Nerida’s Yarn – Too Many Funerals
Sisters Nerida and Roxanne Lorde talk about their strong bond in the face of the deaths of many family members, and how they find peace amid their grief.
Source: Desert Pea Media/WNSWPHN
Families, Friends & Elders
Living History – Walgett NSW
Aunty Anne Dennis joins the dots between the decimation of Aboriginal culture, and the impact of grief and trauma on Aboriginal people’s day-to-day lives. She talks about improving social and emotional wellbeing by reintroducing cultural knowledge back into young people’s lives.
Source: Desert Pea Media
Our Country – South West Rocks, NSW
Video collaboration with the Dunghutti and Gumbaynggirr community in South West Rocks, in the mid North Coast of NSW, describing their community.
Source: Desert Pea Media
The Coroner’s Court and the Koori community
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
What do we tell the children when someone dies?
Short resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, not specific to suicide deaths.
Source: Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (South Australia)
Grieving the Aboriginal Way
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.
Healing Our Way After a Suicide
Short text and pictorial resource about feelings and adjustment after losing someone to suicide.
Source: Yarrabah Council and community (North Queensland)
When someone takes their own life, What Next?
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
Suicide in schools: information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
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
Indigenous Parents and Carers: How might trauma, loss and grief affect your bub?
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