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Dealing with grief after losing someone by suicide
Losing someone to suicide brings complex grief, with emotions like anger, shock, and guilt. Find out which support services can help you navigate this difficult journey.
How can I tell that someone is thinking of suicide?
Learn to spot signs of depression and suicide risk. Get tips on starting conversations, offering support, and finding help for yourself or someone else.
How stigma can impact people who lost someone to suicide
Fiona Tuomey, founder and CEO of HUGG, talks about how stigma can impact people who lost someone to suicide.
How to cope with losing someone to suicide
Finding information on grieving at your own pace, taking care of yourself, acknowledging emotions, and seeking support.
How to cope with suicidal thoughts in the long term
Learn long-term strategies for coping with suicidal thoughts, including creating a safety plan, strengthening relationships, and seeking professional support.
How to cope with suicidal thoughts in the moment
If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts right now, find distraction techniques and clear information on how to access 24/7 emergency support services.
How to create a safety plan
Tips on how to create a safety plan for yourself or someone else.
How to create a safety plan if you feel suicidal
Learn how to create your own safety plan, including identifying personal warning signs, coping strategies, emergency contacts, and ways to make your environment safe.
How to find support if you have lost someone to suicide
Losing someone to suicide can be overwhelming, but support is available. Learn about helplines, counselling, and peer support groups to help you cope with grief and difficult emotions.
How to talk to a friend who is feeling suicidal
Learn how to support a friend or family member who may be feeling suicidal, including signs to watch for, how to start the conversation, and where to seek help.
How to talk to a friend who is suicidal
Tips on how to recognise some common indicators of depression.
How to talk to a friend who is suicidal
Tips on how to recognise some common indicators of depression.
How to tell someone you are feeling suicidal
It can be difficult to open up to someone about your suicidal thoughts. Find information on how to approach the conversation, from deciding who to tell and how to start the conversation.
How to tell someone you are feeling suicidal
Tips on how to talk about feelings of suicide with someone.
Suicide support services around Ireland
Learn more about the suicide support services in your county and how they can help. Resources include 24/7 helplines, counselling, and community-based support.
The language to use when talking about suicide
Talking about suicide can be difficult, but using respectful and accurate language helps to reduce stigma. Learn which phrases to avoid and how to approach difficult conversations.
What helps people navigate their grief following a suicide
Fiona Tuomey, founder and CEO of HUGG, talks about the things that can help people navigate their grief following a suicide.
What is suicide and why does it happen?
Find out about the causes and risk factors for suicide, how to support yourself or a friend, and what steps to take in an emergency.
What is suicide and why does it happen?
Information on what suicide is and why it happens.
What makes suicide grief different
Fiona Tuomey, founder and CEO of HUGG, talks about what makes suicide grief different to other forms of grief.
What to do if someone tells you they are thinking of suicide
If a friend or loved one confides in you about feeling suicidal, listen without judgement, offer support, and encourage them to seek professional help.
Who is at risk of suicide?
Understand the factors that can increase suicide risk, including mental health difficulties, traumatic life events, and social inequalities.
Real life stories
A young person tells their story on suicide
Leanne is running a mental health instagram campaign called SmileForMe. She is travelling the country taking photos of a new person each day collecting stories, smiles and reasons to be happy from every individual she meet.
Coping with the loss of my sibling to suicide through therapy
Sunny reflects on their journey through grief and healing amidst the storm of loss, finding solace through therapy.
How I live with the grief of losing my best friend to suicide
Having lost her best friend to suicide, Isabel recalls a journey of grief, forgiveness, and keeping memories alive with acceptance.
How I recovered from my suicide attempt
Following a suicide attempt, this spunout contributor talks about how she has learned to appreciate the things in her life.
Recovering and moving on after my suicide attempts
This spunout contributor talks about struggling with their mental health and how they are happy where they are now.
What losing my sister to suicide taught me about grief
Sunny recalls the silent struggles of suicide grief and how embracing shared journeys of healing helped. Read more here.
ARCHES Recovery College
A Recovery College is an online and in-person community of people with experience of mental health difficulties; their family members,...
