Grief: how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people might respond to suicide

Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation

This fact sheet discusses how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people may experience grief, following a suicide, in a variety of ways. It details what school staff can do to support a young person through the grieving process.

It includes information on:

  • ‘How young people might grieve’
  • ‘Some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people may show unhelpful ways of coping with the death’
  • ‘Practical ways to support a grieving young person’
  • ‘Supporting a young person to get help’
  • ‘Other considerations’

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