Bereaved by suicide?

We’re here to support you.

HUGG is the national suicide bereavement organisation.

HUGG is an essential lifeline for people who have been bereaved by suicide. Our services include suicide bereavement support groups led by trained volunteers with lived experience of suicide loss, resources on grief after suicide, public events and webinars and advocacy and research.

 

Our postvention work is an important part of suicide prevention. Postvention refers to activities that occur after a suicide to help reduce the risk of further suicides or suicidal behaviours and promote healing for people bereaved by suicide. Through being there for those who have lost someone to suicide, HUGG helps to reduce the heightened risk that the bereaved person may experience following a suicide  – which it has been established is ten times higher than with the general population.

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Articles & Events

Learn more about suicide prevention and postvention.

Read insights about coping after a suicide, and gain an understanding of suicide bereavement, suicide loss support groups, and suicide in Ireland. You can also learn more about our free information events and fundraising activities.

HSE Podcast on Suicide Bereavement | HUGG

HUGG on the HSE Health and Wellbeing Podcast We were…

Supporting Yourself Through Trauma and Grief

Living with grief after suicide loss is a deeply complex…

New Suicide Bereavement Support Group in Dublin

We understand that living with grief after suicide loss can…

Hope Stories: Living with Suicide Loss -Sinead’s Story

Hope after Suicide Welcome to our series of stories that…

National Suicide Bereavement Remembrance Event

You can plant a virtual flower in remembrance of someone…

A Conversation with Sheila, Our Telephone Supporter Lead

Welcome to the new HUGG Spotlight, where we introduce you…

Memory Meadow

Plant a flower in your loved ones’ name and make them part of our memory meadow.

Each flower planted enables us to maintain and grow our support groups and services for those bereaved by suicide.

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My friend Kenneth ❤️
For Wayne 🙂
I miss you dad
Wayne forever young