Aware
Aware provides information and support services to people affected by mental illnesses such as depression, bipolar and mood-related conditions.
Beacon Of Light Counselling Centre & Family Support Service
Offers low cost, affordable counselling to children aged 7+, adolescents and adults. Provides one to one counselling, group and family...
C-SAW (Community Suicide Awareness Workers South Tipperary)
Provide services aimed at reducing the number of suicides in Souith Tipperary. Targeted age: Over 18 . Drop in listening...
Childline
Childline is Ireland's 24-hour national listening service for all children and young people (up to and including the age of...
Clare Suicide Bereavement Support
Individual support to all ages including young people. Offers family supports, 8-week healing programme, monthly support groups, children and young...
Cork Counselling Services Ltd.
Cork Counselling service works with children, adolescents and families to provide quality counselling and psychotherapy. They offer individual counselling and...
Counselling Services
A range of local, community-based services providing affordable professional counselling to children and adolescents, adults or both.Available in: Dublin Beacon...
Crosscare Youth
Crosscare run youth led programmes throughout the Dublin area for young people aged 10 to 24 years. Crosscare has youth...
Curam Counselling Services
Family and Community Centre offering supports and services to individuals, families and groups in the local community e.g. Low cost...
Dowdstown Counselling Service
Dowdstown Counselling Services aims to provie high quality, affordable counselling in collaboration with other agencies. Through our work we aim...
Dublin North, North East Recovery College
Dublin North, North East Recovery College provides recovery-based education for mental health recovery. Working in communities to become trauma-informed and...
Dundalk Youth Centre
DYC provide a creative Youth Service for young people 12 to 18 in Dundalk including a purpose built Youth Café,...
Exchange House Ireland- National Travellers Service
Exchange House Ireland National Travellers service is a leading provider of front-line support services to Travellers, many of whom are...
FamiliBase
Familibase is a centre for children, young people and families based in Dublin 10. Familibase works with the communities and...
Family Resource Centre National Forum
Established in 1998, the Family Resource Centre National Forum (FRCNF) is the national representative and peer support body for 121...
Finglas West Family Resource Centre
Finglas West Family Resource Centre will actively work to engage everyone living in the Finglas West area by creating a...
Finglas Youth Resource Centre
FYRC is a youth organisation that operates in the heart of the Finglas community, their vision is a community where...
Finn Valley Family Resource Centre
Community space committed to providing individuals and families with a range of activities that will support and nurture family and...
FirstLight
FirstLight offers free professional support and provides information to families in Ireland that have experienced the sudden, unexpected death of...
FOCUS Family Resource Centre
Focus Family Resource Centre is a community led organisation which has been in operation since April 2009. Focus aims to...
Forward Steps Family Resource Centre
Aim to enhance and facilitate local communities, families, children and individuals through the delivery of a variety of supports such...
Fr. McGrath Family Resource Centre
The Fr. McGrath Family Resource Centre is located in the heart of the Butts housing estate in the West of...
Futures in Mind
They offer a range of varied services for the community at Talk To Tom Suicide Prevention & Awareness. These include...
Galway Community Café
Galway Community Café is a free out-of-hours adult mental health service designed and run by people with lived experience of...
Galway Recovery College
Based at the Institute for Lifecourse & Society Building (ILAS), University of Galway, North Campus, Galway Recovery College offers recovery...
Gorey Family Resource Centre
Gorey Family Resource Centre works with the local community to identify needs and develop appropriate responses. The FRC provide a...
Gort Family Resource Centre
Provides supports and services to people of Gort and surrounding areas. Aim to improve the standard of living of the...
Greystones Family Resource Centre
Greystones Family Centre is in the heart of the community of Greystones and serves the town and the community. The...
Grow Mental Health
Grow Mental Health provides support and education around emotional and mental wellbeing; free online support groups; and around the 12...
Helplink Mental Health
Helplink Mental Health's mission is to provide accessible, free or low cost mental health services; locally, nationally and internationally, 7...
