The nature of suicide bereavement

Bereavement by suicide can be especially painful, complex, and isolating.

Join Making Families Count for a new series of lunchtime online seminars for families, carers, and health professionals.

These free one-hour sessions bring together expert speakers with family carers to explore key issues in mental health care, patient confidentiality, suicide bereavement, and patient safety.

Each event will include the opportunity to submit questions in advance.

Whether you are supporting a loved one, working in health services, or seeking to better understand these issues, these sessions aim to provide practical insight, clearer understanding, and greater confidence.

Led by: Dr Rachel Gibbons
Respondent: Dorit Braun

Bereavement by suicide can be especially painful, complex, and isolating.

This session will explore:

• Why suicide bereavement can is so complex relative to other forms of grief.
• What suicide-bereaved people may need.
• How professionals, families, and communities can respond better to suicide bereaved people.

This session is for both those with lived experience and professionals who want to respond more helpfully and compassionately.

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