Have you been bereaved by suicide?
MIND runs a Suicide Bereavement Support Service for the family and friends of those who’ve been bereaved by suicide.
They offer emotional support and practical help to residents of Hounslow.
For more information call: 0771 5636627, e-mail or visit the MIND website.
Useful contacts for people bereaved by suicide
Help is at Hand Guide – Support after someone may have died by suicide
People who have been bereaved by suicide have used their experiences to produce this support guide to help others affected by someone taking their own life. It provides people affected by suicide with both emotional and practical support.
More information is available in this booklet.
Suicide & Co.
Suicide & Co. supports people bereaved by suicide. It has a national helpline and offers free online counselling sessions to those who’ve been bereaved for six months or more.
Tel. 0800 054 8400 (9am-9pm Monday-Friday)
The Support After Suicide Partnership (SASP)
The Support After Suicide Partnership brings together suicide bereavement organisations and people with lived experience, to achieve a vision that everyone bereaved or affected by suicide is offered timely and appropriate support. Their website has details of organisations across the UK who offer support to people who have been bereaved or affected by suicide, and information on a wide range of resources.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SoBS)
SoBS offers support for those bereaved or affected by suicide. Their helpline and email support service are staffed by trained volunteers who have been bereaved by suicide. There is a monthly support group in central London.
Tel. 0300 111 5065 (9am - 9pm every day)
Beyond the Rough Rock - Supporting a Child who has been Bereaved through Suicide)
Explaining to a child that someone has died by suicide is possibly one of the most difficult situations that a parent or carer might ever face. This booklet offers practical advice for families in the immediate days and weeks when suicide has been the cause of death.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse Bereavement Care provides free support to adults and children pre and post bereavement. It also provides walk-in locations, support and friendship groups to help you with your loss.
National Helpline
Tel. 0808 808 1677 (9.30am-5pm Mon and Fri, 9.30am-8pm Tues, Wed and Thurs, 10am-2pm Sat and Sun)
Let’s Talk About Loss
Let’s Talk about Loss run meet ups for young people aged 18-35 who’ve lost someone close to them.
Refuge in Grief
This Refuge in Grief website offers an online community to help people who’ve been bereaved get through some of the hardest experiences of their life.
The New Normal
The New Normal offers a range of virtual and in person support groups for those who’ve been bereaved.
