SAVE Suicide Bereavement Resource Library
INTRODUCTION: The Suicide Bereavement Resource Library is one of three tools designed by SAVE to assist caregivers whose work includes helping survivors of suicide loss cope with their grief. Here are links to the other two tools, which in combination with the Resource Library are designed to help build a community of practice among suicide bereavement caregivers:
I. Grief and Bereavement
NEEDS SORTED INTO CATEGORIES ABOVE
The Wilderness - Suicide Grief: Finding Your Way
Understanding Your Suicide Grief Journal (companion to text)
After Suicide: Help for the Bereaved (9780855722623): Dr. Sheila Clark: Books
Sequelae of Bereavement Resulting From Suicide - Ness and Pfeffer - Am. Journal Psychiatry - 1990
UK - Help Is at Hand (2010 government Dept. of Health)
Blogs - Suicide Bereavement
suicide « Ones journey of life and grief
Those Left Behind - See blogroll for lots of links
Forever Invictus
Surviving My Brother's Suicide
Lala's Mom | A mother's life after the suicide of her daughter
Healing From Suicide Grief
The Surviving Project --
Blog
Suicide Prevention Focus - Includes Bereavement Content
WEBSITES - SB
Orgs - SP - Survivor Landing Page -- SPRC: Customized Information: Survivors Lists & Compilations - SPRC Library - Loss Survivors Websites - SB - Friends For Survival, Inc SP Orgs - Survivor Landing Pages - AFSP - Surviving Suicide Loss
Websites - SB - Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors
AAS - Suicide Loss Survivors - Landing Page
SP Orgs - Survivor Landing Pages - AFSP - Surviving Suicide Loss
SAVE | suicide survivors, suicide grief, suicide grief support
SPRC Library - Loss Survivors
SPRC - Staff Contacts
Suicide Finding Hope - MLGust - SB and more
Suicide Finding Hope - Website Creator - Cheryl Brown
HEARTBEAT - Grief Support Following Suicide
Wings of Hope - Australia - Diana Sands
Suicide Perspective - Jimmy Powell - SB & More
Forums Etc - Suicide Bereavement
Alliance of Hope Forum (Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors), free: forum.forsuicidesurvivors.com
Suicide's Survivors (Legacy Connect), free: bit.ly/legacy-suicidesurvivors
Online Grief Support - A Social Community
helpfindthemissing.org - Grief After Suicide
LegacyConnect - Suicide's Survivors
Compassionate Friends Chat SOS
POS-FFOS
Open to Hope - Discussion Forum
Suicide Loss ListServ - Support Groups @ griefnet.org
Suicide Survivors: Help for People Left Behind - Online Grief Support, Help for Coping with Loss | Beyond Indigo Forums
Facebook Survivor Groups - Suicide Bereavement
Resources for Survivors of Suicide Loss
Memorial Websites - GROUPS Suicide Bereavement
Memorial Websites - INDIVIDUALS - Suicide Bereavement
Christophers Candle About Us
Virtual Memorials
Legacy Memorial Websites - Create a memorial website for your loved one
Alexander - Losing my brother
Crumbling Walls
William Wayne Cox 11/2/87-11/10/03 :: Loved, Forever and a Day
Suicide Memorial Sites
In Memory of Lisa Elaine Mewbourne
POS-FFOS Internet Community
GoneTooSoon - Create a free online memorial / obituary as a lasting tribute | GoneTooSoon.org
$Legacy Memorial Websites: bit.ly/legacysite
$Virtual Memorials: bit.ly/virtualmemorials
Collateral Damage: Images of Those Left Behind by Suicide: on.fb.me/imagessuicide
Personal Blogs: a Journey - Death by Suicide, a Mother's Story
CHAT
POS-FFOS - Suicide Grief Chatroom
NEEDS SORTED INTO CATEGORIES ABOVE
Marines Leaders Guide - Grief and Loss - Death
Blogs - Grief in General
RECOVER FROM GRIEF LOSS: Creative Healing Techniques
Journeys Through Grief Newsletter
Loss, Grief, Transitions and Relationship Support | Celebrating Life And Living Without The Denial Of Loss And Grieving
Grief Counseling
Hospice and Caregiving Blog
Forums Etc - Grief in General
Grief Healing Discussion Groups -> Specific Bereavement
Support Groups @ griefnet.org
Online Grief Support - A Social Community - Don't grieve alone.
