Bereavement due to suicide

Resources and Information

 

Help is at hand: a resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic death
This guide is aimed at the wide range of people who are affected by suicide or other sudden, traumatic death.

College of Policing 
College of policing's guide for police suicide and bereavement response. A guide published to enhance the knowledge of officers toward suicide prevention and response.
 
Child Bereavement UK: 
'Explaining to a child that someone has died by suicide'
Child bereavement UK's guide and resources for telling a child that someone has died by suicide.
 
NHS Mental Health:
'Help for suicidal thoughts'
NHS Mental Health's resource page for people experiencing suicidal thoughts and people who are concerned about someone else's mental health. 
 
NHS 111 online (England only)
NHS online help for medical assistance.
 
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
www.uksobs.org.uk
This is a self-help voluntary organisation. Many of the volunteers have themselves been bereaved by suicide. The organisation exists to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend.
 
Please download our resources on Bereavement & Dying and Bereavement & Legal Matters.

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