Grieving the Aboriginal Way

Short resource about the ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may grieve after a…

Suggested for: Communities, Families, Friends & Elders
Categories: ∘ Responding After Suicide ∘, ∘ Support & Hope After Losing Someone ∘, Information/Booklet

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Suicide in schools: information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

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Communities, Families, Friends & Elders

This fact sheet gives advice to families when there has been a suicide at school, including how their child might react, how to support them and how to seek help for individuals and communities. Source: headspace

Defining and addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trauma, grief and postvention

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Clinicians & Front Line Workers, PHNs & Funding Organisations

Literature review on culturally appropriate trauma responses Source: Thirrili

∘ Cultural Understanding & Respect ∘, ∘ Responding After Suicide ∘, ∘ Responding to Crisis ∘, Information/Booklet

Indigenous Parents and Carers: How might trauma, loss and grief affect your bub?

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Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, Families, Friends & Elders

This resources describes how grief, loss and intergenerational trauma can affect children, and gives advice to families about how to respond. Source: Trauma & Grief Network

∘ Cultural Understanding & Respect ∘, ∘ Support & Hope After Losing Someone ∘, ∘ Support in Tough Times ∘, Information/Booklet