Grief and Bereavement Support
We offer personalised support for bereaved parents, carers, and families, including:
- Bereavement Counselling: One-on-one support with a professional counsellor to help you navigate your grief at your own pace.
- Group Support: Online support groups facilitated by Redkite social workers, offering a space to connect with others who’ve experienced similar loss.
- Bereavement Support Pack: A practical and thoughtful pack to support you emotionally and logistically during this difficult time.
Grief and Bereavement Support FAQs
What is the purpose of grief and bereavement support?
Redkite’s grief and bereavement support is designed to walk alongside families after the death of a child, offering compassionate guidance, emotional care, and practical tools. It provides a steady, understanding presence during a time that can feel overwhelming and isolating. Get support today.
How can this support help me navigate my grief?
Grief is deeply personal and can feel unpredictable. We offer a safe, non‑judgemental space to express your emotions, make sense of your experience, and find ways to cope day‑to‑day. You don’t need to have the right words or know what you need – support is shaped around you.
Why might connecting with others who’ve experienced loss be helpful?
Being with people who have lived through a similar loss can bring a sense of understanding that’s hard to find elsewhere. It’s a space where you don’t have to explain your grief – others simply get it, offering comfort, validation, and connection.
About Redkite
Holding it together when your child’s life is in question can feel impossible. Redkite provides practical, emotional and financial support for families who have a child with cancer aged 17 or under, so you don’t have to face it alone.
Discover our other cancer services and resources
Supporting your partner when they have cancer
Being the partner of someone who has cancer isn’t easy – it can be scary and confusing.
Children’s Counselling
Redkite’s Children’s Counselling supports kids with cancer and siblings (5-17 years) through tailored activities. Focusing on emotional well-being, resilience, and self-esteem in a safe, caring environment.
How do I make a decision about cancer treatments
Feel empowered to make decisions about your cancer treatment. Ask about options and take control where possible, including treatment timing and location.
Grief and Bereavement Support
Redkite offers a safe space to talk about grief, overwhelming emotions, other people’s expectations or whatever matters most to you. We are here to support you in the way you need, when you’re ready.
Education and Career Support
This service helps young cancer patients aged 15-25 stay connected to study or work both during and after their cancer treatment.
Parent and Carer Counselling
Parent and Carer Counselling offers free, flexible telehealth support for parents and carers of children and young people affected by cancer. Sessions build practical strategies for communication, wellbeing and navigating change, guided by your family’s goals.
Book Club
We have books for children, teens and adults, covering a range of topics to help throughout the cancer experience. Borrow for free for as long as you like!
THE NEXT CHAPTER FOR CANCER HUB: EXPANDED OFFERING AND NEW SPECIALISED SERVICES ANNOUNCED, AS DEMAND SURGES
Media release 27 August, 2024 On Tuesday 27th August Minister for Health, the Hon Mark Butler MP
Counselling and Individual Support
Canteen counsellors provide specialised support through online or face-to-face sessions, helping young people cope with cancer’s impact.
CANCER HUB FUNDING EXTENDED
Australian Government announces $9.4m to continue delivering Cancer Hub until 2027