Helplink Mental Health Galway
Helplink Mental Health's mission is to provide accessible, free or low cost mental health services; locally, nationally and internationally, 7...
Helplink Mental Health Mayo
Helplink Mental Health's mission is to provide accessible, free or low cost mental health services; locally, nationally and internationally, 7...
Hill Street Family Resource Centre
Hill Street Family Resource Centre is an Intercultural Family Centre based in Dublin's Northeast Inner City. They provide a safe...
Hospital Family Resource Centre
Offers low cost activities, services and supports for individuals, families and groups in the area. Mission to empower individuals and...
HSE Find a GP
The HSE's 'Find a GP' can help you get contact information for GPs in your area. If you are having...
HSE National Counselling Service
The National Counselling Service (NCS) provides free counselling to people age 18 or older who experienced childhood abuse or neglect....
HSE Your Mental Health
HSE Mental Health Supports provide a list of mental health supports, phone lines, services, apps and more for those dealing...
HUGG
HUGG provides information, phone and local peer support groups to those bereaved by suicide. HUGG peer support groups are led...
Inchicore Outreach Centre
Inchicore Outreach Centre provides information, emotional support, safety supports and Court and Other Accompaniment to people experiencing domestic abuse.
Innovation Recovery College
The Innovation Recovery College is an online education resource to support people recovering from mental health difficulties or for those...
INSYNC West Wicklow Youth Project
Insync provides a wide range of youth and family services across Kildare and West Wicklow. THey use a multi-dimensional approach...
INSYNC Youth and Family Service
Insync provides a wide range of youth and family services across Kildare and West Wicklow. They use a multi-dimensional approach...
Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP)
IACP provides a directory of therapists that provide their paid services across Ireland.
It’s Good To Talk
It's Good to Talk Counselling Psychotherapy Support Services CLG., offers affordable professional counselling and support to the Wexford community, facilitating...
Kenmare Family Resource Centre
Aim to combat disadvantage and improve the functioning of the family unit. Offers a range of services and therapies. Low...
Kerry Adolescent Counselling Service
One to one counselling and psychotherapy service for adolescents aged 12-18. Free service, users welcome to make a donation, with...
Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS)- Counselling Service
Leading youth organisation in the south west. Youth based, youth focused organisation. Create opportunities to expand the lives of young...
Killaloe/Ballina Family Resource Centre
Offers services, supports and referrals to families and individuals. Offers in person and phone counselling to young people who are...
Killorglin Family Resource Centre
Provide one-to-one counselling for young people as well as family support. Focused on early intervention. Free of charge. Art and...
Knockanrawley Resource Centre
Provides a range of family, individual and community supports. General counselling available for 12-18 year olds. No fee.
Laois Offaly Families for Autism
Formed with the main objective of supporting families in the Laois and Offaly areas affected by ASD by way of...
Lesbian Line
Lesbian Line provides support from female-identified (LGBTQIA+) volunteers that run events, courses & training. Currently all online.
LIFELINE Inishowen
Lifeline (Inishowen) Domestic Violence Service provides a community response offering a first step to support women and children in Inishowen...
Limerick Youth Service
Leading provider of youth work in Limerick, education, training, employability and volunteering opportunities for young people. Supports several diverse youth...
Longford Women’s Link
Longford Women's link Domestic Violence Service provides supports to women and children experiencing domestic violence in Co. Longford.
Loughrea Community and Family Support Centre
Vision to make people lives better through the provision of supports and services that respond to the needs of the...
Macroom Family Resource Centre
Macroom Family Support Centre is in the heart of the community of Macroom and serves the town and the community....
Maine Valley Family Resource Centre
Mission to support the development of community through openness, empowerment understanding, connectedness and acceptande. Provide and approachable, transparent and innovative...
Mayo Recovery College
This unique service aims to support, maintain and promote positive mental health in the community and to foster hopeful positive...
Mental Health Ireland
Mental Health Ireland (MHI) provides a range of services, supports and information to individuals and communities around the country to...
Midleton Family Resource Centre
Midleton Family Centre is in the heart of the community of Midleton and serves the town and the community of...
