Support Groups
Family care and support
CLIC Sargent 0800 197 0068 freephone
CLIC Sargent social workers offer emotional support to members of the family. They can also offer practical help, for example, applying for benefits and grants.
National Alliance of childhood Cancer Parent Organisations
Naccpo work with families and professionals to support children with cancer
gaps:line 0845 121 4277 / 8pm to 10pm every day
Support line for parents and carers of children with cancer and leukaemia.
CCLG
Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer.
Click4tic
The website provides a source of information for teenagers with cancer.
Captain Chemo
An informative and interactive website for children
Childhood Cancer Unit Parent’s Association
CCUPA offer support to families of children with cancer who are or have been treated at the Royal Marsden, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Movement
CALM is a charity caring for the needs of families within the Swindon Health District, Wiltshire, UK, who have children suffering from Cancer or Leukaemia.
Parent’s Association for Seriously Ill Children
PASIC provides support for parents and families of children suffering from Leukaemia and other cancers across the East Midlands, UK
O.S.C.A.R.
O.S.C.A.R. is a charity that provides help and support to children with a brain or spinal tumour and their families being treated at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust.
CanTeen Ireland
CanTeen Ireland is a nation-wide support group for young people who have or have had cancer, and for their brothers, sisters and friends.
Donnas Dream House – Blackpool
The Donna’s Dream House Charity provides sponsored free holidays of a lifetime in Blackpool, UK, for children with life threatening illnesses and their families.
Resources/publications
A list of available leaflets/publications
Bereavement
Child Death Helpline 0800 282986
Evenings from 7pm – 10pm. Monday to Friday mornings 10am – 1pm and Wednesday afternoons 1pm – 4pm
This is a freephone service for anyone affected by the death of a child. It is staffed by volunteer bereaved parents.
The Forget Me Not Children’s trust
The aims of the Trust are to support:
- bereaved families and friends of children and young people who have died — in particular, but not exclusively, by supporting those whose children were treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
- sick children and young people — in particular, but not exclusively, by supporting the work of the Royal Marsden Hospital
