Bereavement Group for Parents Who Suffered a Suicidal Loss of an Adolescent or Youth

A comprehensive article describing a bereavement group formed to assist parents who had experienced the loss of a child by suicide. A description of the group members & the circumstances surrounding their child’s suicide is included. 4 family reactions to this loss predominated: prohibition of grief, disruption of coping devices, isolation of the bereaved, & a crisis in parental identity & personal control.(NBB)