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Suicide Prevention Day After Your Loved One Dies By Suicide

Kellyn Shoecraft
2 min readSep 10, 2019

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Suicide Awareness Month reaches a peak this week which holds World Suicide Prevention Day.

With so many calls to action of how to help someone who is thinking of suicide, I can’t help but think of how painful these reminders can be for someone who has already lost a loved one to suicide.

More reading & support for suicide loss survivors:

What My Dad’s Suicide Taught Me About Resilience

5 Things Suicide Loss Survivors Should Know — from Someone Who’s Attempted

Mayday on a May Day (essay)

American Foundation For Suicide Survivors

Suicide Survivors Loss & Support

Survivors of Suicide Loss

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Kellyn Shoecraft
Kellyn Shoecraft

Written by Kellyn Shoecraft

Navigating sibling & parent loss and trying to change the way people support each other in grief. Founder at www.hereforyou.co

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