Mental Health
Mental health is a critical concern within the funeral profession, where staff regularly face emotionally demanding situations, exposure to grief, and the pressures of operating in sensitive, high-responsibility environments. Supporting the wellbeing of funeral directors, arrangers, crematoria staff, and others in the sector is essential to maintaining resilience and professional care standards. Funeral Service Times covers mental health initiatives, workplace support programmes, sector guidance, training, and cultural shifts—helping funeral professionals prioritise wellbeing in a field where emotional labour is both constant and deeply personal.
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Dec- 2020 -9 DecemberLatest News
Over 8 million people experienced a sudden loss in 2020
Co-op has revealed that at least 8 million people have experienced the sudden death of a loved one this year.…
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Sep- 2020 -25 SeptemberFeatures
Children’s Funerals: complex, bespoke & not for profit
As a business, much like many others, we deliver all children’s funerals free of charge for our services and all…
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17 SeptemberEvents
New Diversity and Inclusion Conference to be held for funeral sector
Ceremony Matters is to hold a new Diversity and Inclusion conference aimed at the funeral sector starting on the 10…
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Jun- 2020 -15 JuneFeatures
Mental health and wellbeing post-lockdown
As we note that new Covid-19 cases and numbers of related deaths are thankfully steadily declining and as the number…
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May- 2020 -11 MayCoronavirus advice
Coping with grief remotely during COVID-19
Coping with grief and the loss of a loved one is incredibly difficult under any circumstances, but during a global…
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Mar- 2020 -19 MarchBusiness
Coles Funeral Director’s Bereavement Support Hub to provide aid amid Covid-19
Cardiff-based Coles Funeral Director’s is offering its support to the local community in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. The…
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Dec- 2019 -18 DecemberCommunity
T W Boorman Funeral Services run hair salon to support mental health
Tunbridge Wells funeral arrangers, T W Boorman ran a pop-up hairdresser’s at a local mental health sanctuary, giving free haircuts…
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Mar- 2019 -21 MarchCharity
Funeral director raises £3,500 for Mind Dorset
A funeral director has raised £3,500 for mental health charity Mind’s Dorset arm. Douch Family Funeral Directors raised the money…
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20 MarchFeatures
CHARITY SPOTLIGHT: The Psychiatry Research Trust
Mental illness and brain disorder affects everyone – one in four of us directly. They cause profound distress not only…
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7 MarchCharity
Call for Alton villagers to nominate a local cause
After opening a new funeral home in Alton, Co-op Funeralcare has asked local residents to nominate a local cause in…
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