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Please note that balloons has a new web site under construction which will be accessible from early August 2010. The new address will be www.balloons-devon.org.uk

Bereavement And Loss LOoking ONwardS is a charity that provides community based support for children young people and their families from Exeter, Mid or East Devon following the death, or before an expected death, of a parent, significant carer or sibling.

The aim is to inform, guide and support children and young people to manage the impact of death in their lives and enable them to cope with death as a life event and manage their grief and reactions to the loss.

Through the provision of home visits and group activities the service strives to reduce the distress of grieving children and young people and enable families to work together through the difficult times before and after the death.

Balloons is a newly emerging charity, largely dependant on volunteers supporting qualified professionals, all who share an interest in supporting bereaved children.

Few life events have a greater impact on families than the death of a family member, and while life will never be the same again, with help and support children can make a positive and successful transition to adult life.