Suicide survivor

This article is about relatives of suicide victims. For people who have survived their own suicide attempts, see suicide attempt.

A suicide survivor or survivor of suicide is one of the family and friends of someone who has died by suicide.^[1]

Given the social stigma associated with suicide, suicide survivors are often unable to cope with their loss and grief using normal support systems, and are "forced into a privatized and individualistic mode of grieving," making the healing process even more difficult.^[2]

Estimates are that for every suicide, "there are seven to ten people intimately affected".^[3]

See also

• International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
• World Suicide Prevention Day
• Suicide bereavement