The Alder Centre

Hopefully I shall not generally get too serious in this Blog but the death of 11 year old Rhys Jones from gunshot wounds in a Croxteth pub car park last Wednesday still casts a gloomy pall over Merseyside. My friend Julie – an ex-pat living in London – commented “The news from Liverpool is very sad, but I do feel it could have happened anywhere today, unfortunately.” I’m not sure if that makes me feel better or worse.

When our son David died Jo and I were heavily involved in the establishment of the Alder Centre which offers bereavement counselling for anyone affected by the death of a child.

Appointments can be offered at the centre, as a home visit (Liverpool and surrounding areas offered), or alternatively outreach clinics.

The Centre also established a helpline which is now run a s a joint initiative with Great Ormond Street Hospital and is staffed by volunteers, all of them bereaved parents.

Contact Details
Address:
Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust Alder HeyEaton RoadL12 2AP
County:
Liverpool
Telephone:
0151 252 5391
Hours:
9am-5pm Monday-Thursday, 9am-4.30pm Friday
Email:
aldercentre@yahoo.co.uk

Helpline
Telephone:
0800 282986
Hours:
7pm-10pm everyday; 10am-1pm Monday-Friday