The Light Beyond Bereavement Forums
Grief, Bereavement, and Coping With Loss (PDQ®) - National Cancer Institute
WEBSITES Grief in General
Grief Poems, Articles & Memoirs | Grief Loss and Recovery
Heartache to Healing Grief Support
GriefNet - A Community of Persons Dealing With Grief, Death, and Major Loss@griefnet.org
Home Page - GROWW - Grief Recovery Online
End of Life Care - Growth House: Guide To Death, Dying, Grief, Bereavement, and End Of Life Resources
End of Life Care - Handbook For Mortals : Guidance For People Facing Serious Illness
Grief, Bereavement, and Coping With Loss - National Cancer Institute
CHAT
II. Specific Topics Related to Suicide Bereavement
Survivor Activities - Ideas & Examples
Lifting silence goal of local survivors | Life | London Free Press
Survivors' Stories
Survivor Stories - Books
Hsu Albert - Father - Grieving a suicide - Christian
The Reason, by Sally Grablick - Welcome
The Butterfly on My Shoulder: A ... - Helene Levin - Google Books
Amazon.com: Why Whisper?: A Memoir (9781465378378): Joanne Mazzotta: Books
Survivor Stories - Articles (Magazines, Newspapers)
Macomb Author's Faith Produces 'Mountain of Hope' - Macomb Township, MI Patch
Suicide hard to comprehend for those left behind | The Ithaca Journal | theithacajournal.com
Suicide - Confessions of a Funeral Director
Survivor Stories - Audio-Visual
After A Suicide - YouTube
My Secrets Video. - YouTube
Survivor Stories - Interactive - Lifeline Gallery
Survivor Stories - Other Formats (some of these need moved to the categories above)
Julie Gray - I Am Not Myself - brother
Suicide « Lostlifefound
Panel Session: Suicide Bereavement | SPINZ - Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand
Living With Suicide: Shared Experiences and Voices of Loss
After the Suicide: Helping the ... - Kari Dyregrov, Einar Plyhn, Gudrun Dieserud - Google Books
After the Suicide: Helping the Bereaved to Find a Path from Grief to Recovery - book information - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
CHILDREN - NEEDS SORTED
Grief Guidelines for Parents of Grieving Children
Grief Resources | The Dougy Center
After a Suicide Death: An Activity Book for Grieving Kids | Books | Books & DVDs | The Dougy Center
Trever Romain Grief Comfort Kit
Children - Suicide Bereavement
Diana Sands - Helping Families Deal With Suicide - Open2Hope
Red Chocolate Elephants - Diana Sands
Children - Grief in General
A Child in Grief - New York Life Foundation
Sesame Workshop - When Families Grieve - Coping with Grief
School Grief and Crisis Response
School Guides | School Crisis and Bereavment, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
www.newyorklife.com/newyorklife.com/General/FileLink/Static Files/8-31-2011_Bereavement_Guide.pdf
Video - When Families Grieve Primetime Special - Sesame Workshop
When Families Grieve booklet - Sesame Street
Product: After a Loved One Dies-How Children Grieve - Bereavement booklet 27-page - 8.5" x 11"
Not My Kid: What Every Parent Should Know
Comfort Zone Camp - Bereavement Camp for Children
Talk Listen Connect - When Families Grieve - Sesame Workshop
Olivia's House creates an 'unscripted' space for grieving kids - The York Daily Record
Grief Matters for Children - Call to Action
New York Life/NAGC Survey: Bereaved Parents Face Big Challenges in Helping Kids Cope with Loss - MarketWatch
Rainbows International Grief Support Organization for Children
Highmark Caring Place
Kidsaid.com - A safe place for kids to grieve
Helping Children Cope - Marianne Blacconiere presentation
11-Step Checklist - Children after Suicide - Marianne Blacconiere
Beyond the Rough Rock: Supporting a Child Who Has Been Bereaved Through Suicide: Amazon.co.uk: Di Stubbs, Julie Stokes, Heidi Baker: Books
Grief Resources | The Dougy Center
Childhood Bereavement: A Rapid Literature Review (UK, 2011)
Feigelman et al -Devastating Losses: How Parents Cope With the Death of a Child to Suicide or Drugs
Crime Scene and Trauma Clean Up Services | Aftermath Inc
Amdecon Training Academy | Crime/Trauma Scene, Meth Lab Cleanup, Infection Control Training.
