Grief of children following parental suicide

Title
Grief of children following parental suicide
Publication Date
2008
Author(s)
Ratnarajah, Dorothy
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
UNE publication id
une:11203
Abstract
• Project Title: The construction of meaning following parental suicide. • Research question: What meaning have children bereaved by parental suicide placed on this event and its aftermath throughout their developmental years and adult lives? • Aims: The primary aims were to explore the recollections of adults who had experienced parental suicide while they were children/adolescents; To understand the developmental history after suicide; the development of psychological and spiritual meaning systems and the development of resilience; Identify the nature of support and the timing of the support that would be most beneficial to the bereaved families and in particular, the surviving children; Understand more about vulnerability and the factors that affect coping; Identify the protective external factors that encourage moderation between stress, risk, coping and the building of resilience and how support services could be designed to facilitate resilience.
Link
Citation
Presented at the 8th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society

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