Manual of Resources for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
Short resource describing the role of the coroner, including after a suicide. The resource covers identification, autopsy, funeral planning, death certification and Aboriginal family liaison. While it relates to Victoria, most content is general in nature and relevant in other states.
Source: Coroner’s Court Victoria
Short resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, not specific to suicide deaths.
Source: Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (South Australia)
Short resource about the ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may grieve after a suicide or other sudden death. This resource also includes help-seeking for people at risk of suicide while they are grieving.
Short text and pictorial resource about feelings and adjustment after losing someone to suicide.
Source: Yarrabah Council and community (North Queensland)
A resource for people who have lost someone to suicide, covering practical and financial issues and well as psychological adjustment, and inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Source: WA Mental Health Commission
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
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
his resource describes how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may experience sorry business, grief and loss, and the types of support that may help.
Source: Lifeline
This short resource gives advice to families, friends and community leaders about how to support someone who has been bereaved by suicide.
Source: Everymind
This resources describes how past traumas can have a lasting effect on the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including new generations.
Source: Trauma & Grief Network