Suicide Bereavement: Working Together to Make a Difference

28 September 2016, 09.30 – 16.30

Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester

Eighteen speakers will be presenting at the national annual suicide bereavement conference. They include two international speakers who have published widely in this field, a Coroner, a Chief Executive of a NHS Trust, researchers who specialise in suicide prevention and suicide bereavement research, authors of the national suicide bereavement framework which is due to be launched by PHE, specialists who work with children bereaved by suicide, a Public Health Lead who has evaluated a suicide early alert process and mens sheds, a bereavement specialist nurse who describes how working with a family bereaved by suicide has influenced practice across three Acute Trusts etc. Some of the speakers have been bereaved or affected by suicide and have kindly agreed to share their experiences in order to advance delegates understanding of this phenomenon.

We will provide an opportuntity to network with experts in this field. We will demonstrate how suicide bereavement is a key aspect of suicide prevention and share key developments in this field. We will highlight the magnitude of the problem but also provide possible solutions, to help address it. We will provide an opportunity for you to participate in a national suicide bereavement survey due to be launched. Attending this conference will raise your awareness that caring for those bereaved or affected by suicide is relevant to families, friends, colleagues, front line staff and health professionals responsible for their care. Equally important, everyone that attends the conference will leave with the knowledge that we all can make a difference.

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