Preparing to Heal - Alaska Postvention Guide
There is no 100-percent-effective approach to suicide prevention or response, so this guide from the The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority does not try give a one-size-fits-all “best” model. Instead, this guide gives information communities can use to prepare an action plan in case of a suicide, so they can reduce the risk of more suicides, and help community members heal.
The guide:
1) explains what is usual to expect after a suicide,
2) lists some common mistakes to avoid and some steps to take, and
3) asks who will take those steps.
This is a planning tool. It will be up to the people who live in each community to make a plan, and act
on that plan.