Mill Family Resource Centre
The Mill Family Resource Centre is located in Urlingford, a town in North County Kilkenny. The FRC works with communities...
Millenium Family Resource Centre
Provides a range of family support services and programmes . Offering youth counselling (12-24), play therapy (4-14 years), bereavment services,...
Mindspace Mayo
Mindspace Mayo provides free and confidential support in person for young people aged 12-25 in Mayo. To get a referral...
Mohill Family Support Centre
Mohill Family Support Centre supports people in the community through facilitating various activities, supports and programmes. Services for children and...
Mountview Family Resource Centre
Mountview Family Resource Centre is a registered charity based in Whitechapel in the parish of Mountview, Blanchardstown D15. Mountview FRC...
Moville and District Family Resource Centre
Community-led service empowering and developing community capacity to respond to identified social needs, operating in a holistic and person-centred context...
MyMind
MyMind provides one-to-one counselling and psychotherapy sessions, either face-to-face or online, with a discounted rate afforded to specific clients based...
Newbridge Family Resource Centre
Working with a goal to provide a varity of community development and family support programmes for children, adults and families...
Newpark Family Resource Centre
Newpark Family Resource Centre works closely with the community to strengthen participation, equality and positive outcomes for all families and...
No.4 Youth Service
Provides a wide range of services for young people aged 13-25 based on youth work approach ensuring that young people...
North West (Stop) Suicide Prevention
Provide safe, confidential soLace where people can talk freely about the loss, stress, confusion, conlicts and other pains in their...
North West Clare Family Resource Centre
Services for young people aged 12-24. Offers counselling, youth clubs, Traveller services, Group support. Some services have a small fee...
Northside Family Resource Centre
We run a range of fun and engaging projects and programmes. If there is something you would like to get...
Offaly Traveller Movement
Traveller led organisation working to achieve full equality for the Traveller Community throughout Offaly. Offer programmes and services in health...
Pieta
Pieta House provides emergency intervention counselling, helpline and support for those at risk of suicide or self-harm.Available in: Dublin Pieta...
Pieta Balbriggan
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Ballina
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Ballyfermot
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Belong To
Pieta provides free crisis counselling services within BeLonG To Youth Services in Dublin City Centre and across Ireland for young...
Pieta Blakestown & Mountview Youth Initiative
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Carrickmacross
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Cavan
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Clones
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Cork
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Dublin South
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Galway
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Kerry
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Louth
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Midlands
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Midwest
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Monaghan
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Northwest
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Roscrea
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Sligo
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta South East
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Swords
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Virginia
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta West
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta West Cork
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Pieta Wexford
Pieta provide a range of services nationally to people who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who engage in self-harm,...
Portlaoise Family Resource Centre
Portlaoise Family Resource Centre work to support all families and children living in the Mountmellick area and surrounds and ensure...
Raphoe Family Resource Centre
Work from a community development approach dedicated to meeting the needs of the community. Provides a wide range of universal...
Recovery College South East
The recovery college south east provides educational workshops for people who are experiencing mental health and addiction challenges. The workshops...
Recovery Education Services
Recovery education takes a strength and adult education-based approach which offers the choice to engage in learning opportunities. It is...
Roscommon Suicide Bereavement Liason Service
Free and confidential service that provides assistancew and support to families and individuals grieving the death of a loved one...
Rosemount Family Resource Centre
Community led organisation that provides vital support and services to residetns in Rosemount and surrounding areas. Provides one to one...
Samaritans
Samaritans provide a 24-hour freephone number for anyone experiencing difficulty or who needs to talk.
School Street Family Resource Centre
Provides counselling for children and adolescents at a negotiated price, school street youth project, adult education programs, employment support services,...
Shannon Family Resource Centre
Offers a varity of supports for all people in the community. Services for young people aged 12-24 years incluyde counselling,...
Shine
Shine provides support, resources and advocacy for people experiencing serious mental health diagnoses and mental ill health.
Sligo Family Resource Centre
Famiy Resource centre developed as a means to provide a range of supports for families and groups that enable and...
