2 Wish Upon A Star
Letters of support from Chief Constables of each Welsh Police Force.
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Rhian,
We are a huge fan of you Charity and support your work…thanks for all that you do…please find below a short statement in support of your work and challenge..
“One of the greatest traumas imaginable is when parents have to deal with the death of a child. Gwent Police work in partnership with a number of agencies to support parents and families through these times. In Wales we have the Procedural Response to Unexpected Deaths in Childhood (PRUDIC). The aim of the PRUDiC is to ensure that the response is safe, consistent and sensitive to those concerned. We are very reliant on the contribution of 2 Wish Upon A Star who have assisted us in improving the response to child death in Wales. They have worked with Health colleagues around the improvement of family rooms and ensuring all parents are provided with a memory box. They provide immediate support but also longer-term counselling. I am also very thankful to them for the support they offer to front line professionals including Police officers who respond to this very sensitive and difficult subject. They are a key part of the response within Gwent.”
Chief Constable Pam Kelly
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Chief Constable
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Gwent Police
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Good afternoon Rhian
Sincere apologies for our late response to your request sent to Chief Constable Matt Jukes on the 11th November, and passed onto me to prepare some words in support of your organisation. I hope it is not too late for your talks with Welsh Government.
2 Wish Upon a Star is a provider of a service to ensure that bereaved families and friends, witnesses and professionals affected by the trauma of the sudden death of a child or young person receive support. South Wales Police serves nearly half of the Welsh population, and sadly experience the largest number of sudden deaths of children and young people, with 85 child and young adult deaths in 2018 alone. 2 Wish Upon a Star are one of the support sources named in the 2018 Procedural Response to Unexpected Deaths in Childhood (PRUDiC) prepared the NHS Wales and Public Health Wales. Since 2016, South Wales Police has in place a referral process whereby this organisation is detailed on our sudden death documentation and our officers and staff offer the bereaved a referral to the charity. In this context 2 Wish Upon a Star offer immediate support, counselling and support groups for families and wider groups affected by tragic deaths that can cause vulnerability, immeasurable psychological trauma and harm.
Kind regards
Mark
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Mark Stevenson MA (Hons), Msc, LLM, Chartered Fellow CIPD |
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Cyfarwyddr Pobl a Datblygu Sefydliadol | Director of People and Organisational Development |
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To Whom It May Concern
Dyfed-Powys Police has been working closely with 2 Wish Upon A Star to support suddenly bereaved families of children and young adults since 2016. We have established a close working relationship and protocols where officers can refer families, with their consent, for support following the unexpected death of a child. We regularly receive feedback from the families that this support is invaluable at such a difficult time. My officers tell me how grateful they are to be able to call on the charity for assistance following attendance at these tragic events.
My officers and I are also extremely grateful to Rhian Mannings as she attends Family Liaison Officer Training and Continuous Professional Development events sharing her own heart-breaking experience of a family struggling to cope with the sudden death of a child. We have used the learning from her experience to make sure that Dyfed-Powys Police makes sure that parents and families are not missed or forgotten, when they need specialist help and support the most.
Yours sincerely,
Mark Collins, Chief Constable
