Supporting Workplaces After a Suicide Loss: Building a Postvention Plan

A customizable framework that organizations can complete before a loss occurs, so the people responsible for your team's care can lead with clarity and compassion instead of starting from scratch in the hardest moment. Includes a crisis response team roster with backups and contacts, phased action checklists covering the first 24 hours through the one-year anniversary, safe messaging guidance for suicide loss, a sample internal notification, a support resource directory, and an after-action review process.‍

This workshop is designed for peers, friends, family, and clinical providers to learn and enhance their knowledge about engaging in conversations with suicide loss survivors.

The Coalition of Clinician Survivors exists to provide support, education, resources and consultation to mental health professionals and other professional caregivers who have experienced suicide losses in personal and/or professional contexts.

Uniting for Suicide Postvention, a portal developed by the Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Suicide Prevention within the Department of Veteran Affairs. Hosts a suite of resources for community members including educational tools and products, podcasts, video stories featuring loss survivors, and blogs.

The SRM Lecture Series is a free, live webinar for providers working with Veterans at risk for suicide offered on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 2-3pm ET. SRM also provides free consultation, support, education and resources that promote therapeutic best practices for professionals working with veterans at risk for suicide.

This pdf document provides information on talking to children who have been affected by suicide or an attempted suicide of someone they know.

This website provides information and ideas specific to preschoolers, school age and teenagers age group in English and Spanish. If there has been a recent suicide attempt in your family, this may be one of the toughest experiences you and your children may ever face. It is important to take care of yourself so that you are better able to care for your child. The How to Talk to a Child About Suicide Attempt in Your Family guide is intended to provide you with some of that support, and also share other resources that may be helpful for you now and as your family recovers. *The guide is not intended to replace professional mental health advice.