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When someone has died - information for you

This is an audio version of our leaflet called When someone has died - information for you. This information is to help you through the first few days after someone has died.
To listen to the tracks,
click on the links below. The audio clips are presented in MP3 format. All files are between 0.5 and 3 MB unless otherwise stated.
You can:
or listen to each section separately:
- What do I need to do first?
- What will happen next?
- When and how do I register the death?
- How do I arrange the funeral?
- How can I deal with my feelings?
- How do children cope with their feelings?
- How can I find out more?
(To read the text of the leaflet, you can download a PDF version by clicking on the photo of the leaflet above).
Page last edited: 04 March 2013

