We are a Scottish charity providing baby loss counselling and peer support to families, with over 40 years’ experience of offering compassionate bereavement care in the community.
We are a Scottish charity providing baby loss counselling and peer support to families, with over 40 years’ experience of offering compassionate bereavement care in the community.
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Empathy

You may be reading this because your precious baby has died just hours ago, a few days ago or it may be months or even years. Whatever your circumstances, we are so sorry you find yourself here.  We want you to know that you are not alone.
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Connection

When your baby dies, it is an incredibly traumatic and extremely lonely time as you may struggle to find others who understand the overwhelming emotions you experience. We can be there to hold your hand and walk with you on your journey, as you start to find a way to cope with your grief.
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Love

Our families are at the heart of everything that we do. All our bereavement support services are free and for as long as they are needed. We know that no one person’s grief is the same, so our support services are individualised for each family we support.
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Professionals & Supporters

Your support and assistance with our work with the families is invaluable and we will support you as best we can.  This may be through training, information sharing, organising a joint visit to a family or perhaps you wish to fundraise for us.  We hope you find lots of information here but please contact us should you wish further support.

Held In Our Hearts has been our lifeline since our daughter was stillborn at 29 weeks last year.
The support they provide to bereaved families is immeasurable. Our very first phone call made such a huge impact on us, as well as receiving amazing practical advice about funeral arrangements, our emotions were suddenly validated – it was ok and normal for us to be feeling not only devastation and heartache but also huge amounts of love and pride for our beautiful little girl. Held In Our Hearts is so special, their support is family and person-centred and entirely tailored to each family’s individual needs, not only when newly bereaved but throughout our lives. As bereaved parents themselves, they are in a unique position to understand and empathise with those of us who access their services and know all too well there is no “right and wrong” when it comes to grief. It’s horrible that such a charity has to exist but thank goodness that it does!

Latest News

Bereavement Counsellor Forth Valley/Fife.
We are in a period of growth, having expanded the team from 4 to 21 over the last 8 years and, most recently, extending our geographical reach from Edinburgh and the Lothians to Fife, Forth Valley and the Highlands.

We are recruiting for 2 x part-time counsellors, as part of a 1-year funded partnership with our colleagues in NHS Fife and NHS Forth Valley to expand our services to bereaved families in these areas.
Role: Bereavement Counsellor
Contract: Part Time 
Hours: 20 hours a week - Forth Valley; 10 hours a week - Fife
Salary: £32,249 Pro rata (FTE @ 35 hours/week)
Location: Home based with occasional travel to Head Office in Craiglockhart and Craigsfarm Livingston office, and local travel in Forth Valley/Fife to deliver face to face service. 
For more information, please visit – Bereavement Counsellor with Held In Our Hearts – Goodmoves
To apply: Please email your CV and covering letter direct to gemmaN@heldinourhearts.org.uk by 12 noon 27th March 2024

We are hiring!

Bereavement Counsellor Forth Valley/Fife.
We are in a period of growth, having expanded the team from 4 to 21 over the last 8 years and, most recently, extending our geographical reach from Edinburgh and the Lothians to Fife, Forth Valley and the Highlands.

We are recruiting for 2 x part-time counsellors, as part of a 1-year funded partnership with our colleagues in NHS Fife and NHS Forth Valley to expand our services to bereaved families in these areas.
Role: Bereavement Counsellor
Contract: Part Time
Hours: 20 hours a week – Forth Valley; 10 hours a week – Fife
Salary: £32,249 Pro rata (FTE @ 35 hours/week)
Location: Home based with occasional travel to Head Office in Craiglockhart and Craigsfarm Livingston office, and local travel in Forth Valley/Fife to deliver face to face service.
For more information, please visit – Bereavement Counsellor with Held In Our Hearts – Goodmoves
To apply: Please email your CV and covering letter direct to gemmaN@heldinourhearts.org.uk by 12 noon 27th March 2024

We are hiring for the position of Fundraiser. We are in a period of growth, having expanded the team from 4 to 18 over the last 8 years extending our geographical reach from Edinburgh and the Lothians to Fife, Forth Valley and the Highlands.
Role: Fundraiser
Contract: Part Time /Full Time
Hours: 24-35 hours a week 
Salary: £29,994 Pro rata (FTE @ 35 hours/week)
Location: Home based with frequent travel to Head Office in Craiglockhart and to attend fundraising events and meetings.
For more information, please visit – Fundraiser with Held In Our Hearts – Goodmoves
To apply: Please email your CV and covering letter direct to gemmaN@heldinourhearts.org.uk by 12 noon 7th February 2024

We are hiring!

We are hiring for the position of Fundraiser. We are in a period of growth, having expanded the team from 4 to 18 over the last 8 years extending our geographical reach from Edinburgh and the Lothians to Fife, Forth Valley and the Highlands.
Role: Fundraiser
Contract: Part Time /Full Time
Hours: 24-35 hours a week
Salary: £29,994 Pro rata (FTE @ 35 hours/week)
Location: Home based with frequent travel to Head Office in Craiglockhart and to attend fundraising events and meetings.
For more information, please visit – Fundraiser with Held In Our Hearts – Goodmoves
To apply: Please email your CV and covering letter direct to gemmaN@heldinourhearts.org.uk by 12 noon 7th February 2024

Highlands expansion continues to support bereaved parents

Highlands expansion continues to support bereaved parents

After 26 years of providing specialist baby loss counselling and peer support in the Lothian region, we have expanded our […]

Announcement of new partnership with Glen Mhor Hotel and Apartments

Announcement of new partnership with Glen Mhor Hotel and Apartments

We are thrilled to share that Held In Our Hearts have partnered with Inverness-based Glen Mhor Hotel and Apartments to [...]

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