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Preferred term
suicide postvention
Definition
- Suicide postvention is a response or reaction to a community or individual following a suicide attempt or completion by someone known to that community in order to facilitate healthy psychological adjustment. Suicide postvention typically involves counselors or others in paraprofessional roles providing factual information about the attempt or completion, educating those affected by the suicide about the expected range of emotional and psychological responses, offering referrals for further psychological services, and providing opportunities for follow-up consultations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Counseling; Suicide Postvention]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-P2QT3N3W-R
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