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Postvention
Guidance for supporting individuals, families and communities following a suicide attempt or loss.
After an Attempt
- Toolkit for People Who Have Been Impacted by a Suicide Attempt (PDF)
A Mental Health Commission of Canada resource summarizing coping strategies, peer support, crisis lines, safety planning tools, and hopeful messages for those impacted by a suicide attempt. Refreshed in 2025. - Supporting Parents After a Child’s Suicide Attempt (External Link)
A Zero Suicide Institue resource providing guidance for clinicians on how to support parents and caregivers following a child of adolescent’s suicide attempt, including communication strategies and family engagement tools. - SAMHSA – A Journey Toward Health and Hope (PDF)
- Lifeline – With Help Comes Hope (External Link)
- Beyond Blue – Guiding Their Way Back (PDF)
After a Death
- Toolkit for People Who Have Been Impacted by a Suicide Loss (PDF)
A Mental Health Commission of Canada resource covering suicide grief, peer support, counseling, postvention, crisis lines, and hopeful messages for those who have lost someone to suicide. Refreshed in 2025. - A Guide to Conducting Suicide Bereavement Support Groups (PDF)
- BC Bereavement Helpline (PDF)
- Centre for Suicide Prevention – After a Suicide in the Workplace (PDF)
- Hope and Healing in NS (PDF)
- International Day for People Impacted by Suicide Loss (External Link)
General Resources
- After a Suicide in the Workplace (PDF)
A suicide prevention toolkit by CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention Covers what to expect, pre-planning, communication templates, actions after a death, employee grief, stigma, and prevention measures. Last updated March 2026. - Suicide Postvention Resources for Canadian Communities (PDF)
A Mental Health Commission of Canada catalogue of postvention resources for communities, schools, workplaces, and Indigenous populations across Canada. Includes formats, organizations, and direct links for each resource. - AISRPPA 2017 Postvention Australia Guidelines (PDF)
Notice: This toolkit has been developed as an educational resource to support learning and clinical practice. Our goal with these resources is to support your thinking, encourage reflection, and foster thoughtful clinical decision-making. With this in mind, we’ve gathered materials from a range of perspectives and approaches that you can draw from, adapt, and apply to your own clinical context. Please be aware that some content may provide perspectives that differ from your organization’s policies and practices, and even from one another. We encourage you to use the resources thoughtfully and apply them in the context of your own practice, while still adhering to local requirements.