Coping with Suicide Loss
If you have lost someone to suicide, the feelings can be overwhelming and can seem unmanageable. For survivors of suicide loss, there is no one way to best handle the tragedy of suicide, but there are tools available that can help you cope with your grief.
Help for Survivors
Thankfully, there are many resources designed specifically for those who have suffered a loss due to suicide. Below are a few to get you started. The following resources listed below can be used for yourself or can be shared with other survivors who are seeking assistance.
- Grief After Suicide – This flyer provides coping strategies for people who have been touched by suicide.
- Responding to Suicide Survivors – This flyer discusses appropriate and inappropriate ways to comfort suicide survivors.
- Suicide Common Misconceptions – This flyer discusses common misconceptions regarding suicide, as well as facts and statistics about suicide that aid in creating awareness about suicide and suicidal ideation.
- Suicide: Frequently Asked Question – This flyer discusses common questions about depression and suicide.
- A comprehensive booklet on suicide grief: “Suicide: Coping with the Loss of a Friend or Loved One”
- A wallet card for survivors of suicide loss: “After a Suicide: Coping with Your Grief”
- Suicide Survivors: A Guide For Those Left Behind, a book for survivors by Adina Wrobleski, one of SAVE’s founders
- Coping With Loss Book list
- Find a Support Group
- Honor a loved one. Learn more about our Named Memorial Fund
- Join SAVE for our Annual Suicide Awareness Memorial
- Almost two dozen SAVE events annually, through which survivors play a key role in supporting SAVE’s mission as they continue on their own healing journey.