Loss and Grief

Throughout their open, honest and candid conversation, India and Julie explore the guilt, shame and stigma surrounding suicide, including how finding the right support and sharing their experiences helped combat their feelings of isolation. Brought to you by the Mental Health Professionals Network.

Free and local. A lived experience organisation providing resources on suicide, grief and prevention as well as local Northern Beaches peer CARE companions. Support in our local community for people who are caring for a suicidal family member, have survived an attempt or lost a loved one to suicide.

24/7 support phone 1800 805 801

Indigenous suicide postvention service.

A helpful resource for supporting your teen through the impact of suicide. To be used alongside the My Grief Journal for Grieving Teens.

Help seeking activities and ways to talk about feelings after a suicide.

From the Good Mourning Grief Podcast series. In today’s episode, we share a raw and honest conversation with TikTok creator, Gwen Dudley. Gwen’s partner died from a fentanyl overdose. Gwen shares how we can all be better at understanding the connection behind past trauma, mental health, and addiction, as well as coping with addiction loss.

From the Good Mourning Grief Podcast series. “Today we are sharing your experiences and tips on parenting after a loss and talking to kids about grief…”

Good Mourning shines a light on what grief is really like with honesty, hope and humour. Hosts Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn are two mates who are real, truthful, a little bit sweary and on a mission to help others feel less alone after loss.

Darling, Shine! the podcast was born from two best friends who found themselves up shit creek in 2020. Navigating two very personal and earth shattering misfortunes of their own. Fertility and Widowhood. The aim is to leave you feeling lighter and less alone.

Tips for supporting teenagers through grief.

Camps, programs and tons of resources for kids aged 7 – 17 who have lost a loved one to suicide.

A variety of free camps to help kids aged 7 – 17 heal after the suicide of a loved one.

Free grief support. Phone, online forums, support groups and grief training. Our online learning and workshops are available to anyone – from licensed mental health practitioners seeking professional development, to workplaces, community groups and schools seeking evidence-based programs for employees and volunteers.

Bereavement program support for schools.

Our programs are designed to help children, young people and adults understand and attend well to their grief following change and loss experiences. Our flagship program is ‘Seasons for Growth’ which has several different versions available for children, young people and adults.

Loss can come in many forms – we can grieve over anything from the death of a loved one, to the loss of a job, home, pet or relationship. Even losing our sense of independence or freedom can lead to feelings of grief.

Fact sheets and resources covering many different sources of grief.

“To be able to say ‘this hurts’ without being talked out of it…that’s what helps. Being heard helps.”