Resources
A knowledge hub for clinicians
Since then much of my work has focused on suicide bereavement and how to best support clinicians who have dealt with such a tragic event.
Clinician support
Patient Suicide Resources
Suicide bereavement resources for clinicians: peer support, postvention frameworks, surveys, booklets and eLearning.
Clinician support
Patient Homicide Resources
Resources for clinicians following a patient perpetrated homicide, including the RCP support page and college report.
Inquests
Understanding what to expect, how to prepare, and how to navigate the coroner’s court with care and confidence.
Understanding the extent of the problem
In collaboration with the Oxford Centre of Suicide Research, I conducted two surveys, one of psychiatrists and another of mental health professionals in general. The suicide of a patient had a significant impact on the emotional wellbeing of 92% of surveyed psychiatrists (105 participants), with 71% experiencing sadness, 33% fear, and 31% guilt and self-blame. Almost 50% (50 out of 106 participants) of mental health professionals of all professional backgrounds thought their mental health had been adversely affected by a patient’s suicide and they also reported similar feelings of sadness and culpability.
92%
suffered a significant impact on emotional wellbeing
experiencing sadness, 33% fear, and 31% guilt and self-blame
thought their mental health had been adversely affected
Bereaved by Suicide?
Making Families Count
Here is some information if you have been bereaved by suicide. We include three short films of people speaking of their feelings and a leaflet that can be downloaded