Miscellaneous Suicide Loss Links
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group - Madison, NJ
Miscellaneous Suicide Loss Links
Hope and Healing: A Practical Guide for Survivors of Suicide
Resource: 44 page PDF
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Hope and Healing After Suicide
Resource: 84 page PDF
Summary: We hope this guide has reached you at a time when it can be most helpful. This is a practical guide to help you through... the first few moments then the first few hours then the first few days then the first few years …after the suicide of someone close to you.
Self - Care For The Bereaved By Suicide: Reflections from a Grief Counselor
Resource: 29 page Training PDF
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After a Suicide: A Practical and Personal Guide for Survivors
Resource: 40 page PDF
Summary: This handbook was written to help you through the death by suicide of your loved one. It contains both practical and personal information, as well as a list of books, websites and support groups, that we hope will help you through your grief. Different parts of this resource may be of help to you at different times. Immediately after a death by suicide, there are many practical matters that families will need to attend to and questions they might have about what to do. This resource starts with addressing these practical matters.
After a Suicide Resource Directory
Resource: Website
Summary: "After a Suicide" is a portal linking people who are grieving after a death by suicide to an online directory of resources and information to help them cope with their loss.
Suicide Loss Frequently Asked Questions
Resource: Webpage
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Recovering from Suicide Loss: A Self Help Handbook
Resource: 18 page Word Document
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What Makes a Death By Suicide So Different?
Resource: 1 page PDF
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Resource: 9 page PDF
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Mary's Shortcut: About Suicide Bereavement
Resource: Blog
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The 3 i's The ignorant, the insensitive and the idiot
Resource: Webpage
Resource: Article
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Resource: Website
Summary: Information about suicide, mental illness, or coping with suicide loss.
After A Suicide Resource Directory
Resource: Website
Summary: "After a Suicide" is a portal linking people who are grieving after a death by suicide to an online directory of resources and information to help them cope with their loss.
Resource: Website
Summary: Australian site with good practical information for survivors.
Resource: Website
Summary: Suicide is a topic that is often avoided or kept quiet in our society and can carry with it an unfortunate stigma for survivors. As we’ve experienced, suicide is something that can strike any family and is not singular to any one type of person, culture or economic status. Our mission is to help elevate the discussion and availability of support for those who need it so that no one has to feel silenced in their grief.
Resource: 3 page PDF
Summary: Though a relatively rare occurrence, situations involving a homicide followed by the suicide of the perpetrator grab headlines and draw a great deal of attention. More importantly, they have a devastating impact on the families, and communities who are touched by these tragedies.
American Roulette: Murder Suicide in The United States
Resource: 17 page PDF
Summary: Murder-suicide is “a dramatic, violent event” in which a person, almost always a man, commits one murder or multiple murders, and then shortly after commits suicide. What makes these acts particularly disturbing is that they involve more than one person and often involve a family. They almost always are committed with a firearm.
Support for Survivors of Murder-Suicide
Resource: Website
Summary: A murder-suicide can shatter the equilibrium in your life. Losing a loved one, particularly in a sudden and violent manner, can be traumatic. For many, losing two loved ones at the same time in such a manner can exacerbate and complicate the grieving process. Following a murder-suicide, families and friends may be confronted with several situations which they may find overwhelming.
Murder-Suicide: A Review of the Recent Literature
Resource: 6 page PDF
Summary: A scientific review of journal articles related to Murder Suicide from the Journal American Academy Psychiatry Law
The Relationship Between Bullying and Suicide: What We Know and What it Means for Schools
Resource: 10 page PDF
Summary: In the past decade, headlines reporting the tragic stories of a young person’s suicide death linked in some way to bullying (physical, verbal, or online) have become regrettably common. There is so much pain and suffering associated with each of these events, affecting individuals, families, communities and our society as a whole and resulting in an increasing national outcry to “do something” about the problem of bullying and suicide.
Resource: Webpage
Summary: If you've recently learned that someone you care about has taken their own life you are probably feeling shocked and wondering how this could have happened. It's important for you to know that there are people who understand what you are going through right now and that you do not need to go through this on your own. This page has information about where to go for practical, immediate help and also offers some things to consider in the weeks and months ahead.
New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
Resource: Website
Resource: 1-800-367-6274
Summary: There are many hundreds of additional local community, online & National Support Groups available to those in need. They include a broad range of other stressful life situations that include most illnesses, bereavement situations, disabilities, divorce, parenting problems, family issues, other trauma experiences, job clubs, and many other life transitions and adversities.
Suicide Contagion & Suicide Clusters
Resource: 5 page PDF
Summary: It has long been believed that when suicidal contagion occurs, a suicide cluster can develop. A cluster, in this case, is defined as multiple suicidal behaviours or suicides that fall within an accelerated time frame, and sometimes within a defined geographical area. Studies have shown that adolescents are the ones most affected
Here's a Quick and Simple Way To Receive Signs From Your Loved One...
Resource: Blog Post
Summary: Are you one of the many grieving people who want to receive signs from your deceased loved ones? If you are reading this, most likely you are. And, most bereaved people I speak with do...
Your Life After Their Death: A Medium's Guide to Healing After a Loss
Resource: Website and Audio
Summary: In Your Life After Their Death, psychic medium Karen Noé shows you how to move on and enjoy life again after you’ve lost a loved one. As she often states, “Your deceased loved ones are okay and want you to be okay, too!”
Relaxing 3 Hour Video of Tropical Beach with Blue Sky White Sand and Palm Tree
Resource: 3 hour Video
Resource: 8 Audio Files
Summary: For an introduction to mindfulness meditation that you can practice on your own, turn on your speakers and click on the "Play" button.