Suicide survivor explained

A suicide survivor or survivor of suicide is one of the family and friends of someone who has died by suicide.^[1]

Given the social stigma associated with suicide, suicide survivors are often unable to cope with their loss and grief using normal support systems, and are "forced into a privatized and individualistic mode of grieving," making the healing process even more difficult.^[2]

Estimates are that for every suicide, "there are seven to ten people intimately affected".^[3]

See also

• International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
• World Suicide Prevention Day

Further reading

• Book: Alexander, Victoria. Living in the Wake of Suicide: Stories of the People Left Behind. Jossey-Bass Publishers. San Francisco. 1991. 238. 0-7879-4052-6. registration.
• Book: Fine, Carla. No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One. Random House . 1999. 272. 978-0-385-48551-7.
• Book: Grief After Suicide: Understanding the Consequences and Caring for the Survivors. Jordan, John R. . McIntosh, John L.. Taylor & Francis. 2010. Series in death, dying, and bereavement. 544. 978-0-415-99355-5.
• Book: Ross, E. Betsy. Life After Suicide: A Ray of Hope for Those Left Behind. Insight Books. New York. 1997. 301. 0-306-45630-3.

External links

• Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors

Notes and References

1. Book: Handbook of Death & Dying. Clifton D. Bryant. Clifton D. Bryant. SAGE Publications, Inc.. Thousand Oaks, California. 2003. 1: The Presence of Death. 345. 0-7619-2514-7. 11 December 2011.
2. Book: Pisón, Ramón Martínez de . Death by despair: shame and suicide. 2006. Peter Lang. 978-0-8204-6382-7. 60.
3. Book: Lukas, Christopher. Henry M. Seiden . Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide. Jaron Aronson. Northvale, New Jersey. 1987. 1997. 5. 0-7657-0056-5.