Resources

Resources and links for people bereaved by suicide

Making sense after a suicide: living with blame, uncertainty, and the need for answers.

Making Families Count: https://www.makingfamiliescount.org.uk/

National suicide bereavement support

Support After Suicide Partnership (SASP): https://supportaftersuicide.org.uk/support/

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SoBS), helpline 0300 111 5065, 9am to 7pm daily: https://uksobs.com

Suicide&Co, counselling helpline 0800 054 8400, Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm: https://www.suicideandco.org

Cruse Bereavement Support, helpline 0808 808 1677: https://www.cruse.org.uk

Samaritans, 116 123, 24 hours: https://www.samaritans.org

Finding local services

AtaLoss, postcode search for bereavement services: https://www.ataloss.org

SoBS local peer support groups, postcode search: https://uksobs.com/how-we-can-help/support-groups/

Hub of Hope, national mental health database searchable by postcode: https://hubofhope.co.uk

Practical and inquest support

Help is at Hand, the NHS guide for people bereaved by suicide (free download): https://supportaftersuicide.org.uk/resource/help-is-at-hand/

Coroners’ Courts Support Service, 0300 111 2141: https://coronerscourtssupportservice.org.uk

INQUEST, advice for bereaved families facing an inquest: https://www.inquest.org.uk

Children and young people

Winston’s Wish, for bereaved children and their families: https://www.winstonswish.org