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If you would like to send us any old ink cartridges or mobile phones please call the office on 08458723440 for a free, prepaid plastic envelope which we will post to you.
SAMM will recieve a percentage of this towards our work.
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Calls charged at local rate
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Winston's Wish is the leading childhood bereavement charity and the largest provider of services to bereaved children, young people and their families in the UK.
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Traumatic Memories |
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We store traumatic memories in a different way to ordinary memories. When something happens to us we remember it in the short term memory part of our brain.
Gradually the brain processes this memory and move it into the long term memory part of our brain. When we access this memory we remember it as happening in the past.
With traumatic memories, however, our brain stores them in a different way. They are not processed in the same way as normal memories. They are remembered as being in the ‘here and now’ not as in a past memory that happened so many years ago. This could be why many tragically bereaved people find it difficult to move forward and start to rebuild their lives. People who have not been bereaved in a traumatic way can’t understand why it is so hard for us to forget about the death and start to rebuild our lives.
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Children - the forgotton Victims |
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After a homicide the bereaved family are left to serve a life sentence without their loved one. The surviving children in the family are often left severely traumatised and feeling isolated. Adults within the family may have difficulties coming to terms with all that has happened. These adults may not have the necessary experience to help traumatised children.
There are very few organisations who are able to help these bereaved children cope with what is a very traumatic experience. Adults often mistakenly think it is better keep information about the death from the children in the hope of protecting them. This often does not work as the children will see things in the newspapers, on TV, or hear about it at school, or overhear other adults discussion the case. What children don't know they will make up! It is usually better to be honest with children and explain as simply as possible to them what has happened bearing in mind their age and level of understanding.
Some organisations that can help children are:
- Traumatic Stress Clinic, 73 Charlotte Street, London, W1P 1LB - Tel 020 7530 3666
- Winston’s Wish, Tel 0845 2030405
- Child Victims of Crime, Tell : 01785 227325
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SAMM recommends GLP  GLP Solicitors are seven independent partnerships with offices throughout Greater Manchester. Although based in the Greater Manchester area GLP Solicitors provide a full legal service across the whole country and abroad as required |
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SAMM National
L&DRC, Tally Ho!
Pershore Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B5 7RN
Tel : 0845 872 3440
Charity Number : 1000598 |
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