Resources for Professionals
Although this is not a clearinghouse for all professional resources, we share some of the key postvention tools created by organizations dedicated to shaping best practices in this growing field.
A Managers Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace
By American Association of Suicidology, Carson J Spencer Foundation, Crisis Care Network, and National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
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After a Suicide: A toolkit for schools
By American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), and Education Development Center (EDC).
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After a suicide: Recommendations for religious services and other public memorial observances.
By Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2004). Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Inc.
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Children, Teens & Suicide Loss
By The Dougy Center National Center for Grieving Children & Families and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
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Hope after Suicide Brochure
By AOH, where individual and multiple brochures are mailed free of charge.
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How Suicide Bereavement is Different
By Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (UK SOBS), the national charity providing dedicated support to adults who have been bereaved by suicide in the United Kingdom
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LOSS Team (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors)
By Frank Campbell, Ph.D., LCSW, C.T., developer of the LOSS team concept and the Active Postvention Model (APM)
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Postvention: A Guide for Response to Suicide on College Campuses
By Higher Education Mental Health Alliance (HEMHA)
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Responding to Grief, Trauma, and Distress after a Suicide: U.S National Guidelines
By National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Survivors of Suicide Loss Task Force
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Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss: A Guide for Funeral Directors
By Samaritans, Inc., and Education Development Center (EDC)
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TAPS Suicide Postvention Model: A comprehensive framework of healing and growth
By TAPS: Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
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Understanding Suicide, Supporting Children
By Created by The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families
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