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  • About Us
    • What We Do

      Support After Suicide provides a range of services to support children, young people and adults bereaved by suicide.

    • Our Approach

      Support After Suicide operates with belonging, acceptance and understanding.

  • Get Support
    • Counselling

      Support After Suicide provides counselling to individuals, couples and families who are bereaved by suicide.

    • Support Groups

      Support After Suicide facilitates a number of regular support groups and programs for people bereaved by suicide to find connection and support.

    • LGBTQIA+ Communities

      Support After Suicide partners with Switchboard Victoria to provide a range of services for LGBTQIA+ people bereaved by suicide.

    • Online Community

      Our online communities offer people bereaved by suicide to connect and support each other at any time. They are available to anyone in Australia.

    • Community Information Sessions

      An opportunity for people recently bereaved by suicide to hear from our experienced counsellors and someone with lived experience of suicide bereavement.

    • Postvention Coordination

      Our postvention coordination team helps to facilitate a community response to a suicide in a local community.

    • Groups & Events Calendar

      Visit here to see our upcoming monthly support groups, workshops and special events.

  • About Grief
    • The Early Days

      We know that the hours and days after your loved one has passed away can be traumatic and overwhelming. There is support available.

    • Loss, Grief and Trauma

      Grief is a universal experience. It is a human response to a loss of someone we love and value. However, it can also be a very difficult experience.

    • Talking to Children

      Children may experience grief differently to adults and do not always have the words to express their feelings. It is important to communicate clearly, openly and honestly with children after a loss to suicide.

    • Guilt and responsibility

      In grief, particularly following a suicide, it is not uncommon to experience feelings of guilt. These feelings can be very uncomfortable and distressing.

    • Supporting someone who is grieving

      If you have a friend or family member who has lost a loved one to suicide, you may find the information on this page helpful.

    • Living with Grief

      As you return to work, celebrate special occasions or are approaching significant dates after the loss of your loved ones, we provide some strategies that you may useful as you navigate your grief.

  • Helpful Resources
    • Informative Resources

      Here you can find links to our books and publications, informative fact sheets, videos and podcasts, and our regularly updated blog.

    • Other Support Services

      Links to crisis services for immediate support, as well as contact details for additional services that provide support to those bereaved by suicide.

  • Lived Experience
    • Stories After Suicide

      Read stories from people who have lost a loved one to suicide.

    • Volunteering

      Our volunteers provide vital lived experience insights to our program.

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Support After Suicide
  • About Us
    • What We Do Support After Suicide provides a range of services to support children, young people and adults bereaved by suicide.
    • Our Approach Support After Suicide operates with belonging, acceptance and understanding.
  • Get Support
    • Counselling Support After Suicide provides counselling to individuals, couples and families who are bereaved by suicide.
    • Support Groups Support After Suicide facilitates a number of regular support groups and programs for people bereaved by suicide to find connection and support.
    • LGBTQIA+ Communities Support After Suicide partners with Switchboard Victoria to provide a range of services for LGBTQIA+ people bereaved by suicide.
    • Online Community Our online communities offer people bereaved by suicide to connect and support each other at any time. They are available to anyone in Australia.
    • Community Information Sessions An opportunity for people recently bereaved by suicide to hear from our experienced counsellors and someone with lived experience of suicide bereavement.
    • Postvention Coordination Our postvention coordination team helps to facilitate a community response to a suicide in a local community.
    • Groups & Events Calendar Visit here to see our upcoming monthly support groups, workshops and special events.
  • About Grief
    • The Early Days We know that the hours and days after your loved one has passed away can be traumatic and overwhelming. There is support available.
    • Loss, Grief and Trauma Grief is a universal experience. It is a human response to a loss of someone we love and value. However, it can also be a very difficult experience.
    • Talking to Children Children may experience grief differently to adults and do not always have the words to express their feelings. It is important to communicate clearly, openly and honestly with children after a loss to suicide.
    • Guilt and responsibility In grief, particularly following a suicide, it is not uncommon to experience feelings of guilt. These feelings can be very uncomfortable and distressing.
    • Supporting someone who is grieving If you have a friend or family member who has lost a loved one to suicide, you may find the information on this page helpful.
    • Living with Grief As you return to work, celebrate special occasions or are approaching significant dates after the loss of your loved ones, we provide some strategies that you may useful as you navigate your grief.
  • Helpful Resources
    • Informative Resources Here you can find links to our books and publications, informative fact sheets, videos and podcasts, and our regularly updated blog.
    • Other Support Services Links to crisis services for immediate support, as well as contact details for additional services that provide support to those bereaved by suicide.
  • Lived Experience
    • Stories After Suicide Read stories from people who have lost a loved one to suicide.
    • Volunteering Our volunteers provide vital lived experience insights to our program.
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    • What We Do
    • Our Approach
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  • Get Support
    • Counselling
    • Support Groups
    • LGBTQIA+ Communities
    • Online Community
    • Community Information Sessions
    • Postvention Coordination
    • Group & Events Calendar
  • About Grief
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    • Loss, Grief and Trauma
    • Talking to Children
    • Guilt and responsibility
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