Solace Café Cork
Solace Café Cork, is a free out of hours mental health service offering peer-support in the community when other services...
Solas Family Resource Centre
Solas has 5 counsellers in-house who provide free counselling to 10-25yr olds (and older). Priority is for people who could...
SOSAD (Save Our Sons and Daughters) Ireland
Sosad Ireland offers free counselling to people over the age of 16. If you are feeling suicidal, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed,...
SOSAD Cavan
Sosad Ireland offers free counselling to people over the age of 16. If you are feeling suicidal, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed,...
SOSAD Drogheda
Sosad Ireland offers free counselling to people over the age of 16. If you are feeling suicidal, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed,...
SOSAD Dundalk
Sosad Ireland offers free counselling to people over the age of 16. If you are feeling suicidal, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed,...
SOSAD Kells
Sosad Ireland offers free counselling to people over the age of 16. If you are feeling suicidal, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed,...
SOSAD Laois
Sosad Ireland offers free counselling to people over the age of 16. If you are feeling suicidal, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed,...
SOSAD Monaghan
Sosad Ireland offers free counselling to people over the age of 16. If you are feeling suicidal, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed,...
SOSAD Navan
Sosad Ireland offers free counselling to people over the age of 16. If you are feeling suicidal, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed,...
South West Kerry Family Resource Centre
Offers accesible, affordable counselling to individuals and families in south kerry region. Offers a range of ocunselling support at low...
South West Wexford Family Resource Centre
South West Wexford Family Resource Centre works with the local community to identify needs and develop appropriate responses. The FRC...
Southend Family Resource Centre
The mission of Southend Family Resource Centre is to work with the Southend Community, Wexford,to improve the quality of people's...
Southill Family Resource Centre
Offers variety of free services to community in areas of family support, health and well-being, education and training, advocacy, community...
Spafield Family Resource Centre
General counselling, youth mindfulness & life skills program available for 8+ yrs. Low cost.
Sphere 17 Regional Youth Facility
Sphere 17 Regional Youth Service provides a high-quality service to young people between the ages of 10-24, in the region...
St. Brigids Family and Community Centre
General counselling available for 11-18 yrs. Cost by sliding scale. Counselling for problem gambling, relationship counselling service, play therapy, adult...
St. Patricks Mental Health Services
St. Patricks Mental Health Service telephone and email service is staffed by experienced mental health nurses 9-5 Monday to Friday...
Suicide Awareness, Prevention & Bereavement Support Services
Local services designed to help those in any way impacted by suicide, providing suicide awareness, as well as support for...
Suicide or Survive
SOS endeavours to challenge the stigma attached to mental illness and provide a range of educational and therapeutic programmes that...
Switchboard
The Switchboard helpline provides confidential and non-judgmental listening, support and information services for Ireland's LGBTQIA community.
TackleBullying.ie
Tackle Bullying is a national website to counter bullying and cyberbullying for young people, parents and teachers. tacklebullying.ie contains information...
Taghmon Family Resource Centre
Taghmon Family Resource Centre works with the local community to identify needs and develop appropriate responses. The FRC provide a...
Teac Tom
Teac Tom is based in Kilkenny City; it is a community voluntary charity that provides affordable and immediate services to...
Teach na Daoine Family Resource Centre
Teach Na Daoine Family Resource Centre is situated in the Mullaghmatt/CortolvinÃÂ local authority housing estate on the western edge of Monaghan...
Teach Oscail Family Resource Centre
Teach Oscail Family Resource Centre adopts an open and welcoming, non-judgemental approach to all in the community and believes that...
TeenLine
Teenline provides a 24-hour active listening service for young people up to the age of 18 in Ireland.
Text About It
Text About It is a free, anonymous, 24/7 messaging service providing everything from a calming chat to immediate support for...
The Caha Centre
The Caha Family Resource Centre straddles 2 counties and serves the communities of Adrigole and Ardgroom in Cork and Lauragh...
The Cornmarket Project
The Cornmarket Project is committed to supporting individuals with a history of addiction and criminal involvement. Their range of programmes...
