Support for Bereaved Parents and Siblings
We are here to support you following the devastating loss of your child or sibling. We provide an informal, quiet space for you to meet with other bereaved parents and siblings and share your experiences.
At SLOW we know that your grief cannot be fixed, and we do not strive to ‘make things better’.
Instead we give you space and support, so that you may, in your own time, slowly rebuild your life.
In this way, we believe there is hope to be found in connecting with other bereaved parents and siblings, relief in sharing the pain of grief, and company in bearing the unbearable, alongside others who are living with loss.
August 2026 Update
SLOW takes a break over the summer – Adult sibling groups will resume from Wednesday 2nd September.
All parent groups will resume from Tuesday 8th September.
Please see below for upcoming in person and online groups, or check the SLOW calendar for more details.
Fundraising events update
If you’re looking for a real challenge and want to raise money for SLOW, consider taking part in one of these upcoming events.
“Being listened to and understood is, for bereaved parents, a ray of hope amidst a world that has fallen apart.”
SLOW Member
Whether it’s weeks, months or years since your child or sibling died you’ll be welcome here at SLOW.
Face to Face Bereaved Parents Weekly Groups
Islington and East Croydon, London based, face to face daytime group on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during school term time.
Face to Face Bereaved Parents Monthly Group
Islington, London based, face to face evening support group once a month.
Weekly Online Bereaved Parents Groups
Daytime online support groups every Tuesday and Thursday during term time for bereaved parents across the UK.
SLOWsibs 18+ Bereaved Adult Sibling Support
Evening online support groups held monthly for bereaved adult siblings (aged 18+ years).
SLOWsibs Monthly Workshops
Monthly workshops in North London for bereaved children (aged 7-18 years) who have lost siblings.
Take a look at our calendar to find out when the next support groups and workshops are taking place.
Get in touch
For further details for all our groups and workshops, get in touch via our Contact page and connect with us on social media
Take a look at our calendar to find out when the next support groups and workshops are taking place.
Select one of the highlighted dates and then follow the link below the calendar for more information.
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Our supporters
Recent articles from the SLOW blog
Walking For Rosie: Part Two, Why I’m Walking
We don’t fix grief. We don’t offer a map through it or a timeline out of it. We simply walk beside people, for as long as they need us. No end date on the support, just as there’s no end date on grief. So walking 55km, quite literally putting one foot in front of the other across the landscape I now call home, feels like the most honest expression of what SLOW is that I could have chosen. We walk alongside. That’s all. And it turns out that’s everything.
Walking For Rosie: Part One, A Reminder and a Release
But walking it for Rosie is different still. Recently I walked from Seaford Head to Eastbourne, via Birling Gap and Beachy Head, about 15 miles of the jaw dropping, spectacular coastline. My now backyard. And yet I saw it differently.
SLOW Statement on the Ockenden Report – Nottingham Maternity Review
The recommendation that Martha’s Rule must be embedded across all maternity services is welcome and will undoubtedly help families feel heard and taken seriously when they raise concerns. But it should never have had to come to this.