IASP: Process for development of policy positions Questionnaire

Respond honestly to questions asked by the family.  You don’t need to answer more than asked.  If they want to know more, they will ask later.  Too much information too soon can be overwhelming.

A resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic death

We have developed this booklet for you — the friend, the mother, father, brother, sister, work colleague, neighbor, teacher, etc — in the hope that with the knowledge gained from within its pages you will feel more comfortable talking about the issue of suicide to those affected. In the process you will be offering those…

Suicide takes the lives of about 34,000 people in the U.S. each year (CDC, 2007). Each of these deaths reverberates through our homes, workplaces, schools, religious organizations, and the other social networks. Those experiencing the suicide of a family member, friend, or colleague are referred to as “survivors.”

This booklet is meant to provide general financial information; it is not meant to substitute for, or to supersede, professional or legal advice.

A framework to assist staff in supporting their school communities in responding to suspected, attempted or completed suicide

A student’s attempted suicide or suicide is a traumatic event for any school community. This document is designed to assist school staff in responding to attempted suicide or suicide by a student and provides a checklist of the immediate and longer term steps that should be taken by school staff

Worldwide, six million people are bereaved by a suicide death annually. In Ireland, almost two funerals a day are as a result of a person taking their own life. In 2003, 444 individuals chose to end their lives prematurely without saying goodbye to their families and friends.

Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) is a non-profit, community organisation working as a public health advocate insuicide and self-harm prevention, intervention and postvention. SPA is the only national umbrella body active in suicideprevention throughout Australia, promoting:• Community awareness and advocacy;• Collaboration and partnerships between communities, practitioners, research and industry;• Information access and sharing; and• Local, regional…

The postvention guidelines presented here are distinct from many postvention protocols in several important ways. First, the focus of postvention research and writing has been primarily on strategies for offering postvention services in schools.

As part of its commitment to the Queensland Government Suicide Prevention Strategy 2003–2008), the Department of Communities has developed three online resources to assist organisations and service providers to identify and respond to people at risk of suicide. These resources draw upon a range of Australian and international literature on suicide and advice provided by…

In the awful quietness of that first terrible night, as exhaustion took its toll and, one by one, our family drifted into fitful, fretful sleep, I remember the sudden sharp realisation that this was it, that our world had turned to ash and dust and that nothing would ever make sense again.

10 Action Steps For Dealing With The Aftermath Of A Suicide

Suicide is a tragic and shattering reality, which not only brings a life toan untimely end but also has a far-reaching effect on family, friends,colleagues and communities.