Unveiling studies on self-healing practices for suicide loss survivors: A scoping review

This scoping review aimed to examine how self-healing practices had been addressed in the empirical literature on suicide bereavement. Adhering to PRISMA-ScR guidelines, we searched five databases for peer-reviewed studies that reported using self-healing practices, either as a primary or secondary finding and 32 studies were included. The results highlight a substantial research gap in […]

Preventing suicide: How to start a survivors’ group

Self-help support groups are groups made up of people who are directly and personally affected by a particular issue, condition or concern. They are run by their members, which means that those directly affected by the  issue are the ones who control the activities and the priorities of their group. While many self help groups […]

Support group facilitation guide

A Support Group can be defined as a gathering of people with common experiences and concerns who meet together to provide emotional and moral support for one another. They encourage a sense of community, a source of  empathetic understanding and provide an avenue for establishing social networks. Meetings can take place in person, over the […]

How to facilitate a grief group

This guide is written for those who, while not certified grief therapists or regulated professionals, feel called to work with grieving and/or bereaved people. Whether planning to facilitate a group as a volunteer, as a student or  professional-in-training, or because of your own personal life experience with loss and grief, you know how important it […]

Support group facilitator manual

The mission of self-help groups is to provide support and education for people with mental health or substance use concerns, their families and friends, and to build an understanding and culturally safe community.

Preventing suicide: How to start a survivors’ group

Self-help support groups are groups made up of people who are directly and personally affected by a particular issue, condition or concern. They are run by their members, which means that those directly affected by the issue are the ones who control  the activities and the priorities of their group. While many self help groups […]

Characteristics of survivors of suicide seeking counseling from an NGO in Denmark: Analyses of a national database

Objective The loss of a friend or family member to suicide, i.e., surviving suicide, can be devastating. Yet, little is known regarding the support received by survivors of suicide. We aimed to examine the characteristics of survivors of suicide who sought counseling from a Danish volunteer organization. Method Data on all users of the Danish […]

Guiding their way back: A resource for people who are supporting someone after a suicide attempt.

Having someone you care about attempt suicide can be an incredibly traumatic experience. You might respond with anger, fear or sadness. You might also find yourself asking questions; many of them beginning with why? It is natural to have many different feelings, thoughts and concerns. You might not know what to do or what to say. This […]

Leeds suicidae bereavement service evaluation report.

Mental health and suicide remain a major cause of concern. Suicide is known to have a significant impact on the mental health and wellbeing of those bereaved including placing them at increased risk of suicide. Furthermore, suicide bereavement has been shown to have some specific characteristics and to have a greater impact on mental health and […]

Preventing suicide: How to start a survivors’ group.

Self-help support groups are groups made up of people who are directly and personally affected by a particular issue, condition or concern. They are run by their members, which means that those directly affected by the issue are the ones who control the activities and the priorities of their group. While many selfhelp groups obtain resources […]

Support groups for suicide loss: A handbook for Aotearoa New Zealand.

Includes: • practical steps for setting up and running a group, based on research and international guidelines • experiences and comments from people in New Zealand who are running support groups • examples and

Survivors of suicide: Who they are and how do they heal?

A questionnaire was administered to a national sample of 293 people receiving the American Association of SuicidologyÕs Surviving Suicide to learn (a) who self-identifies as bereaved by suicide (survivors), (b) their coping strategies, and (c) what they prefer to be called. Findings suggest that (a) there are many different relationships in which people are bereaved, […]

Does activity level in online support groups for distressed adolescents determine emotional relief?

The current study aimed at testing a possible moderator affecting participants’ emotional relief when using an online support group: the degree of active involvement. This subject was explored by investigating the number of main and response messages that 20 randomly selected participants posted, as well as the number of replies they received, over the course […]

The mental health of visitors of web-based support forums for bereaved by suicide.

Journal held in CSP Library.

Experiences of parents whose sons or daughters have (had) attempted suicide.

In January and February 2012, we interviewed two groups of parents recruited at a counselling programme for relatives of persons who have attempted suicide. The analysis combined a thematic analysis with a subsequent analysis of how the themes were negotiated in the conversational interactions. The findings were interpreted and discussed within an interactionist framework.The participants […]

How to increase suicide survivor support? Experiences from the National Survivor Programme in Flanders-Belgium.

Contains list of ‘The rights of suicide survivors’

Positive experiences for participants in suicide bereavement groups: a grounded theory model.

Grounded Theory was used to examine the experiences of 13 participants who had attended psycho-educational support groups for those bereaved by suicide. Results demonstrated core and central categories that fit well with group therapeutic factors developed by I. D. Yalom (1995) and emphasized the importance of universality, imparting information and instilling hope, catharsis and self-disclosure, […]

Devastating Losses: How Parents Cope With the Death of a Child to Suicide or Drugs.

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Sense-making in suicide survivorship: a qualitative study of the effect of grief support group participation.

The death of a family member or close friend to suicide is a devastating life event. While research has suggested that suicide survivors may benefit from participation in support groups, little has been done to identify those elements of the experience of suicide survivorship that are impacted by grief support groups. This phenomenological inquiry of […]

Offering support to suicidal individuals in an online support group.

The objective of this study was to reveal response strategies to suicidal messages and to examine the relationships between the messages and types of responses in an online support group moderated by volunteers within an interpersonal perspective of the Action Theory. This theory posits that individuals actively impact their social environment, which in turn shapes […]

Offering support to suicidal individuals in an online support group.

The objective of this study was to reveal response strategies to suicidal messages and to examine the relationships between the messages and types of responses in an online support group moderated by volunteers within an interpersonal perspective of the Action Theory. This theory posits that individuals actively impact their social environment, which in turn shapes […]

Associations Between Lifestyle Factors, Working Environment, Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation: a Large-Scale Study in Japan

Associations between lifestyle, working environment, depressive symptoms, & suicide ideation were investigated. Variables measured included job stressors, working hours, overtime work, smoking status, alcohol consumption, sleep, exercise, meals, & family factors. A total of 4,118 employees (2,834 men, 1,284 women) in 11 cities & districts across Japan were studied. On stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis, […]

Understanding Your Suicide Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart

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