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After the funeral, the grief remains. Keep checking in, offering compassion and reminding those bereaved by suicide that they do not have to carry the loss alone.
WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY

The silence after the funeral: The untold trauma of suicide loss

The funeral ends, but for families grieving a suicide, the trauma is just beginning. Experts urge a shift toward postvention to support survivors long after the calls stop.

  • Vuyile Madwantsi
6 min read
Talking about mental health can be the first step towards feeling less alone.
SUICIDE PREVENTION LANGUAGE

Suicide prevention: It starts with how we listen

Language shapes whether someone feels safe enough to ask for help. Learn how to start life-saving, stigma-free conversations this World Suicide Prevention Day.

  • Vuyile Madwantsi
4 min read