I Just Need Someone to Tell Me What to Do Because This is New Territory’
A Qualitative Interview Study on the Needs of Carers of Children Bereaved by Suicide or Homicide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susanna Rinne-Wolf (0000-0002-3471-3493, AETAS Children’s Foundation, corresponding author), Tita Kern (0000-0002-7290-9550, AETAS Children’s Foundation), Heidi Stöckl (0000-0002-0907-8483, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich), Simon Finkeldei (0009-0008-1719-2818, AETAS Children’s Foundation) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 302228251338145-302228251338145 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228251338145 |
| PMID | 40375710 |
| OpenAlex | W4410451753 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 58 |
The suicide or homicide of a close person leaves children dependent on their carer for positive trauma processing. As these situations exist outside everyday parenting skills, this study aimed to better understand carers' experiences and needs. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with carers of children bereaved by suicide or homicide and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Four themes concerning the carers' wishes and support needs relating to their children were generated: A stabilising force , which discusses how the carers themselves need someone "bigger and stronger", Feeling secure in the knowledge of others , which explores the carers appreciation for someone knowledgeable to guide and enable them, Someone in the same boat , elaborating on the role of self-help; and Easily accessible support , highlighting demands on support offers if they are to be effective. The testimonies of the carers provide important insights for the future development of effective support services for adults and children
Feeling · Homicide · Medical emergency · Poison control · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Thematic analysis · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Thematic Analysis
Violent Death
Researching the Vulnerable
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Agreement of parent and child reports of trauma exposure and symptoms in the early aftermath of a traumatic event
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Parental suicide and its aftermath
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I. Ethical Issues and Researching Sensitive Topics
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Principles of Postvention
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Perceived suicide stigma, secrecy about suicide loss and mental health outcomes
Assistance From Local Authorities Versus Survivors' Needs for Support After Suicide
Emotionally involved
Parenting after trauma
From Sense-Making to Meaning-Making
Successful Qualitative Research
The stigma associated with bereavement by suicide and other sudden deaths
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |