how this website works

This website is run by Cruse Bereavement Care, which is a national charity there to support people after someone close to them has died.

Because RD4U is aimed at young people, Cruse has a responsibility to make sure that everything that goes onto the site is safe. This means that we will read all messages, stories and poems before we put them online, and sometimes we will change or edit them. One of the main things we do is take out email addresses, phone numbers or anything else that could identify someone. This is to stop people who want to target and hurt children and young people.

RD4U is staffed mainly by volunteers, with a few paid workers who work on the site part-time. This means that messages, stories, poems etc. don’t get put online straight away. Sometimes you will have to wait a few days. We know this can be frustrating, and we would like to ask you to bear with us until we can make things quicker.

We do welcome feedback on any aspect of the site, which we will pass on to our development group of young people.