This report, from the NSRF (National Suicide Research Foundation) and HSE Mental Health, aims to provide a review of literature relating to suicide bereavement support with an emphasis on evidence-based interventions and to identify examples of current suicide bereavement support practice in Ireland and internationally. Therefore this report has five main sections, addressing the following aims:
- To introduce and provide and understanding of suicide bereavement
- To identify supports offered to and utilised by individuals bereaved by suicide
- To summarise evidence for interventions tailored for those bereaved by suicide
- To present case studies illustrating community responses to suicide internationally
- To describe policy and case studies of suicide bereavement services in Ireland
Suicide Bereavement Support: A Literature Review (PDF)
Published by: The NSRF and HSE Mental Health
Date Published: May 2019
