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• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to suicide >> Lost a child >> Susan - Interview 20 >> Almost two years after Rose died Susan decided she wanted to talk to other people who had been bereaved because other members of the family seemed to

In 2005, Susan’s daughter, Rose, took her own life. She shot herself. Rose had had anorexia and then depression, and was later thought to have bipolar disorder. Susan feels angry because she believes that NHS psychiatric services were inadequate.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to suicide >> Lost a child >> Helen - Interview 6 >> Compassionate Friends meet about once a month. After Helen lost her daughter the group made Helen feel very welcome.

Helen’s daughter, Charlotte, had mental health problems. When Charlotte was 30 she was found dead in her flat. She may have taken an overdose or may have taken her own life. Helen has been well supported. She also finds comfort by helping homeless people.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to suicide >> Lost a child >> Dave - Interview 34 >> When Ben died, Dave thought suicide was the ‘worst thing’- now he thinks the death of a child is worse than suicide. He and his wife have found Compas

Dave’s son, Ben, was aged 21 when he developed mental health problems. In 2003 Ben took his own life by crashing his car. Dave was devastated. He has found some help for his grief by seeing a psychiatrist and by going to Compassionate Friends.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to suicide >> Lost a child >> Lucreta - Interview 39 >> ‘Compassionate Friends’ is a support group for those who have lost a child. Lucreta attended two group meetings but decided that she needed a more pos

In 1996, Lucreta’s daughter, Dionne (also called Dominique), jumped to her death. She was 18 when she died. Lucreta had no idea that Dionne had been so unhappy, and was shocked by her death. Lucreta has found support from friends, her church, her GP, and counsellors.