Every day a child in England and Wales loses a family member through murder or manslaughter.
Winston’s Wish is the only specialist provider of support for children bereaved by murder or manslaughter. A Killing In My Family, a Channel 4 Cutting Edge documentary, gains unprecedented access to the support received by children and families on the UK’s only homicide residential weekend.
Winston’s Wish was founded in 1992 and offers a range of support for different causes of death, including homicide.
Our Murder and Manslaughter support programme, like the one seen in A Killing In My Family, is funded and supported by Victim Support and the Ministry of Justice.
We still can’t support all of the children and families that need us and need your help. Please click here for more ways to support Winston’s Wish and bereaved children.
Some frequently asked questions about talking to children about death through murder or manslaughter.
Many adults still find it difficult to talk about death with children and it can be tempting to shield them from pain.