ABRA the association of crime scene clean up,hoarding clean up and blood and body fluid clean up companies
Clinicians as Survivors of Suicide - AAS - McIntosh
Today I'm Grieving a Physician Suicide
The Singing Pen of Doctor Jen: "The human side of physician suicide"
Complicated Grief Program - Columbia - Katherine Shear
Gupta & Bonanno - CG & Emotional Expressive Flexibility
Lobb et al - An overview of complicated grief terminology and diagnostic criteria - 2006
Project Rebirth: Home
Recognizing Complicated Grief and How to Help Patients Through the Process - Psychiatric Times
After a Death, an Extreme Form of Grieving - NYTimes.com
2006 Lit Survey on Complicated Grief
Stand By Response Service (Australia)
www.hospicefoundation.org/uploads/disaster_tipsheet.pdf
Death Notification - Law Enforcement Suggestions from Survivors -POMC
Death notification: Breaking the bad news - Officer.com
How Do We Tell the Children?: A Step-by-Step Guide for Helping Children Cope When Someone Dies - Dan Schaefer, Christine Lyons, David Peretz (Foreward)
Outreach Programs - AFSP: Survivor Outreach Program
Lasting grief defined as a mental issue - National News - National - General - The Canberra Times
The New Mental Health Disorders Manual Is Driving Psychologists Nuts - Forbes
Psychiatry bible 'turns sorrow into sickness'
Depression not just a part of getting old - The Irish Times - Tue, Oct 11, 2011
The Ethicist - Speaking Ill - NYTimes.com
The Compassionate Friends - Webinars
AFSP Financial Guide - Surviving a Suicide Loss
Emergency Medical Services
Law Enforcement
John Violanti PhD
Philadelphia chaplain shines a light on police suicides - Philly.com
Scars of officer suicide run deep
Preparing Your Child to Attend the Funeral of a Friend
When A Child's Friend Dies By Suicide: A Guide For Parents: Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
Oxford reconstruction specialist helps families see loved ones for one last time | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Museum looks at rituals of death and who we mourn » Ventura County Star
Undertaking ways to save on funerals - chicagotribune.com
Suicide Prevention Pioneer Edwin Shneidman Dies at 91 « Suicide Prevention News and Comment
Mark Goulston, M.D.: A Good Man, A Good Death
Survivors of Suicide Pioneers - John McIntosh
guidelines for the media, Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide, bit.ly/reportingonsuicide
Expand the new presidential condolences for suicide victims | The News Journal | delawareonline.com
Beyond PTSD: Soldiers Have Injured Souls - Miller-McCune
VIDEO: Vet Walks Barefoot, Collects Signatures To Make A Difference - Westhampton-Hampton Bays, NY Patch
Military and Veteran Suicide Rates | The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR
MilitaryHOMEFRONT - U.S. Department of Defense Casualty Assistance Program
Death of Family or Friends | Veterans | Make the Connection
Family and Friends of Veterans | Make the Connection
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is Here For You!
Wounded Warrior Project
The National Military Family Bereavement Study - Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
National Military Family Bereavement Study
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress - Advancing Psychological Health and Resilience Through Trauma Research, Education, and Consultation Murder-Suicide A Grief Like No Other - Atlantic - Eric Schlosser
What a Family Faces After a Murder - NYTimes.com
CAASC - Murder-Suicide Support - Tawna Righter
The National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children, Inc. For the families and friends of those who have died by violence. (POMC)
www.ihs.gov/suicidepreventionsummit/documents/EstSurvivorSupport_CherylWilson.pdf
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (previously known as SOBS)
Console - home
Paul Kelly, Console - Dublin's City Channel - YouTube
New hotline helps survivors of those who committed suicide with the healing process | MLive.com
Val Farmer: Tragedies can bring positive changes to us
PTG Research Group - Tedeschi et al - UNC Charlotte
How PTSD took over America - Salon.com
Traumatic Experiences May Make You Tough
Nietzsche was right: adversity makes you stronger - Telegraph
State Postvention Guide / Alaska Postvention Guide
After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools (AFSP, SPRC), free download: bit.ly/sprc-schoolpostvention
Connect Postvention Training (NAMI-NH): bit.ly/connect-postvention
Riverside Trauma Center Postvention Protocols, free download: bit.ly/riverside-postvention
GoodTherapy.org - Search For Local Therapists
Find a Specialist | Association for Death Education and Counseling
Religions
Christianity
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn -- Christian Blogs | Everyday Christian
Aftershock -;Help, Hope and Healing in the Wake of Suicide; || B&H Publishing Group
Judaism
Safe Messaging
Revised Australian guidelines media reporting of suicide
Revised Aussie guidelines - Source Document
Self Help
Self Help - Commentary & Theory
Self Help - Models, Examples, Treatment
YouMeWorks.com
Stress Management Health Center | Healthline
Self-help Techniques For Anxiety | LIVESTRONG.COM
Anxiety Disorders Association of America, ADAA
DBT Self Help
Self Soothing Thread - PTSD Forum
DBT Self Help
