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PowerPoint Slide: General Information about USPV

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PowerPoint Slide: Information about USPV Podcast Series

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USPV Podcast Series Description (with Links to all 10 Episodes)

 

USPV Brochure (print only)
This full-color brochure introduces Uniting for Suicide Postvention (USPV). Order this 8.5x8.5 brochure to share with patients, providers, co-workers, and friends at your facility or next event.

Request for free from the MIRECC order form.

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  USPV Notepad

USPV Notepad
This notepad is great for personal use or to share with patients, providers, co-workers, and friends or to have available at your next workplace event. The notepad is 4.25x5.5, with 50 college-ruled pages, featuring the USPV logo and web-address.

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  USPV Picture Frame Magnet

USPV Picture Frame Magnet
This picture frame magnet is great for personal use or for sharing with colleagues and clients. This magnet has two pieces:

  1) Outer frame (4.25” x 6.25”) – features the USPV logo and web-address and can hold a standard size (4 x 6”) photo

  2) Inner pop-out magnet (3” x 4”) - features the USPV “Postvention is Prevention” lotus/infographic


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  USPV Magnet/Sticker

USPV Magnet or Repositionable Sticker
This 4.4 x 2 product featuring the USPV logo and web-address can be requested as either a magnet or repositionable sticker. The sticker/cling can be easily removed from most surfaces to be reused. Order this sticker or magnet to share with patients, providers, co-workers, or friends at your facility or next event.

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INFOGRAPHICS

  Reaction to a Suicide Loss Infographic

Reactions to Suicide Loss: Common But Unique
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  After a Suicide Loss: Many Lives Touched

After a Suicide Loss: Many Lives Touched
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  Losing a Patient to Suicide

Losing a Patient to Suicide: When Personal and Professional Converge
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  Supporting Employees After a Suicide

Supporting Employees After a Suicide: Mapping Your Workplace Plan
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  Supporting Employees After a Suicide 

Connecting with a Suicide Loss Survivor: What You Can Do to Help
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PODCASTS

   
 

POSTVENTION 101

 

Check out the “Postvention 101” podcast to hear Dr. Jack Jordan lay a foundation for understanding what suicide postvention is, what it entails, who it is for, and why it is essential to a comprehensive suicide prevention plan. Jack Jordan, PhD is a clinical psychologist, grief therapist and published researcher in the field.

Postvention 101 Podcast

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SUICIDE LOSS EXPERIENCE

 

Suicide loss survivors experience complicated thoughts and emotions, no matter their relationship to the person who died. The following podcast episodes are available to provide insight about common feelings and experiences following a suicide for these two audiences:

 

Family & Friends

 

Providers

 

Suicide Loss Survivor Experience

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  Providers' Experience Podcast

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WORKPLACE SETTING SERIES

 

The breadth of individuals impacted by a suicide loss can vary greatly depending upon the setting in which the loss occurs. The following podcast episodes are available to provide setting-specific guidance for postvention practices.

 

Medical Centers

 

General Workplaces

  Medical Centers

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  General Workplaces

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Crisis Centers

 

Schools

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  Schools

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Mental Health Centers and Private Practices

 

Military Settings

  Mental Health Centers and Private Practices

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  Military Settings

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MANAGING LEGAL & ETHICAL CONCERNS FOLLOWING A SUICIDE

 

Navigating legal and ethical considerations following a suicide loss can be tough. The following podcast features psychologist, Dr. Vanessa McGann, and suicide malpractice lawyer, Skip Simpson, J.D., discussing how to consider important legal and ethical elements before and after a suicide loss.

Providers' Experience Podcast

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FILMS

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BLOGS

   
 

PROVIDERS' PERSPECTIVE BLOGS

 

Full Circle - Written by B.L.

 

Suicide “Succs”- Anonymous

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“…The year was 1991 and suicide was a topic we didn’t understand or discuss. There were no support groups for survivors and no internet to find resources…” Read More

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“Dealing with the aftermath of having a client suicide was so different from any other loss that I have experienced. It was difficult to even know how to feel…” Read More

 

COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE BLOGS

 

Sibling Suicide Loss: Grieving Alone and Surviving Together - Written by Lena Heilmann

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“In November 2012, I lost my sister Danielle to suicide. She had just turned 24; she would be turning 32 this year. As her older sister, I felt protective of her throughout her life and had to confront intense guilt and loneliness when she died…” Read More

Additional Rocky Mountain MIRECC suicide prevention products are also available at: www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19/orderform/orderform.asp

         

If you are looking for more resources regarding the personal impact of suicide loss, check out the Community section of USPV.

 

If you are a medical or mental health provider who has lost someone to suicide (personally or professionally), check out the Providers section of USPV. 

 

If you are looking to start offering postvention in your workplace, check out the Workplace section of USPV.

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Last Updated 8 March 2023