Skip to main content
  • Accessibility
  • FAQs
  • Sitemap
Home

Search form

Raising awareness of dying, death and bereavement
Donate

Main menu

  • Home
  • About us
  • Join us
  • Resources
  • Information
  • News
  • Community
  • Awareness Week

Need support?

Elderly man sitting alone on bench

What to do before and after a death. 

More

Member of National Voices

Hospice UK and Dying Matters are proud to be a member of National Voices.

Read more...

What's on?

Find out what events are happening near you

See events

Contact us

Pinpointed map of London

Get in touch with Dying Matters

You are here

Home » Dying Matters Awareness Week 2020 - Dying to be heard

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2020 - Dying to be heard

 



The 2020 theme of Dying To Be Heard was on how to help by listening. How many people want to talk about death, but feel they have no one to talk to about it? How many people are Dying To Be Heard?

A big thank you to everyone who held or participated in an event this year. We know it was in difficult circumstances and you couldn't meet face-to-face but we had some great virtual events take place that we hope will carry on outside of the week and we hope to see some of them next year too as it allowed for more people to get involved. 

We had some tips on active listening, and we reassure people that you don’t need to be an expert on wills, funerals or advance care planning: the Dying Matters website has signposts to all the relevant information.

We have a complete set of new leaflets for 2020, and they are now free to download. We also have a Pledge Wall where you can make a pledge for Awareness Week and see other peoples' ideas.

The themes for social media during the week were:
 
  • Monday – Traumatic/sudden death
  • Tuesday – Carers
  • Wednesday – Homelessness
  • Thursday – Stillbirth and miscarriage
  • Friday – Mental Health

 

These were once again a big success with a large amount of engagement on our social media. 

On 22nd January, we held our Kick-Off event in Birmingham. 


 

  • Email to a friend
  • Print this page
  • Find us on
    Facebook
  • Follow us
    on Twitter
  • Follow us
    on Instagram
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Terms and Conditions
Hospice UK     NHS England     National Voices

Dying Matters is led by Hospice UK
© Copyright Hospice UK 2018
Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No. 2751549.
Charity registered in England and Wales No. 1014851, and in Scotland No. SC041112.
VAT No 731 304476.
Dying Matters is supported by NHS IQ
White Fuse Media