International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Postvention (Suicide Bereavement) - Survivor Guides
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| How to Start a Suicide Bereavement Survivors' Group WHO/IASP guides, in a range of languages, details how to form a suicide bereavement survivors' group. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/resources/Postvention/How_to_Start_a_Suicide_Bereavement_Survivors__Group/ | |
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| American Association of Suicidology - Helping Survivors of Suicide: What Can You Do? Offers a guide for those interested in helping a survivor of suicide. Notes "the single most important and helpful thing you can do as a friend is listen." - Read more http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=229&name=DLFE-77.pdf | |
| American Association of Suicidology - Resources for Survivors Delivers a collection of resources, including a fact sheet and guide called "Helping Survivors of Suicide: What can you do?." Read personal stories or learn how to facilitate a support group. - Read more http://www.suicidology.org/suicide-survivor-resources | |
| American Association of Suicidology - Suicide Attempt Survivors Offers pamphlets, links, and other resources for suicide attempt survivors. Shares personal stories of people who have attempted suicide and found hope to continue living. - Read more http://www.suicidology.org/suicide-attempt-survivors | |
| BereavedBySuicide.com Website dedicated to the survivors of suicide shares article, resources, a calendar, blog and history of the suicide survivor movement. - Read more http://www.bereavedbysuicide.com/index.html | |
| Consortium for Organizational Mental Healthcare (COMH) Hope and Healing: A Practical Guide for Survivors of Suicide Browse to find this resource in (PDF) format that is a guide that focuses on the practical matters that survivors need to deal with after a loved one has died by suicide. - Read more http://www.comh.ca/publications/pages/hh/ | |
| Daily OM - Diary after losing my son to suicide Rea de Miranda shares her experiences relating to the loss of her dear son Emile to suicide. - Read more http://www.dailyom.com/library/000/001/000001122.html | |
| General Guides for Suicide Survivors Provides a selection of books relating to bereavement and surviving suicidal loss. - Read more http://www.forsuicidesurvivors.com/40.html | |
| GriefLink South Australian website offers resources on death-related grief for the community and professionals. See "Coping with Grief." - Read more http://www.grieflink.asn.au/ | |
| Guidelines to Assist Clinical Staff After the Suicide of a Patient Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist Prof. Onja T. Grad offers guidelines to assist clinical staff after the suicide of a patient. See Requirements and Objectives of Help Measures or Key Recommendations. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/postvention/guidelines_to_assist_clinical_staff_after_suicide_patient_grad.pdf | |
| Helping your Child Cope with the Sudden Death of a Friend - A Message to Parents Offers a guide to helping a child deal with traumatic loss. - Read more http://www.u-46.org/sehs/cbgi/parent_handouts.pdf | |
| Hope and Healing - A Practical Guide for Survivors of Suicide Read this survivor of suicide guide published by the British Columbia Ministry of Health and the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University. - Read more http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2007/HopeandHealing.pdf | |
| Hospice of the Valley - Teen grief Offers a selection of guides about grief, designed for teens. See "How Grief Affects You," or "Your Grief Your Way," and more. - Read more http://www.hov.org/teen_grief_program.aspx | |
| Lifeline - Suicide Bereavement/Postvention Download the "Survivors of Suicide" booklet, offered by this Australian organization, that was written by survivors for survivors, and provides guidance in coping with the suicide of a loved one. Find Lifeline Centres currently offering Suicide Bereavement, Grief and Loss Programs. - Read more http://www.lifeline.org.au/find_help/suicide_prevention/suicide_bereavement_and_postvention | |
| Lifeline Online Postvention Manual Offers recommendations on how to safely memorialize someone who has died by suicide. These messaging guidelines can also be applied to online memorials and online messages about the deceased. - Read more http://www.sprc.org/library/LifelineOnlinePostventionManual.pdf | |
| National Health Service - Help is at Hand The National Health Service offers resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic death. - Read more http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_116064.pdf | |
| RISE (Resilient Integration for Survivor Empowerment) BereavedbySuicide.com offers this article that discusses removing guilt of suicide of loved ones. Read this article by Cecilia Lai Wan Chan, Ph.D.or see references offered. - Read more http://bereavedbysuicide.com/articles/postvention-programs/rise-resilient-integration-for-survivor-empowerment-for-removing-guilt-of-suicide-of-loved-ones/ | |
| Sorgen ved selvmord "Sorgen ved selvmord – en bog til de efterladte" udkom på forlaget Høst og Søn i 2002. Den er skrevet af journalist Inger Anneberg og blev udgivet med økonomisk støtte fra Sygekassernes Helsefond. - Read more http://www.sorgenvedselvmord.dk/bogen.php | |
| SPRC - Survivors Find this guide delivered by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Read "Surviving the Loss of a Loved One by Suicide." - Read more http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/customized/survivors.asp | |
| Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) - Survivors Offers a selection of guides for people who have lost a loved one to suicide. Find information for parents, family members and friends. - Read more http://library.sprc.org/browse.php?catid=11 | |
| SupportAfterSuicide.org - What to Do: Special Occasions Guide published by Jesuit Social Services notes that special occasions such as birthdays and holidays can be particularly difficult. See suggested offered in how to cope. - Read more http://www.supportaftersuicide.org.au/what-to-do/special-occasions | |
| Survivors of Suicide (SOS) The purpose of the Survivors Of Suicide web site is to help those who have lost a loved one to suicide resolve their grief and pain in their own personal way. See "Beyond Surviving." - Read more http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com/ | |
| Winston's Wish - When someone has died through suicide UK charity for bereaved children offer this postvention or suicide bereavement guide for survivors of suicide. Read online or download document. - Read more http://www.winstonswish.org.uk/page.asp?section=0001000100020025 | |
