Grieving a death by suicide

Resources for grieving a death by suicide

• Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council– An organization dedicated to suicide awareness and education, and supporting people in coping with suicide deaths
• Toolkit for people who have been impacted by a suicide loss – resource from the Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Hope And Healing: A practical guide for survivors of suicide
• Healing Your Spirit: Surviving After The Suicide Of A Loved One
• Suicide survivors face grief, questions, challenges
• Understanding survivors of suicide loss from Psychology Today
• Grieving a suicide death from WhatsYourGrief.com
• Death of a sibling by suicide – An open letter from a grieving sibling
• “My husband died by public suicide. Here’s what I’ve learned about grief and hope” by Terry Kaelber
• Book – Surviving Suicide Loss: Making Your Way Beyond the Ruins, by LPC Rita A. Schulte

Videos

• The Introverted Doctor Podcast on YouTube
  • How to Manage Grief, Death, Dying and Suicide Part 1
  • How to Manage Grief, Death, Dying and Suicide Part 2

Resources for Children

• When a Parent Dies by Suicide by CAMH
• KidsGrief.ca: When death is from suicide
• Lighthouse: Peer support for grieving children, youth and their families
• The Dougy Center
  • “After a Suicide Death: An Activity Book for Grieving Kids”
• About that Farm Upstate – A podcast about The Sharing Place, a children’s grief centre in Salt Lake City. We hear from staff who work there as well as children attending the programs. Insightful to hear from the children themselves about their grief experiences. Note: they talk quite in depth about suicide. 22 minutes.
• Book – I Am Here For You: A Story to Support Your Grieving Child Through Death From Suicide  (for children 4-10 years old)