Every type of grief has the potential to cause intense and complex feelings, but research shows that people bereaved by suicide can have a particularly complex set of feelings and can experience additional struggles and dilemmas in trying to resolve their grief. Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care have created Facing The Future support groups for people bereaved by suicide, find out more here
If you are worried about someone, or you think someone is not OK you can find out more information on how to help here. There is more information from Samaritans on how to offer support and creating a safety plan here
The emotions experienced after bereavement by suicide can be considerably different to loss from other types of death. There is no right or wrong way to feel when grieving, these are all natural feelings, and everybody deals with their grief differently. Dealing with your bereavement may feel complicated and overwhelming, but you are not alone. Every year deaths by suicide leave thousands of families and friends searching for answers. The services below can help. The Help is at Hand and Finding the Words resource booklets also have further information. Please click on the book images to access them.