Support for Professionals
Support for Professionals
Working Together
for Families
Helping you connect families with the right support.
Whether you are supporting a child through serious illness or treatment, working alongside a family after the death of a child, or looking for resources for your hospital, hospice or service, Ripples is here to help.
Explore our support offers, make a professional referral, request resources for your service, access practical guidance or find training for your team.
How can we help?
Choose the route that matches what you need.
Are you seeking support for one child or family, resources for a wider service?
Starting with the right route helps us respond more quickly.
Refer a child or family
Explore every Ripples of Compassion support offer, understand eligibility and submit a professional referral with the family’s knowledge and consent.
Request support for your service
Request stocks of selected Ripples of Compassion support. Establish or replenish a Bereavement Library, Comfort Boxes, Support Stories or Little Comforts resources.
Professionals resources
Download guidance, referral materials, service flyers and information to share with families.
Training & team talks
Book team meetings to learn about the support we provide, paid specialist bereavement or mental health training or ask about a tailored session for your team or organisation.
Help us make a ripple
As a small charity we really appreciate your help and support. Small actions can create meaningful ripples.
You do not need to make a long-term commitment. Some opportunities are one-off, seasonal or shaped around a single project.
Choose a way to help us!
Help us demonstrate the difference Ripples makes through feedback, anonymised impact information or a case example.
Nominate
Ripples of Compassion
Put Ripples forward for a workplace charity scheme, community fund, staff vote or business partnership. Or connect us with a business, funder, community group or service in you area that may be interested in helping.
Funders sometimes request references from professionals and organisations that are familiar with our work. Provide your contact details to be added to our referee list.
Invite colleagues, visitors or your local community to donate through Ripples’ Christmas Toy & Kindness Appeal.
Fill in our volunteer form to collect approved comfort box and activity adventure items for the support we provide to families.
Bring colleagues together through a fundraiser, sponsored activity, seasonal event or another idea.
Making a difference together
5,000+
Families supported
1,000+
Therapy sessions
funded
400+
Comfort boxes
delivered
50+
Hospitals, Hospices
and Partners
25+
Dedicated volunteers
Not sure which route you need?
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We can help you find the right starting point.
Tell us whether you are looking for support for an individual child or family, resources for your service or something else.