Self Soothing Techniques - DBT Self Help
Suicide Survivors: Tips for Health Professionals
Somatic Experiencing
Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)
Trauma Resource Institute - Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)
Antidepressant Use Has Gone Crazy: Bad News From the CDC - Psychiatric Times Suicidality in the Bereaved Suicidality and Bereavement: Complicated Grief As Psychiatric Disorder Presenting Greatest Risk For Suicidality
SBSG Handbooks & Manuals
How to Start a Survivors’ Group (World Health Organization), free download: bit.ly/who-sbsghandbook
Support Group Leader's Handbook - The Star Center - Susan Wesner
Suicide Grief Support Group Start-Up Package
SBSG Training
General Grief Support Groups
GriefShare: Grief Recovery Support Groups - Christian Focus
Technical Assistance - Suicide Bereavement
SAVE - Suicide Bereavement Presentations & Consultation
Theories on Grief
References, Summaries, Commentaries
Biblio References - Grief Models
Colin Murray Parkes - Contemporary Society - Grief & Bereavement - PDF document
Dual Process Model
Stroebe-Schut Attachment in Coping 2005
Stroebe-Schut - Dual process model - Rationale & Description - 1999
Stroebe-Schut - Dual process model - A Decade On
Carr - New Perspectives on DPM - What Have We Learned:.pdf
media.web.britannica.com/ebsco/pdf/113/53489113.pdf
Training (SBSG training listed separately)
Suicide Prevention - (#069) GRIEF AFTER SUICIDE: Walking the Journey with Survivors - Event Summary | Online Registration by Cvent
IHF launches new website aimed at offering online training in bereavement support
NOVA CRT Training Schedule :: National Organization for Victim Assistance® (NOVA) ::
LOSS Team - Campbell & Associates
Traumatic Loss
Traumatic Loss - Commentary & Theory
Bonanno Journal Articles
Bonanno - Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab
Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors: Trauma
Traumatic Loss - Models, Examples, Treatment
Ambiguous Loss
Loss, trauma, and resilience: therapeutic work with ambiguous loss - Pauline Boss
Psychological First Aid
Psychological First Aid - Manual
PFA - Handouts for Survivors
Suicide - Theories, Commentaries about Suicide
The Suicide Paradox - Freakonomics Radio 1-hr episode
Therapy Models Art Therapy
Cognitive Therapy
Undemoralize Yourself - CrushPessimism.com
Narrative Therapy - Constructivist Models
Resiliency After Violent Death: Lessons for Caregivers
III. Organizations
Australia - Jesuit Social Services - Support After Suicide
NOPCAS National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide
SAVE Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
SPRC Suicide Prevention Resource Center
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Association of Suicidology
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - With Help Comes Hope
http://www.interregnum.org/cms3/
Hospice Foundation of America
National Alliance for Grieving Children
School Crisis and Bereavement, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Home Page - The Compassionate Friends
St. Paul MN - Center for Grief, Loss, & Transition
National Funeral Directors Assoc International Convention and Expo
Home - National Funeral Directors Association
Home - National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association - U.S. African American FDs
Cremation Association of North America (CANA)
The Compassionate Friends
International Assoc Hospice - Palliative Care
Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab - Columbia - Bonanno et al
Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc
National Center for Crisis Management
American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
NOVA National Organization for Victim Assistance
Best Practices Registry - Advice on Using the BPR - SPRC
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
IV. Survivor Events
Conference for families of wounded warriors
Alaska - Military widows find safe haven, remember loved ones at Alaska retreat - The Washington Post
Items Related to the Library Development Project
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
Lists & Compilations (Need reviewed & added to Library)
Compilation - Handout - dharmaspirit.com
Suggested Readings for Suicide Survivors - Beyond Blue
Diana Sands Publications
Support after suicide - useful websites
Suicide Booklist from Fairmount Mortuary
University of Utah College of Nursing Recommended Readings on Grief and Loss
Griefwatch - Books & DVDs
Inter-Disciplinary Network - Making Sense of Suicide
Focus on Suicide and Helping Children and Teens | National Alliance for Grieving Children
A Child in Grief | National and Local Support
www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=257&name=DLFE-455.pdf
NOVA - Victim Inforation Printed Materials
Disaster Mental Health * Trauma Information Pages
Talk Listen Connect: Grief Resources - Tool Kits - Parents - Sesame Street
Suicide Articles and Posts - Open to Hope
A Child in Grief - New York Life - Valuable Reading
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement - Links to online grief and bereavement resources
Search on "grief" - Advanced Search - Living Is for Everyone (LIFE)
NOT INCLUDED (with examples)
Facebook Survivor Groups - General Grief
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