Support After Suicide assists children, young people and adults bereaved by suicide.
The program provides counselling, support groups and online resources to those bereaved by suicide
We also deliver training to health, welfare and education professionals.
We’ve delivered Support After Suicide throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria since 2004.
Support After Suicide provides free individual and family counselling to people bereaved by suicide.
Our experienced counsellors have particular expertise and knowledge around suicide and grief.
By speaking with a counsellor, participants learn how to manage the intense and complex experience of losing a loved one to suicide.
We provide counselling in metropolitan Melbourne (Lalor, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Greensborough and the CBD), regional Victoria (Bacchus Marsh and Gippsland), and in other areas by phone or Skype.
Support After Suicide runs a number of support groups each year for those recently bereaved.
We also provide specific activities for children, young people, parents, partners, siblings, adult children, men and people who are longer-term bereaved.
When there is a need, we conduct a parent support program for people who find themselves bringing up children following a suicide.
Our support groups offer people bereaved by suicide the opportunity to:
Support After Suicide has a comprehensive range of resources to assist individuals and families bereaved by suicide, including:
Many people working in health, welfare and education come into contact with people who are bereaved by suicide.
Our training empowers professionals in these roles to:
Topics we cover include current bereavement theory, the unique issues in suicide bereavement, trauma, and providing effective care and support to people bereaved by suicide.
Training for health, welfare and education professionals can be arranged across Victoria and is free of charge.
Please contact our program staff directly by mail, phone or email:
PO Box 271 Richmond VIC 3121 | Phone: (03) 9421 7640 | Email: aftersuicide@jss.org.au
We are not able to offer 24 hour crisis support. Crisis numbers are available on the Support After Suicide ebsite.