Resource Tag: BEREAVEMENT PROGRAMS

This article provides an overview of the Dallas Suicide & Crisis Center established in 1969. It describes the crisis line, intervention model support programs for suicide attempters, bereavement after suicide programs, community education, & community support. The structure & organization of this center as well as funding arrangement are outlined. The Center is accredited by […]

This promotional brochure describes the Lesbian & Gay Bereavement Project, a telephone help line offering advice & support to people bereaved by the death of a same-sex partner, or otherwise affected by bereavement. Speakers are also available for awareness or training sessions.

This chapter reports on a study of the Survivors’ After-Suicide Program held at the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Centre. 60 program participants were compared to 22 controls. Comparison of the ratings of levels of feelings for the 2 groups within the first 4 weeks after death indicated no significant differences between the groups. Feelings of […]

This chapter opens with an overview of children & grief. The grief program at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota is then described. Each of the eight sessions of the Young Person’s Grief Support Program are discussed in detail. Various techniques, as they relate to children’s grief tasks, are demonstrated. 4 case examples, 3 […]

Each suicide is estimated to directly & immediately affect an average of 6 people. This chapter addresses identification of these “survivors” of a suicide, what distinguishes their bereavement & it provides fundamental & essential information & guidelines for practitioners responding to survivors after a suicide. It encourages greater responsiveness of clinicians & includes a discussion […]

The problems & emotions experienced by the bereaved when a suicide death occurs are briefly discussed. These include the unexpectedness of the event & possibility of negative feelings from the community toward family and friends of the deceased. Denying the suicidal nature of the death can hinder the mourning & resolution process & be especially […]

This study explores the relationship of parental bereavement to meaning & purpose in life. 203 volunteers found through Compassionate Friends newsletters in 7 USA cities completed a questionnaire. Analysis of the results indicate that lower purpose in life for bereaved parents in this sample is related to less time since the death, loss by suicide, […]

28 high school students who witnessed a suicide & the serious injury of another student were assessed 2 months after the event. Their responses were compared to 28 other students who had not been exposed to suicide. The exposed students, when compared to controls, had higher rates of new-onset anxiety disorders & a trend for […]

This study hypothesized that use of cognitive-behaviorial strategies, (eg. attributing personal meaning to loss, differentiating grief resolution from devaluaing the deceased, modulating loss response with other life activities, identifying predominant themes of distress, & engaging in health-promotion practices) would significantly predict postmorbid adjustment. 164 widows (hospice programs) completed self-reports 5-11 months after spousal death. Findings […]

Randomized controlled trials were selected from a literature search (back to 1964), as presenting the best evidence on program effectiveness. Of 4 such studies found, 2 showed benefit, 2 did not. All 4 suffered significant methodological flaws. Authors conclusion: at this time it is unclear as to whether or not bereavement programs help families; further […]

The authors describe their research in which they evaluated group postvention during the bereavement process of widows & widowers who spouse died of suicide. One of the aims of the research was to evaluate the efficacy of 2 nursing postvention programs. To date, 16 subjects had entered into the study. Preliminary results indicate that both […]

This chapter discusses the needs of grieving children/adolescents & school-based support programs. Reported benefits suggest such groups be considered in developing a crisis response plan. The Living & Learning Through Loss Program (British Columbia) is presented as a detailed model used by a school system to aid bereaved adolescents. Objectives & implementation strategy for 8 […]

This article discusses the mental anguish & range of emotions experienced by the survivors of suicide. A tortured sense of guilt, rejection, abandonment, & anger are common feelings of those left behind. Parents in particular need a lot of support. Grieving is normal. The key formula for the suicide survivor is to reach out for […]

This article is a series of questions and answers dealing with feelings and emotions of someone who has been recently bereaved by a suicide.

This chapter deals with the thorny question about normal and pathological or disabling grief as it applies to children, and offers some guidelines about when a professional assessment would be appropriate. The author concludes that complete assessment of the bereaved child weighs the interactions between the various components of the individual factors in childhood bereavement, […]

This training manual for volunteers to the Suicide Beravement Outreach Program is intended to guide their understanding of the bereaved & provide the necessary skills to facilitate the grieving process. Chapters cover program mandate, job procedures, suicide facts & statistics, the aftermath of suicide, suicide risk assessment, interviewing skills, care for the volunteer, resource lists, […]

This article is written by a survivor of suicide and is based on the author’s feeling about his brother’s suicide. The author discusses survival strategies for survivors and their need to deal with the numerous emotions that exist.

This paper describes interventions with students perceived to be at high risk for imitative suicidal behaviour in three secondary schools where there had been a completed suicide of a student. The method used to gain access to the students & the form of intervention used are discussed, as are the implications for the future evaluation […]

Through this book, the author, herself a suicide survivor, tries to answer the questions: what causes people to give up on life & what are the circumstances & psychological overtones that contribute to suicide. In the second part of the book, Hollar outlines seven steps to surviving a suicide. She shares Bible verses & prayers, […]

Use of metaphor can provide a powerful & useful framework for lowering resistance to the pain of bereavement for parental grief. Premature termination of treatment is often the result of the client’s desire to avoid direct confrontation of feelings associated with the death. Metaphor offers a graphic nonjudgemental symbolic representation through which the mourner may […]

The author describes a model of a survivor group, the New Brunswick Group in New Jersey, so that other group leaders can make informed choices about how to set up & conduct their own groups. Information is presented on the makeup of the group, the format of meetings, & the formation of sub-groups. Advantages (avoiding […]