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About This Blog This blog is not a support network for those bereaved by suicide. If you are in crisis and struggling to cope please contact either your GP or the Samaritans on 116 123...
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Reflection of the Previous Decade
Date: 31.12.19Dear Diary The end of a decade is approaching and a time for quite reflection. This decade has been very eventful both personally and professionally for me. There have been lots of twists...
Suicide Prevention: Innovative Ways to Engage with Young Vulnerable People
One dark and miserable Sunday night, I ventured out to Media City, Salford to be interviewed by Jeannie Owens and Lee Gueller on the ‘Sunday Speak Out’ show on Greater Manchester ‘Unity’ radio station....
The Development of Training to Guide Health Professionals How to Respond to Parents Bereaved by Suicide
I have been so busy informing you of what I have learnt in Australia and New Zealand during my Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship, that I have failed to tell you about the research that my team and...
Meeting Australia’s Leading Researcher in Postvention
Post 2 of 5 Dr. Myf Maple is an Associate Professor in the School of Health at the University of New England (UNE) and is considered to be the leading postvention researcher in Australia....
Three Young Children in the Greater Manchester Area Die by Suicide in Three Weeks
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” (Nelson Mandela) I have just returned to the UK after completing my Winston Churchill Travel...
Postvention Research Being Conducted at the University of New England, Australia
Currently, there are very few researchers in the UK who specialise in suicide bereavement. In fact, when I was conducting my PhD, I didn’t know of anyone in the UK who was working in...
StandBy’s Critical Postvention Response to Prevent Suicide Clusters/Contagion
Post 3of 4 ‘StandBy’ has recently developed a short term (eight week) model of support for communities that have experienced suicide clusters and/or contagion. This service is aptly referred to as a Critical Postvention Response...
The Development of the StandBy Response Service for those Bereaved by Suicide
Post 2 of 4 It was a real honour to meet Jill Fisher as she is recognised as one of the leaders in the field of postvention. Jill has received several accolades in recognition of...
Support for Young People and Families in Need Provided by ‘United Synergies’, Australia
My next meeting was with Jill Fisher who is employed by ‘United Synergies’ to address the needs of those bereaved by suicide. Whilst the main purpose of my meeting was to learn about the...
