The potential outcomes of unresolved grief
Parental bereavement negatively impacts educational attainment and completion. Without support, the ripple effects reach far into a young person's future.
50%
Bereaved young people are more likely to disengage with school and leave unqualified.
6×
Persistently absent pupils are over six times as likely to become NEET.
Young People & Work Review, 2026
41%
Of youth offenders have experienced childhood bereavement.
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
25%
Of under-20s in the UK who take their own life have experienced a childhood bereavement.
Partner with us to walk beside grieving young people.
Apart of Me is a small charity with an exceptional reach, helping bereaved children and young people know they are not alone, wherever they are.
Guide Me participants reported a 62% increase in self-compassion and a 58% increase in feeling connected and less alone.
Guide Me Year Two evaluation
The executive summary can be downloaded HERE with the full report to be published in Autumn 2026.
Small charity. Exceptional reach.
Our work is evidence-informed, co-produced with young people, and built on clinical expertise.
The Apart of Me app has been downloaded by over 150,000 young people across more than 50 countries, holds a 4.6-star App Store rating, and was named NHS App of the Month.
Our moderated online community offers practical support to young people, parents and carers. Our schools programme, Guide Me, delivers dedicated grief support and builds compassionate school communities.
Grants to Apart of Me can support a range of activities depending on your organisation's priorities. We are happy to discuss restricted or unrestricted funding, and to work with you to identify the right fit.
Areas where funding makes a direct difference
Expand Guide Me
Bringing our peer-supported grief programme to more schools and more young people who would otherwise keep their grief hidden.
Free resources
Create free materials that help bereaved young people, their loved ones, and trusted individuals such as teachers.
Develop the Apart of Me app
Funding new therapeutic content, features, and languages so the app can reach more young people, provide 24/7 comfort and support and let them know they are not alone.
Unrestricted core funding
We are a small team - the equivalent of 2.5 full time employees, core funding helps us sustain and grow, keep innovating and ensure we are here for young people when they need us most.
Let's talk about how a partnership might work.
We take our relationships with trusts and foundations seriously. We will always provide clear, honest reporting on how your grant has been used and what it has made possible as well as meet reporting and evaluation deadlines. We are always happy to talk about our work, share more about our impact, or discuss how a partnership might work.
We'd love to hear from you.
