Resources
Resources available to the bereaved by suicide community have grown dramatically in recent years. Along with local articles and stories, books and poems the internet has now provided access to worldwide support networks which can be found on the links page.
WINGS OF HOPE
Wings of Hope aims to help those bereaved by suicide by reducing isolation and preventing harm.
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT ASSOCIATION
SOSBSA is a self help association formed by and for people bereaved by suicide and offers friendship and support groups, awareness and education, promotes prevention, and crisis intervention helpline.
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE UK
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide exist to meet the needs and break the isolation experienced by those bereaved by suicide.
ALLIANCE OF HOPE USA
The Alliance of Hope website contains information to help survivors understand the complex emotional aftermath of suicide. It also features a blog, bookstore, and memorials.
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
AFSP raises awareness, funds scientific research and provides resources and aid to those affected by suicide.
Who’s to blame for suicide?
Who's to blame for suicide? The question often heard. Someone always points a finger And they say such hurtful words. They never do consider that It's caused from a disease. Depression and Bipolar Are just a few of these. Some die from being murdered. Some die from...
A lifetime to miss you
A special box of memories A smell within your clothes A shelf that holds a photograph A paper you composed A heart so filled with sorrow A room where you once slept A tragic day that happened A truth I can't accept A wish that won't be granted A life left incomplete A...
Miss me, but let me go
When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom filled room Why cry for a soul set free. Miss me a little, but not too long And not with your head bowed low, Remember the love that we once shared Miss me, but let me go. For...
Loss of a Child
The moment that I knew you died, My heart split in two, The one side filled with memories, The other died with you. I often lay awake at night, When the world is fast asleep, And take a walk down memory lane, With tears upon my cheek. Remembering you is easy, I do it...
It’s been 4 long years
It's been 4 long years my brother since you left us. Life was so hard and so painful for you that you felt it was easier to take your own life. I think about you every single day. I have shed more tears than I care to admit and have cried myself to sleep many nights....
Bec’s letter
Where do I begin? Sometimes I am so grateful for this awful event. I’m awful to think like this I know. Before you died I had no idea who my real friends were, or what people in my fam-ily really thought of me. I had no understanding what it was like to receive...
Tim’s story
Being asked to write for the newsletter is one of the most difficult and confronting times of my life. Where do you begin, what do you talk about, every loss is so individual so driven by hurt and sorrow. So why write? Our daughter lost her partner Adam some two and a...