CHUMS Charity

CHUMS Charity funds 3 children’s mental health & emotional wellbeing services and 2 family support services: Bereavement Trauma & Non-bereavement Trauma Service (sexual abuse, witness to domestic violence, any other trauma) Recreational therapeutic football and music programmes for those who can’t readily engage in 1:1 talking therapies Disability Friendship Scheme for 13-25 year olds Bedfordshire Suicide Bereavement Service Babyloss Service

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sue.clarke@chumscharity.org

01525863924

Registered charity no. 1179048

Member since May 2019

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Support Your Local Children's Charity

CHUMS urgently needs additional funds to continue its life-changing support for those traumatically bereaved, abused, self-harming, struggling with anxiety, low mood or those who have ASD.

Our referrals for COVID-19 related bereavements are sadly rising. This is such a traumatic time for everyone, especially those who have lost their loved ones to this horrible virus.

Please make a donation to support the work we fund

Text CHUMS amount to 70490 e.g. CHUMS 5 for £5, CHUMS 10 for £10 (or any other amount)

or visit https://chums.charitycheckout.co.uk/cf/chums-needs-you

About us

CHUMS Charity supports our 5 charitably funded mental health and emotional wellbeing services in Bedfordshire. - The Bedfordshire Suicide Bereavement Service (BSBS) for families bereaved by suicide. We work in partnership with Bedfordshire Police so that they can refer to us as early as possible, so that we can support families within 48 hours - The Bereavement and Non-bereavement Trauma Services for children and young people who have been traumatically bereaved or have been sexually abused or suffered other trauma in their young lives - The Babyloss Service for families, following the death of a baby before, at, or soon after birth - Recreational Therapeutic music and football programmes for children aged 8 to 14 primarily and - The Disability Friendship Scheme in Luton for children and young people aged 13 to 25 who are learning disabled and/or physically disabled.