Suicide Postvention Training for Community Providers: Promoting Healing and Reducing Risk After a Sudden Death to Include Suicide

NASW New Hampshire

• Describe the impact of suicide loss and suicide contagion on individuals and community members;
• Recognize signs of grief and loss that results after a sudden death, to include suicide;
• Identify national best practices for suicide postvention and for communication protocols after a suicide to ensure immediate, follow-up response across the community; and
• Identify community resources and describe how to refer individuals to these local and national resources when needed.