Preventing suicide and suicidal behaviour is a key priority for the Government of Western Australia.Suicide is a tragedy that results in the loss of loved and valuable lives. The effects of suicide have aprofound impact on the lives of those people who are left behind. In Australia over the last 20 years,more people have died…

After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools addresses Objective 4.2 of the National Strategy for SuicidePrevention: Increase the proportion of school districts and private school associations withevidence-based programs designed to address serious childhood and adolescent distress andprevent suicide.

Suicide is the leading cause of death for men and women under the age 34 years,the leading cause of death for males aged under the age of 44 years and costs ournation over $17 billion every year yet ….

Suicide postvention represents an opportunity for mental health services, social services andother health services to collaborate to enhance the quality of care provided to those personswho become bereaved due to the suicide of someone they know. Suicide postvention hasrecently been recognised as an important part of suicide prevention because those bereavedthrough suicide are a high…

The time after a death by suicide is an extraordinarily difficult time for those bereaved. People need to be supported in many different ways.

Everyone at some point will be affected by suicide. It might be the suicide of a neighbour,friend, colleague or family member; or the suicide of a well-known or public figure. Some of usmight have suicidal thoughts. There are many causes of suicide and this means that one simplesolution or single response will not be enough…

Suicide is a leading cause of premature deaths internationally and is responsible for the loss of over 2000 deaths per year in Australia (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 2010). Despite the acknowledgement that family and friends bereaved by suicide are at risk of complicated grief which increases their risk of suicide, limited postvention strategies exist…

During the past decades public and research interest in postvention, i.e., supportfor families and communities after a suicide, has increased. However, the postvention fieldis still facing a number of important challenges and questions. This article aims to discuss aseries of essential issues on suicide bereavement and postvention, regarding the currentstate of the art and future…

Suicide is a serious public health problem that causes immeasurable pain, suffering, and loss to individuals,families, and communities nationwide. Many people may be surprised to learn that suicide was one of thetop 10 causes of death in the United States in 2009.

Suicide is the leading cause of death for men and women under the age 34 years, the leading cause of death for males aged under the age of 44 years and costs our nation over $17 billion every year yet it is largely hidden…

Experiences From The National Survivor Programme In Flandersbelgium This article presents the aim and the activities of the national suicide survivor programmedeveloped by the Flemish Working Group on Suicide Survivors in Belgium. By combining theefforts of suicide survivor groups, several social organisations and policy makers it was possibleto increase the availability of survivor support and…

This discussion paper acknowledges the dearth of information relating to bereavement support training and models ofpostvention suitable for those supporting bereaved Indigenous families and communities in Australia. It suggests that if we are to encourage help-seeking in Indigenous people we should also provide adequate training, resources and debriefing to people who provide the support. Therefore…

Suicide is recognized as an important public health problem and a major source of preventable deaths worldwide. For every person who commits suicide, there are 20 or more who will attempt suicide. The emotional impact for family andfriends affected by completed or attempted suicide may last for many years.

A guide to talking, listening and reducing stigma surrounding suicide.