Grief of children following parental suicide

Dorothy Ratnarajah

Abstract

• Project Title: The construction of meaning following parental suicide. • Research question: What meaning have children bereaved by parental suicide placed on this event and its aftermath throughout their developmental years and adult lives? • Aims: The primary aims were to explore the recollections of adults who had experienced parental suicide while they were children/adolescents; To understand the developmental history after suicide; the development of psychological and spiritual meaning systems and the development of resilience; Identify the nature of support and the timing of the support that would be most beneficial to the bereaved families and in particular, the surviving children; Understand more about vulnerability and the factors that affect coping; Identify the protective external factors that encourage moderation between stress, risk, coping and the building of resilience and how support services could be designed to facilitate resilience.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	ICGB 2008: 8th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society - Consequence of Loss: Resiliency and Complications in the Grief Experience - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 15 Jul 2008 → 18 Jul 2008

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Conference	ICGB 2008: 8th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society - Consequence of Loss: Resiliency and Complications in the Grief Experience
City	Melbourne, Australia
Period	15/07/08 → 18/07/08

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Health Counselling

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