Jesuit Social Services - Support After Suicide Program

Provider: Jesuit Social Services

About this service

The Support After Suicide program assists children, young people and adults bereaved by suicide across Melbourne and regional Victoria.

The program operates through four key areas:

  • Counselling Support After Suicide provides free individual and family counselling to people bereaved by suicide. This is available in metropolitan Melbourne (Lalor, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Greensborough and the CBD), regional Victoria (Bacchus Marsh and Gippsland), and in other areas by phone or Skype.

  • Support groups Support After Suicide runs a number of support groups each year for those recently bereaved. They also provide specific activities for children, young people, parents, partners, siblings, adult children, men and people who are longer-term bereaved.

  • Resources Support After Suicide has a comprehensive range of resources to assist individuals and families bereaved by suicide,

  • Training Training for health, welfare and education professionals can be arranged across Victoria and is free of charge.

Contact details

Website:

https://jss.org.au/what-we-do/mental-health-and-wellbeing/support-after-suicide/

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Email address:

aftersuicide@jss.org.au

Phone:

03 9421 7640

Where and when

Areas serviced:

VIC

Venue information

Jesuit Social Services

326 Church Street, Richmond


Transport:

Good transport links

Cost

Is there a cost?


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