The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network


The ICBN is a member organisation. Members share a vision that all children and young people, together with the adults in their lives, can easily access a choice of high quality local and national information, guidance and support to enable them to manage the impact of death on their lives.


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Accessible Resource “Safe Harbour” – Vision Ireland

Friday, September 13th, 2024

A new braille and audio resource for children dealing with the loss of a loved one through suicide has been released by Vision Ireland, in collaboration with the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN) and the HSE. These new resources are an adaptation of the groundbreaking publication “Safe Harbour”, written by Patricia Forde and illustrated by Bronagh Lee, which is


Bereaved Children’s Awareness Week 2024

Thursday, September 12th, 2024

We’re excited to share that Bereaved Children’s Awareness Week 2024 will take place from Monday 18th November to Friday 22nd November. Why This Campaign? Most children can manage and learn to live with their grief with the appropriate support from their family and key adults in their lives.  However, this is based on the premise that the adults


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