Bereavement Library

Bereavement Library for Hospitals, Hospices and Bereaved Parent Support Groups, Ripples of Compassion, Bristol

We provide bereavement libraries to support groups, hospices and hospitals from our selection of books, that have been recommended by other bereaved parents, to enable all parents to have access to the support and advice they need, free of charge, whenever they need it. To order your library please submit your request using the link.

*We can also provide top-ups to our existing libraries once per year so if you have gaps in your library due to books not having been returned, please submit your request via the link below.

Naomi House & Jack’s Place Children’s Hospice

Charlton Farm Children’s Hospice

Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice

Rainbow’s Children’s Hospice

Rainbow Trust, Sunderland

Rainbow Trust, Southampton

Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth, Bereavement Midwife and Chaplaincy

Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Child Bereavement Team

Bristol Children’s Hospital, Paediatric Palliative Care and Bereavement Team

Royal London Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Leeds General Infirmary, Paediatric Palliative Care Team

John Radcliffe Hospital, Young Lives Vs Cancer Team

Manchester Children’s Hospital, Bereavement Team

Pinderfield Hospital Wakefield, Children’s Assessment Unit,

Southampton Children’s Hospital, PICU

Current locations of our bereavement libraries:

Beatson Cancer Centre, Glasgow

Cribbs Chapel of Rest, Pitsea

Chippenham TCF Bereaved Parents Support Group

Essex Bereaved Parents Support Group

Wiltshire Treehouse

Haselworth Primary School

Arnold House School

 We’ve compiled a list of recommended books that bereaved parents have found helpful.


Nominate a recipient support group

If you are a bereaved parent or professional and would like to nominate a support group, hospice or hospital to receive a bereavement library please submit your request above.

Recommend a book

We offer bereaved parents the opportunity to recommend a specific book that has helped them, as well as the opportunity to dedicate a copy of a book included in our bereavement libraries in memory of their child.

Dedicate a book

We can also arrange for a book in one of our bereavement libraries to be dedicated in memory of your child. Please follow the link below to submit this request.