Reflecting on our financial hardship events
...people should do if they have been targeted by a loan shark 3. PayPlan debt advice SASP members, PayPlan, offer free debt advice over the phone or online, Mon-Fri 8am-8pm...
Overview of our new guide: supporting people bereaved by suicide who are affected by gambling harms
...bingo, scratchcards, online (or remote) gambling, and more. Research has shown that harmful gambling is linked to high participation in online gambling, casino and bingo games, electronic gambling machines in bookmakers...
Media impact on reporting suicide: A personal perspective
The Impact of Media Reporting on Suicide: A Personal Perspective Losing a loved one is an indescribable pain, and when that loss is due to suicide, the grief is compounded...
Your pain is valid, no matter how complicated it might be
...I did because it was all so complicated, so I kept all my pain secret. One day, a friend opened up to me about their similar experiences. It was like...
New opt-out process announced – June 24th 2022
...the country in which specialist bereavement support services are offered. The current funding commitment for these services ends in 2024 and so a renewed commitment to continue funding for existing...
Seek out people who will show you compassion
...of losing three members of our family to suicide. I’d say to other families who become bereaved to seek out people to have around you who will show you compassion.’...
Overview of our new guide: supporting people bereaved by suicide who are neurodivergent
...but can occur alongside each other. A number of other conditions are common alongside autism and ADHD, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, menstrual problems and gastrointestinal...
Leading suicide prevention alliances join RCPsych
...in men under the age of 50. For each of these very tragic deaths, friends, family members and communities are impacted as are clinicians and healthcare professionals. Adults bereaved by...
Rejection
...in your community. Sometimes people seem unable to cope with what has happened and withdraw when you need them, leaving you feeling isolated. Some don’t know how to react and...
Invitation accepted
Thank you for confirming your attendance at our Summer Members Meeting on 19th June 2019 We are looking forward to seeing you there! If you have any queries, please contact...
Samaritans – Step by step – Help when we needed it most
...settings in the UK. Helping school communities respond to and recover from a suspected suicide, information for staff. Helping school communities respond to and recover from a suspected suicide, information...
Life Beyond Suicide
Life Beyond Suicide offers a compassionate, practical resource for all affected by suicide, and for those who support them. Part One explores suicide through three lenses: pastoral responses, the lived...
Creativity in grief, with Halani Foulsham
...more about Halani’s work and her blog at https://thoughtclimber.com/. We hope you find this podcast as moving and heart-warming as we did, keep a look out for more wonderful After...
After Suicide – following the suicide of a child
This leaflet, by The Compassionate Friends, provides practical and emotional support following the suicide of a child
Crisis management in the event of a suicide: a postvention toolkit for employers
This toolkit is designed to support employers in their response to the suicide of an employee, at work or outside the workplace. For this reason, this toolkit refers to ‘suicide’...
Reducing the risk of suicide: a toolkit for employers
This resource supports senior leadership, line managers, HR and occupational health and safety professionals identify a member of staff who may have suicidal feelings and gives practical advice on how...
Suicide Safer Universities
...understand student suicide, mitigate risk, intervene when students get into difficulties, and respond to these tragic deaths. It sets out the steps you can take to make your community suicide-safer....
Facing stigma and feeling shame
...out and complicates the way in which people respond. Some feel it would be easier to explain the death in a different way. Others may not know what to say....
I can’t believe what has happened, it doesn’t feel real
...your ability to complete daily tasks and that you are detached from what is going on around you. Some people find it hard to accept someone has died, and that...
I felt responsible for his death
...missed the signs. The battle to deal with the intensity and complexity of his death hit our family and whole community with the ferocity and fallout of an atom bomb.’...
Beverley talks to us about what to expect at a Coroner’s court
...companionship, and a remote friend to anyone who has been bereaved or affected by suicide, reminding you, you are not alone in this journey. After Suicide podcasts are also available...
Guide to Coroner’s Services
The ‘Guide to coroner services’ is primarily for bereaved people but others involved in or affected by a coroner investigation or attending a coroner’s inquest may also find it helpful....
Preparing our child’s funeral
This leaflet provides information on how to prepare a child’s funeral...
Coping with Special Occasions
This leaflet provides information on how to cope with special occasions after the loss of a child
How to cope with suicidal feelings
This booklet is for anyone experiencing suicidal feelings. It explains what suicidal feelings are, why you might feel that way, how you can help yourself cope right now, and in...
The Inquest Handbook: A guide for bereaved families, friends and advisors
The handbook gives you detailed information on the investigation and inquest procedures after a death.
Inquests- A Factsheet for families
This is a brief introduction as to what to expect at an Inquest and designed to give an overview about the purpose and process of a Coroner’s Inquest. More detailed...
Bereaved through Suicide a guide for residents of Northern Ireland
A useful guide following the loss of a loved one through Suicide.
Feeling alone and searching
...or a favourite place) in case they will be there. Equally, some may want to avoid such places, now and in the future. It is also quite common to think...