How can SLOW support you?
Support Groups
Regular meetings for bereaved parents and adult siblings
The SLOW support groups are a place to be yourself and take strength from the support of others, before returning to daily life and its challenges. At our meetings, you can share stories with others who have experienced a similar kind of loss.
Click here for more information on what happens at our bereaved parent support groups and here for information about SLOWsibs 18+ and how to join.
Sibling Workshops
Quarterly creative workshops for SLOWsibs aged 6-15 years
SLOW runs quarterly creative workshops for bereaved children aged 6-15 who have experienced the loss of a brother or sister. The workshops, based in North London, provide a safe place for children to make new friends, aiming to reduce isolation, foster resilience and develop creative skills.
Helping professionals
Resources for those working with bereaved families
SLOW has been listening to and supporting bereaved families since 2007 and believes that the experience of our members is crucial in informing those working with bereaved parents. We combine what we have learned from bereaved families with current grief theory to provide expert training that is practical, relevant and informative.
How SLOW can support you?
Support Groups
South London
The SLOW support groups are a place to be yourself and take strength from the support of others, before returning to daily life and its challenges. At our meetings you can share stories and experiences with others who have experienced a similar kind of loss.
Sibling Workshops
in North London
SLOW runs creative workshops for bereaved children that have lost a brother or sister so they can meet each other with the aim of reducing isolation, building resilience and confidence and making new friends. We provide a safe space to explore feelings and develop their creative skills.
Helping professionals
SLOW has been listening to and supporting bereaved parents for over ten years and believes that the experience of our members is crucial in informing those working with bereaved parents. We combine what we have learned from bereaved parents with current grief theory to provide expert training that is practical, relevant and informative.
"Since my first visit to SLOW after the sudden death of my daughter I have found the group has given me comfort, inclusion and the knowledge I can share my deepest feelings of shock, pain, isolation, anger and fear with those who have felt and are feeling the same."
SLOW Member
"Being listened to and understood is for bereaved parents a ray of hope amidst a world that has fallen apart."
SLOW Member
"SLOW has been a lifeline for me, it is a place to go to talk about my child, to understand what I'm feeling isn't unique and that there are other parents who have 'survived' the death of their child."
SLOW Member
"SLOW works for me as it's informal; there are no weekly themes or 'grief exercises', we just meet, listen and talk. Even though the pain of my losing my little girl is still there, I no longer feel isolated as I have SLOW."
SLOW Member
"I will forever be indebted to SLOW and the incredible work they do."
SLOW Member
"Seven years ago, I found SLOW. Walking into a room of bereaved parents for the first time was for me was like finding an oasis in a desert. I was with others who understood completely how I felt and it gave me strength to carry on."
SLOW Member