Complementary Resources

 
 

Supporting a loved one with suicidal thoughts : a guide for family & friends involved in a safety plan

Understanding suicidal ideation, recognising signs, how to support, your role, do’s and don’ts, help, self-care.

Co-parenting through separation : supporting your child at every stage

Separation is a significant life event for the whole family.

Offering information on: Co-parenting principles; Common child responses to separation; Developmentally appropriate support strategies (infants to teens); Navigating new relationships.

Parenting tip sheet : supporting your child through grief

Grief is a natural (though often painful) part of life, and children experience it just as deeply as adults do. But their understanding of death and ability to express their emotions depends heavily on their age, development, and personality. This parenting tip sheet offers age-specific tips to help you support your child through grief in a way that’s developmentally appropriate and emotionally safe.

Anticipatory Grief: Living with Ongoing Loss

Grief doesn’t always wait for death. Sometimes it begins while someone we love is still alive, when illness or decline slowly changes who they are and how they live. This is called anticipatory grief.