Many individuals feel lost and believe they are alone with no one to speak to who understands. We provide assistance to those bereaved or injured as a result of a road incident, whether it's a chat on the phone, organising free or low cost counselling or arranging memorial days for people to attend.
We can also put you in touch with lawyers who are experts in this area of law, and who can help with questions about criminal procedure, inquests and claims for compensation.
We also offer support to anyone who has witnessed or assisted at the scene of a road traffic collision.
HELPLINE: 0345 1235542 | OFFICE: 01924 562252
 NEW SERVICE  Online Counselling
If you are not able to attend our offices in Ossett for face-to-face counselling but would like to have counselling sessions, we do offer counselling via Zoom with our counsellors. If you would like more information about this then please call our office on 01924 562252 or email us via the link below:
Counselling at SCARD
SCARD and CADD offer free counselling at our Ossett offices in Yorkshire. Our counselling room has been specifically designed to provide a comfortable, quiet and non-threatening environment to get the best out of counselling sessions. All of our counsellors have completed at least two years of a BACP-approved counselling certificate course and are undergoing continuing career development for education and counselling experiences.
If you have been affected in any way by a road incident, whether you have lost a loved one, been injured yourself, witnessed a traumatic road incident or its aftermath, or have been affected in some other way, we would like to help you. Our counsellors are all volunteers who have completed an accredited qualification in counselling and who may be further improving their skills through study and training. To learn more about what to expect from counselling, our FAQs may be of help.
Access to Other Counselling Services
If you are unable to get to Ossett, we may still be able to help you access suitable counsellors in your area. We don't actually recommend counsellors other than our own, but we will give you several to choose from, and it will be up to you to decide on one that is suitable for you. This is a free service offered to road incident victims, although the counsellors we put you in contact with may charge a fee for their services.
For further information on counselling or GP referrals, please call us on 0345 123 5542 or email us by clicking the email button at the foot of the page.
GP Referrals for Counselling
Counselling at SCARD is completely free of charge only when undertaken at our offices at the RCM Business Centre, Dewsbury Road, Ossett
WF5 9ND. We are also happy to receive referrals from GPs or other healthcare professionals at our offices.
If you would like to make a referral, please download our referral form then e-mail it to
info@scard.org.uk, or post it to the following address:
SCARD
RCM Business Centre
Dewsbury Road
Ossett
WF5 9ND
For further information, please call us on 0345 123 5542 or email us at: info@scard.org.uk
2024 Oakleaf Service of Remembrance
Sunday 17th November at 3pm at Leeds Minster, Kirkgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ
Oakleaf Service of Remembrance is a ceremony in which the names of loved ones are written down on a paper oak leaf and then placed on an altar and read out during the service. Photographs of loved ones are placed around the font and candles are lit for each person who has died. A commemorative quilt representing the lives of loved ones is hung on display throughout the service.
The service can be seen as the first step towards starting the healing process and gives the bereaved an opportunity to speak with others who are going through their own grieving. It gives a feeling of togetherness, helping to remind people that they are not alone in their grief.
Traditionally, the service is held on the first Sunday after Remembrance Sunday and services are held throughout the country.
For further information about the service, or if you would like an oak leaf to be sent to you or filled out on your behalf, please call us on 01924 562 252 or email us via the button below.
Coping With Grief
Produced by SCARD, our free downloadable booklets, 'Helping Children Cope with a Death in the Family' and 'A Parents' Guide to Grief', provide helpful information to anybody who is grieving for a lost loved one.
For further information, please call us on 0345 123 5542 or click the link below to email us.
Have you witnessed or assisted at a road traffic collision
We also offer support to anyone who has witnessed or gone to help at a road traffic incident scene. You can call our helpline for support and can also receive free counselling if you are able to reach our office in Ossett
For further information, please call us on 0345 123 5542 or click the link below to email us.
Frequently Asked Questions
The following questions have been adapted from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) website, which is the main regulatory body for counselling in the UK.