When a mum or dad dies, a child's world changes. The organisations who support bereaved children and their families know this from their work every day, but the evidence they need to make the case for that support, to commissioners, funders, schools and government, is scattered, uneven and in places missing altogether.

The Global Research Library brings together what official statistics, peer-reviewed research and the published reports of bereavement services have found, in one place. Every figure is checked against its original source and cited, and where the data does not exist this is clearly stated, so charities, hospices, schools and journalists can use it with confidence).