CYP Now - NCB: Research on bereaved children

NCB's research, evidence and evaluation department recently published a report comparing three groups of children and young people: those whose parent or sibling had died, those who had experienced the death of a friend and those who had not been bereaved.

The study analysed data from the 2004 Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain study.

The report found that, among the sample of approximately 7,500 five- to 16-year-olds, 3.5 per cent (one in 29) experienced the death of a parent or sibling and 6.3 percent (one in 16) experienced the death of a friend. Children bereaved of a parent, sibling or friend were more likely than other children to have experienced various difficult events. These included being hospitalised for serious illness, having a diagnosable mental health disorder, having parents with serious mental illness and experiencing a financial crisis. They were also more likely to have been excluded from school.

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