Supporting Loss: developing an online Toolkit to help those bereaved by substance use when the death is referred to the coroner in England and Wales

Supporting Loss: developing an online Toolkit to help those bereaved by substance use when the death is referred to the coroner in England and Wales

A new project, Supporting Loss (Centre for Death & Society, University of Bath; Turning Point; Birkbeck University of London), is developing an online Toolkit to help professionals support bereaved people when an alcohol or other drug-related death is subject to a coroner’s investigation and inquest. The Toolkit will also be directly accessible to bereaved people. 

Supporting Loss builds on two previously completed projects - understanding bereavement by substance use, and the Voicing Loss project about people’s experiences of the coroner service in England and Wales. 

To help inform Toolkit development, we are holding online Knowledge Exchange events on 16th July and 8th September 2025. We want to hear bereaved people's ideas for the content and design of the Toolkit. 

To find out more contact LornaTempleton: [email protected]