{"id":372611,"date":"2025-08-25T15:20:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372611\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:20:17","slug":"new-sudden-and-traumatic-bereavement-service-launches-across-scotland-the-nen-north-edinburgh-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372611\/","title":{"rendered":"New Sudden and Traumatic Bereavement Service launches across Scotland \u2013 The NEN \u2013 North Edinburgh News"},"content":{"rendered":"

CRUSE SCOTLAND AND GRIEVING FAMILY COLLABORATE TO OFFER FREE SUPPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cruse Scotland, the Nation\u2019s leading bereavement support experts, have joined forces with a family-run charity, Lewis Leap, to launch a new support service for children, young people and adults bereaved by a sudden and traumatic death.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lewis Leap was founded following the tragic death of 13-year-old Lewis Johnson on a family holiday in 2019. The family from Edinburgh wanted to honour the life and spirit of Lewis and help others who unfortunately find themselves facing such a devastating loss under challenging circumstances.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Lewis Leap Sudden and Traumatic Bereavement Support Service<\/strong>\u00a0has been shaped by those with lived experience, including some of Lewis\u2019 family members.<\/p>\n

This new service was launched at the charity\u2019s annual fundraising event in the Cammo Estate yesterday (Sunday 24 August 2025), surrounded by Lewis\u2019 family, friends and community as well as members of the Cruse Scotland staff and volunteer team.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Lewis\u2019 mum, Elizabeth Johnson, said,\u00a0\u201cThe impact of Lewis\u2019 death on our family and friends was overwhelming, and we struggled to process what had happened and why it had happened to us.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\u201cThe support we so desperately wanted didn\u2019t seem to be available. We committed to work with Cruse Scotland to shape a specialist support service for others to access in the early stages of grief who had experienced a sudden and traumatic death.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so proud that the service is named after Lewis, as he was always so kind and generous to friends and strangers alike. Through this service, his selfless spirit lives on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Specialist support can be accessed via any of the existing Cruse Scotland routes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fiona Arnott-Barron,<\/strong>\u00a0Cruse Scotland Chief Executive, said,\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to launch this vital service after three years of hard work and collaboration with Lewis Leap. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHaving members of the Johnson family and many other bereaved people help us shape this support service, which has been extremely valuable in ensuring it will provide the most appropriate support at the right time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough Cruse Scotland had already taken some steps to address the gap in support for people struggling in the early days and weeks following a death, we knew there were still significant gaps for those who had been catapulted into a new and unwelcomed reality following an unexpected and traumatic death.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor those requiring support with their grief after such a sudden loss, Cruse Scotland is here, and I would like to thank the Johnson family sincerely for their support in making it possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you need support with your grief, no matter how recent or long ago the death occurred, or your relationship to them, you can find the support that\u2019s right for you at\u00a0www.crusescotland.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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