Table 2 Death Notification, Initial Offer of Help, Support and Services Received (N = 29)
Characteristics | Suicide-bereaved survivors |
|---|---|
N = 29 | |
Raw number (percentage) | |
Source of suicide death notification | |
• Police | 15 (51.7) |
• Found suicide victim | 9 (31) |
• Family member | 2 (6.9) |
• Other | 3 (10.3) |
Offer of help | |
• Initial help offered by professionals | 16 (55.2) |
○Police | 4 (13.8) |
○Funeral home | 2 (6.9) |
○General practitioner | 1 (3.4) |
○Social worker | 2 (6.9) |
○Associations | 2 (6.9) |
○Other individuals | 5 (17.2) |
• No initial offer of help | 13 (44.8) |
Type of psychological counselling proposed | |
• Group for SBS | 5 (17.2) |
• Group for bereaved individuals in general | 1 (3.4) |
• Individual psychotherapy by psychologists | 3 (10.3) |
• No specific psychological intervention proposed | 20 (69.0) |
Type of professional, community and social network support reported (more than one source possible) | |
• Healthcare professional | 19 (65.5) |
• Non-profit suicide prevention organization | 8 (27.6) |
• Other | 2 (6.9) |
• Family support | 21 (72.4) |
• Support from friends | 18 (62.1) |
• Support from neighbors | 10 (34.5) |
• Support from colleagues | 6 (20.7) |
• No support reported | 2 (6.9) |
• No information | 1 (3.4) |