Amparo - Support Following Suicide

Amparo Suicide Postvention Service provides practical and emotional support for anyone affected by a suicide.

Our experience Liaison Workers will help you access any emotional support you need, whilst supporting you with practical matters such as:

  • liaising with police and coroners
  • helping with media enquiries
  • preparing for, and attending inquest
  • finding other, appropriate, local services (as required)

Amparo is completely free and confidential, and can provide short-term or longer-term support, depending on what you feel it is you need – we are guided by you.

Support can be provided one-to-one, to family groups, groups of work colleagues – whatever you prefer and is most appropriate to your situation. 

You can refer at any stage in your bereavement or (with your permission) other agencies can make a referral on your behalf (your GP, the coroner, a police officer or a funeral director, for example). Our local Liaison Workers aim to make contact within 24 hours of referral. 

Amparo is available to residents of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. To make a referral, or for more information about our service, please visit https://amparo.org.uk/our-locations/thames-valley/ 

For support with making a referral, or to speak to one of our team, call our Amparo helpline number on 0330 088 9255.

Who to contact

Telephone
0330 088 9255 0330 088 9255
E-mail
amparo.service@listening-ear.co.uk
Website
https://amparo.org.uk/
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Availability

Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

Referrals can be made via our website - https://amparo.org.uk/refer/

We accept professional and self-referrals and our local Liaison Workers will aim to make contact within 24 hours. 

Other notes

The service is not just for ‘next of kin’ – anyone who has been affected by suicide and is living in the following areas can access Amparo: Cheshire and Merseyside, Lancashire, South Yorkshire, Kent & Medway, Thames Valley, Coventry & Warwickshire, Lincolnshire, and Hampshire & Isle of Wight.

Amparo is part of the Listening Ear Family

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This information has been collected from third party providers therefore the Reading Services Guide, Reading Borough Council (RBC) and Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of this information and recommends that parents, carers, young people, residents and professionals check with providers regarding DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and OFSTED registrations and CQC registrations. Information collected by Reading Service Guide; is used solely to implement and supply the Family Information Service (FIS), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities - Reading's Local Offer, Adults & Carers Support Group and Reading Youth.

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