Suicide Survivors and the Suicidology Academe: Reconciliation and Reciprocity

Drawing predominantly on the North American background & perspective, this paper offers a brief overview of the integration of suicide survivors within the suicidology academe. It explores rationales for forming such collaborations & provides some examples of successful alliances. The paper adopts a critical stance & highlights a number of blocks to collaboration. The paper concludes by drawing on the authors’ experience & uses this as the basis for offering additional avenues & options for strengthening collaboration & integration. (36 refs.)