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• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to suicide >> Lost a child >> Alex - Interview 3 >> After Alice died Alex did not seek counselling. He spent time talking to close friends rather than looking for external support. He also supported oth

Felicity and Alex had a daughter, Alice, who diagnosed with depression and then bipolar disorder. In 2004, aged 22, she killed herself. Alex felt that the role he took supporting others helped him to cope with the “fearful shock” of her suicide.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to suicide >> Lost a child >> Brenda - Interview 12 >> Friends were a great support to Brenda after her son died in intensive care. A friend also helped her husband. They did not want professional counsell

In 2005 Brenda’s 21-year-old son sadly died in ICU. He had been depressed for some time and had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Now Brenda focuses as much as she can on remembering the good memories they all shared as a family.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to suicide >> Lost a child >> Maurice - Interview 14 >> After Tom died Maurice and Jane supported each other. Maurice found he could talk to colleagues at work about what had happened. He did not want forma

In 1984 Maurice and Jane’s son Tom took his own life by hanging. Jane and Maurice were shocked and devastated. Maurice found most support from friends and colleagues. The local vicar has also been helpful.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to suicide >> Lost a partner, husband or wife >> Stephen - Interview 31 >> Family and friends offered tremendous support after Stephen’s wife died. He found it helped to talk about what had happened. He was relieved he could

In June 2006 Stephen returned home to find his wife, Gill, hanging in the hallway. She had been diagnosed with severe depression. Stephen found help from family, friends & Cruse. His daughters have been helped by the Charity, See Saw.