The Choose Life NHS Health Scotland website hosts a significant amount of information on suicide including
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Sources of support for those who are feeling suicidal or concerned about someone else
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Training and educational resources
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Support for those bereaved through suicide
Supporting People Bereaved by Suicide - a good practice guide for organisations that respond to suicide may be particularly useful for professionals.
Other available resources and sources of support for those who are bereaved include:
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Leaflet ‘After a suicide’
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Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide charitable organisation, which also hosts information for professionals
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The Scottish Government Suicide Prevention Action Plan: Every Life Matters 2018 can be found here
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Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s suicide review policy, supporting families and a community of practice can be found here
If a patient dies by suicide: A Resource for Psychiatrists provides information about dealing with suicide for psychiatrists of all levels, from trainees to experienced consultants.
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This booklet and the survey that informed it were produced at the University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research and endorsed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. It was produced by a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and researchers, all of whom have experienced deaths of patients by suicide during their careers
Suicide Bereavement Support Service (delivered by Penumbra and Support in Mind Scotland)
- This free service is for anyone living in the Highlands or Argyll and Bute who is impacted by the loss of someone to suicide – this may be families, friends, children and young people. It can also be accessed by those living outwith these areas when the death happened in the Highlands or Argyll and Bute.
- The service can be contacted on suicidebereavementsupport@nhs.scot or 0800 471 4768
- More information can be found at:
https://www.penumbra.org.uk/6-things-you-should-know-about-our-suicide-bereavement-service-pilot/