Grief in Young Australians Following the Suicide Death of a Friend

Warren Bartik; Myfanwy Maple

Abstract

This paper describes a recent Australian study that applied mixed methods to explore the psychological impact and resultant health behaviours of ten young people aged between 16 and 24 years who had experienced the suicide death of a close friend. It is argued that appropriate postvention support for young people bereaved by suicide needs to take account of broader and more long term developmental impacts within the particular cultural milieu. As such, postvention support for young people should be considered a priority for suicide prevention activities.

Original language	English
Pages	S80-S80
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	IASP 2011: 26th International Association for Suicide Prevention World Congress: Integrating Cultural Perspectives in the Understanding and Prevention of Suicide - Beijing, China Duration: 13 Sept 2011 → 17 Sept 2011

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Conference	IASP 2011: 26th International Association for Suicide Prevention World Congress: Integrating Cultural Perspectives in the Understanding and Prevention of Suicide
City	Beijing, China
Period	13/09/11 → 17/09/11

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
Mental Health

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