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LIVING Beyond SuicideFor support
in the days and hours after a suicide, phone 1300 76 11
93 (call costs 27.5 cents) between Do you have the heart to standby a family bereaved by suicide?Download a brochure here for Volunteers Survivor-sensitive volunteers are now being recruited.
Contact: For more information, click here to download the brochure.
Living Beyond Suicide Coordinator: Ali Laslett, email
lbs@anglicare-sa.org.au click here to download the application form to be a volunteerClick here to download the application form for a police check Is volunteering with Living Beyond Suicide for me? Now? Download this form and have a look.
Do you want to talk to someone about suicide?Do you want to talk to someone who themselves have been bereaved by suicide?Call the Bereaved Through Suicide telephone support line on 8332 8240: www.bts.org.auRequest FREE TELEPHONE COUNSELLING (six fifty-minute professional counselling sessions) from the Suicide Call Back Service: a free nation-wide telephone support service for those at risk of suicide, anyone concerned about a loved one at risk and those bereaved by suicide: Phone 1300 659 467 seven days a week, 10am - 8:30pm Phone numbers for use throughout Australia · Lifeline, 13 11 14 www.lifeline.org.au · Kids Help Line, 1800 55 1800 Kids Help Line is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25. www.kidshelpline.com.au Living Beyond Suicide is a new service of Anglicare's Loss and Grief Centre. Living Beyond Suicide offers survivor-sensitive early support for families bereaved through suicide. Emotional and practical support is provided by appropriately skilled and trained volunteers to help families navigate service systems and access the assistance they need. The service will engender a survivor sensitivity and responsiveness within services, public authorities and the wider community through community-based education and capacity building. Unique Attributes
Living Beyond Suicide has been accepting referrals and supporting families since January 2008. For more information and support, visit GriefLink at www.grieflink.asn.au How can I help a person who is suicidal? http://www.mcsp.org.au/suicide/help Some helpful material:After the suicide: things to think about Organisations and other people you need to notify The club no-one wants to belong to Different elements of grief, and beyond surviving Tips for coping after a loved one has taken their life Helping an employee return to work after a suicide in their family When children learn about trauma Some other links you may find helpfulThe Care & Support Pack for Families & Friends bereaved by Suicide: NSW government publication freely downloaded from web Aboriginal Support Page: Grieving Aboriginal Way ASPiRE Australian Suicide Prevention Information and Research Exchange RD4U: RD4U is a website designed for young people by young people. What about? — Common questions After A Suicide: Recommendations for Religious Services and Other Public Memorial Observations A 13 page booklet Winston’s Wish: Help for grieving children and their families Mensline Australia Family and Relationship matters Sibling Survivors for brothers and sisters If you are thinking about suicide, read this first: A helpful website if contemplating suicide Depressionet Australian support and fact sheets on depression Depnet Australia: An everyday support about depression with chat rooms and downloads Supporting children after a suicide: A 23 page booklet “SOS Handbook” (Survivors of Suicide): An excellent 36-page booklet for survivors American Association of Suicidology: Resources for people bereaved by suicide, including fact sheets and bibliography. NSW support pack: Care and support pack for families bereaved through suicide Compassionate Friends UK: A wide range of helpful brochures Cruse bereavement care Leaflets to download Suicide Awareness Voices of Education: Copying with Loss Professional clean up services www.angelfire.com/ga4/ffos/Suicide_Discussion_Board.html. Survivor discussion board. www.griefnet.org. Internet community of people dealing with death, and loss. Sponsors 47 email support groups, organized by type of loss (including suicide) and relationship. www.grohol.com/helpme.htm. Email support groups based on relationship (including groups for children, which are moderated by adults) and special interest. Also has links to other online resources. www.groww.org/Branches/sos.htm. Email support group. 'Parents of Suicides' email support group exclusively for parents who've lost a child to suicide. For information, visit www.pos-ffos.com, This website is a gateway to many other useful links. www.pbs.org/weblab/living Created by a survivor to provide a space for survivors to share their stories. www.compassionatefriends.org. Sponsors on-line chat groups for those who've lost a child or sibling (not specific to suicide). Also has links to other online resources. Other web sites of interest: www.beforetheirtime.org. Before Their Time is a three-volume, six-CD compilation of memorial songs for survivors. From Joan Baez to Cheryl Wheeler, 80 artists contributed songs they wrote after the death of someone they love. A perfect condolence gift that provides comfort through all the stages of grief that survivors encounter. All sales benefit AFSP. www.thegiftofkeith.org/info/main_navigation.html. Created by a survivor family that contains information and resources about surviving suicide loss. www.siblingsurvivors.com. Created by a survivor after she lost her sister to suicide. www.suicidememorialwall.com. Created to remember some of the names of those who died by suicide and to encourage survivors to better understand the causes of suicide. www.survivorsofsuicide.com. Comprehensive web site for suicide survivors. Spiritual and Cultural Well-Being After a Suicide - for Indigenous Communities |
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