The Family Centre
The Family Centre provide a range of counselling options, this is a low cost service with provision made for those...
The Lighthouse – West Clare Mental Health Association
Free mental health services for people aged 18-24 years old. Offer individual and group support, peer support, online support, advocacy...
The Mayo Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service
The Mayo Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service (MSBLS) ensures that there is a coordinated county-wide response to support individuals, families &...
Three Drives Family Resource Centre
Provides a wide range of resources and supports to meet the needs of children and their families in Tipperary town...
TORC Community & Family Resource Centre
Supports families in need in Killarney town and municipal district areas. Offers a range of family support services. Offers low...
Traveller Counselling Service
The Traveller Counselling Service provide a free independent culturally appropriate counselling service which is specially set up for Travellers aged...
Travellers Services
Local services which work from a culturally inclusive framework which respects Traveller culture, identity, values and norms. Available in: Donegal...
Trim Family Resource Centre
Offers a range of services to the local Trim community incuding counselling, community food bank, one to one supports, Rainbows,...
Tubbercurry Family Resource Centre
Family Resource centre established to provide a range of needs led, accessible and affordable family support, childcare and education services....
Tullamore Family and Community Resource Centre
Resource centre working towards improving well-being of parents and children by supporting families through the normal challenges for daily life....
Turn2Me
Turn2Me provides an online 3 tiered approach to supporting mental well-being to people aged 18 years and over. It includes...
West Clare Family Resource Centre
One to one support for individuals, Offer low cost counselling and therapy for people over 12 years old. Access to...
Westport Family and Community Resource Centre
Westport Family Resource Centre is in the heart of the community of Westport and serves the town and surrounding areas....
Wicklow Child and Family Project
Wicklow Child and Family Project is involved in intensive family support work with children and parents either on an individual...
Your Mental Health information line
The Your Mental Health information line provide information on the mental health supports and services available to you and how...
Youth Information Chat
Youth Information Chat is a free, one-on-one chat service available weekday evenings for information, advice and guidance. Professional Youth Information...
YouthMed.info
Youth Med.Info is a website that provides accurate and accessible information on commonly used mental health medicines. Youth Med.Info was...
Books, podcasts, and apps
Connections: Conversations worth having
Mental health charity, Suicide or Survive, host a variety of important conversations as they talk to communities about stigma and mental health from the lens of lived experience.
HSE Health and Wellbeing podcast
The HSE's Health and Wellbeing podcast explores a wide range of health topics with insights on how to manage our own health, access supports and achieve healthy outcomes in our communities.
Silent grief: living in the wake of suicide
"Silent Grief" addresses the profound sorrow experienced after a suicide, offering insight and support for those mourning.
The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook: Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Skills to Reduce Emotional Pain, Increase Hope, and Prevent Suicide
"The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook" uses CBT techniques to help individuals manage emotional pain, reduce suicidal thoughts, and build hope through practical exercises and coping strategies for lasting change.
Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss
"Touched by Suicide" offers support for those grieving a suicide loss. It provides guidance, hope, and healing strategies to help navigate the intense emotions and find peace after such a tragedy.
When It Is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do to Prevent It
"When It Is Darkest" explores the reasons behind suicide and offers practical insights into prevention. It emphasises understanding, compassion, and actionable steps to help those in crisis find hope.
Activities
54321 Grounding Technique
Grounding is a quick, easy way to refocus on the present moment by using your senses or simple mental exercises. Learn how to use grounding exercises to reduce stress in the moment.
Deep Breathing Exercise
Deep breathing helps reduce stress, lower blood pressure, improve focus, and promote relaxation by increasing oxygen flow and calming the nervous system.
Guided Mindful Meditation
Mindfulness meditation can help boost your mood, combat stress and improve your wellbeing. Take 5 minutes for yourself today and practice self-care with this guided meditation.
How to create a safety plan
Safety plans are personalised lists of coping strategies and sources of support that are specific to each person.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a technique that involves tensing and relaxing muscle groups to reduce stress, improve relaxation, and ease tension.
