The Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN) has published the estimates – based on data from the Office for National Statistics – in a bid to raise awareness of the impact that bereavement is having on many children.
It is also raising concerns about the impact that changes to the Widowed Parent’s Allowance might have on grieving families.
It comes as the first ever Children’s Grief Awareness Week took place, raising awareness of grieving children and the support and services available to them.
It is often schools that play a key role in supporting grieving children and their families.
Alison Penny, coordinator of the CBN, said: “It’s extraordinary that we collect official data in this country on the number of children affected by their parents divorcing, but not on the numbers affected by a parent dying.
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