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.

Children and Grief

How children understand and react to grief depends on their age and stage of development. They gradually understand more as they mature...

Leaflets and Resources

The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network has a range of information leaflets which are available to download or order.

Children Bereaved by Suicide

Talking to children about suicide can be very difficult. Safe Harbour, an illustrated storybook for children who have been bereaved by suicide, can help. The storybook comes with a guide that supports parents and carers to have these difficult conversations...

Bereaved Children's Awareness Week

Every November, the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network (ICBN) organises a series of events across Ireland to highlight bereaved children’s needs and to help their voices to be heard...

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Bereavement & Loss Workshops 2026

Thursday, January 15th, 2026

Irish Hospice Foundation hosts an annual series of online workshops on bereavement and loss from January to June. These workshops are targeted at professionals and volunteers who may wish to learn about bereavement and loss, and for those working with people who have experienced a loss. The aim of the workshops is to equip attendees with

The Way Home: Navigating the ‘why’ of suicide in childhood bereavement

Friday, November 21st, 2025

by Trudy Meehan, PhD., D.Clin.Psych., C. Psychol., PsS.I. When my daughter’s father died by suicide, I didn’t know what to do or say. I went to the books for advice. I couldn’t find what I needed, so I wrote my own book, The Way Home. In this blog I’d like to talk you through how