Postvention

The death of a student by suicide poses unique challenges for school systems.  However, schools also play an important in identifying other individuals who may be at increased risk for suicide as a result of their exposure to a suicide loss and in helping communities heal.

Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention:  Best Practices and Policy Implications is a comprehensive resource addressing youth suicide prevention from a public health perspective.

This guide is intended to provide an overview of the main issues that can arise when clinical
providers and staff experience the death of a client by suicide. It includes how to address
grief, debriefing staff and clients, supporting those affected by the death, and contact with

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention developed this guide to provide workplace leaders with clear action steps for suicide postvention, including immediate, short-term, and long-term responses to help employees cope with the aftermath of the traumatic event.

US Department of Veteran's Affairs, through Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention, has compiled resources to provide support after a suicide event.

A patient's death by suicide in health and behavioral healthcare organizations can have a significant impact on family members, other patients, and staff. It may be even more destabilizing or demoralizing in systems where significant changes to improve suicide care had been implemented.