Distance shouldn't mean we can't share our grief

• 08 Dec 2020 by Sarah Armstrong

As a Rainbow Trust Family Support Worker, I sometimes attend the funerals of children I have...

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Specialist sibling support for Freddie

• 02 Apr 2020 by Claire Coussins

Family Support Worker, Charlotte, gives Freddie time and space to understand his own feelings and emotions.Just...

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Supporting mental health in children and young people

• 04 Feb 2020 by Dawn Pond

As a Family Support Manager, I have worked with many families supporting them in crisis. While...

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Rainbow Trust's Young Carers

• 16 Jan 2020 by Fiona Rankine

I was once asked by a concerned parent what I thought the long-term impact would be...

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Five policy areas affecting seriously ill children and their families in 2019

• 31 Dec 2019 by Sophie Dodgeon

As the year draws to a close, we reflect on 12 months of Rainbow Trust’s policy...

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How do we help children open up to grief?

• 12 Nov 2019 by Fiona Rankine

How do children learn? By watching those around them, by experimenting, by making mistakes and trying...

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Why I give up my time to support families in hospital

• 15 Jul 2019 by James Barber

For parents who spend lots of time in the hospital caring for their sick child, having...

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Teen calls on Government to offer more support to young people with disabled siblings

• 08 Jul 2019 by James Barber

Across the UK, there are thousands of young people, like 15-year old Emily, whose brother Ben...

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