Support for people bereaved or affected by suicide and for their careers in Queensland: quality of resources and a classification framework

Abstract

Objective: People bereaved by suicide, people who make suicide attempts and people who care for someone at risk of suicide may experience negative psychosocial and physical health outcomes. Provision of support to these populations is an important component of suicide prevention and postvention in Australia, including the Queensland Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2015–2017. This study aimed to identify, classify and review resources available in Queensland for people affected by suicide using an innovative classification framework. Method: Searches of the grey literature were completed in Google Chrome in August/September 2016 using seven search terms relevant to Queensland. The first three ..