise that whilst they’ve got plenty of experience under their belt in how to support young people who’ve experienced the death of somebody important, they’re not the experts in what young people want to see or hear, or where they want to go to find the help – young grieving people are!  

Winston’s Wish issued a statement which said “Instead of deciding what’s best for them, we’re ready to create the future with them. We’ll create support in the way they want support and appear in the places they look for it.”

But for all that to happen, Winston’s Wish needs the young people to guide them!

If you are or know of a young people (aged 13 to 25) with experience of grief the charity wants you to be involved! They want to hear your experiences, thoughts, and ideas, so together they can change the lives of young grieving people for the better.  

The charity has various ways to get involved; from a simple questionnaire, contributing some content for our social channels via the role of an Ambassador or becoming part of the charity’s important decision making by taking a seat on the Youth advisory board. Help other’s who’ve experienced similar by helping Winston’s Wish reach their ambition of ensuring no young person faces grief alone.

If you’d like to help spread the word head to winstonswish.org where you can find a link to the questionnaire and application form for young people to get involved in shaping the future of Winston’s Wish.