Reflections from a Community Capacity Building Forum to Support People Bereaved by Suicide
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| ID | 6416248 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Colleen Carlon (0000-0003-2015-0009, Edith Cowan University), Jacquie Tarrant (St John of God Outreach Service), Marie Eckersley (Headspace Bunbury), Priscilla Vindin (0000-0002-6253-1080, Edith Cowan University) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 140-152 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-02-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Editora | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0312407x.2024.2447289 |
| OpenAlex | W4407607680 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 4 |
| Referências citadas | 39 |
An estimated half the population may be impacted by suicide loss. The combination of grief and trauma makes the experience particularly complex. Recognised as the most stigmatised of all sudden losses people bereaved by suicide are in sociocultural contexts that disrupt constructive grief processes and create barriers for help seeking and supportive responses. Effecting change in this context poses a significant health promotion challenge. Social workers in the South West Region of Western Australia sought to develop and deliver a unique postvention approach aimed at strengthening the self-support capacity of people bereaved by suicide while building broader community capacity for informal support. In this article, we provide an overview of a community capacity building approach, underpinned by a social work perspective, and report on findings from a reflective evaluative study of the experiences of community participants. The findings point to the value of good information and the desire to support people bereaved by suicide effectively. People identified the benefits of attending the Forum as increased awareness of grief and trauma, fostering empathy for self and others; increased understanding of the impacts of stigma on grief processes and informal support; and recognising shared experiences of suicide bereavement in the community. IMPLICATIONS Community approaches to suicide postvention can be done safely and are valuable to the people who participate. Social work skills for community engagement meet the needs of people bereaved by suicide and enhance the capacity of their informal supporters. Community conversations of suicide grief strengthen understandings and disrupt societal silences and stigmas
Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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Thematic Analysis
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Social work practice instructors’ preparedness and readiness to teach suicide content
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A Narrative Evaluation of a Grief Support Camp for Families Affected by a Parent's Suicide
Supportive and non-supportive social experiences following suicide loss
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A phenomenological enquiry into the impact of bereavement by suicide over the life course
A Social Constructionist Account of Grief
The Role of Social Work in Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention
From Suicide Survivor to Peer Counselor
Suicide Loss Survivors
A Qualitative Study on Traumatic Experiences of Suicide Survivors
Taps Suicide Postvention Model TM
Grief literacy
That feeling of solidarity and not being alone is incredibly, incredibly healing”
Positive Experiences for Participants in Suicide Bereavement Groups
When All the Wheels Fall off”
Preventing Suicide
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| Citações por ano | 4 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 4 |