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Bereavement due to suicide

  • Overview
  • Before the suicide
    • People's perceptions of why the suicide took place
    • Suicide notes
    • GPs and psychiatrists
  • Soon after the suicide
    • Finding out
    • First reactions-shock, disbelief, despair & relief
    • Changing emotions-sadness, guilt & anger
    • Seeing the body or not being able to do so
    • Telling children and young people about a suicide
    • Other people's reactions
    • Family dynamics
    • The press and other media involvement
    • Police involvement
    • Practical matters
  • The funeral, inquest, burial or cremation
    • The funeral or commemoration
    • Burying the body or scattering or burying ashes
    • The headstone or other memorial
    • The inquest
    • Reactions to the verdict
  • Sources of help
    • Informal support - Family and friends
    • Help and support from professionals
    • Self-help groups, conferences and helplines
    • Help from Cruse Bereavement Care
    • Help and information through the internet
    • Coping with grief and keeping memories alive
    • Support for children and young people
  • Life now and a message to others
    • Adjusting to life without the person who died
    • Anniversaries and other special occasions
    • Messages to others who have been bereaved
    • Messages to professionals and policy makers
  • People's Profiles
    • Lost a parent
    • Lost a brother or sister
    • Lost a partner, husband or wife
    • Lost a child
    • Lost a friend
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Bereavement due to suicide

Profiles - Lost a friend

Ann - Interview 10

Ann is a literacy consultant. She is single. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.

Michael - Interview 16

Michael is a crown servant. He is in a civil partnership. Ethnic background/nationality: White Australian.
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