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Survivors of Suicide, Those Left Behind When Someone Dies by Suicide

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Abstract

Suicide is a more prevalent cause of death in many countries than automobile accidents, homicide, and breast cancer. Despite this, the experience of people left behind after a suicide is not well understood. This entry provides a sociohistorical overview of suicide to place suicide death in a relevant cultural context, explores the bereavement experiences of those grieving a loss to suicide, and presents the debate about similarities and differences regarding suicide bereavement in relation to other forms of traumatic death. In addition, this entry examines the role of social workers in working with people bereaved by suicide.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Social Work
EditorsCynthia Franklin, Tricia B Bent-Goodley, Elizabeth Clark, Larry E Davis, Rowena Fong, Alberto Godenzi, Johnny S Kim, James J Kelly, Michael S Kelly, Sadye L M Logan, Terry Mizrahi, Frederic Reamer, Darrell P Wheeler, Joan Levy Zlotnik
Place of PublicationUnited States of America
PublisherNational Association of Social Workers (NASW Press) and Oxford University Press (OUP)
Pages1-13
Edition1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

UN SDGs

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

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

  • Clinical Social Work Practice
  • Counselling, Welfare and Community Services
  • Mental Health

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