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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Applications Open! Professional Certificate in Children and Loss 2025/2026

Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in association with Irish Hospice Foundation offer a Professional Certificate in Children and Loss (Level 9). It seeks to equip practitioners with the practical skills to understand and support children on their grief journey. About the Course For counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, teachers or others working with children, this


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


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