Who we are
Aims of the Child Death Helpline
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Who we Are

A telephone helpline (The Alder Centre Helpline) was established at the Alder Centre, Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust, Alder Hey Hospital, in June 1989.  A similar Helpline, the Child Death Helpline, was established at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust in 1992.  In October 1995, the experience and tradition of both centres were brought together in the setting up of the national freephone Child Death Helpline.

The Child Death Helpline is staffed by volunteers, all of them bereaved parents.

All volunteers are trained, supervised and supported by professional teams within Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, and the Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust, Alder Hey.

The Helpline is a partnership between professionals and parents working together to provide a professional service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.

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