Take your time to browse through our list of books on suicide loss and grief. We have a selection of books on suicide bereavement as well as specific books for children, parents and siblings. Many of these books are available on Amazon or wherever you buy your books.
General Books on Suicide Grief and Loss
Suicide Survivors: A guide for those left behind by Adina Wrobleski
Touched by Suicide: Hope and healing after loss by Michael F. Myers and Carla Fine
A Special Scar, Alison Wertheimer (1991)
After Suicide Loss: Coping with your grief by Bob Baugher and Jack Jordan
No Time to Say Goodbye by Carla Fine
The Suicidal Mind by Edward Shneidman
The Coldest Night: A Family’s Experience of Suicide by Carol Anne Milton (HUGG Director)
After Suicide: Help for the bereaved By Sheila Clark
Grief After Suicide: Understanding the Consequences and Caring for the Survivors (Death, Dying, and Bereavement) by John R. Jordan (Editor), John L. Mcintosh
Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One’s Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope by Albert Y. Hsu
Books For Children
Supporting Children After a Suicide Loss: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers by Sarah S Montgomery & Susan M Coale
When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief by Marge Heegaard
Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children, A Coloring Book by Doris Stickney
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages by Leo Buscaglia
Someone I Love Died by Suicide:
A Story for Child Survivors
and Those Who Care for Them
by Doreen T. Cammarata
After a Parent’s Suicide: Helping Children Heal by Margo Requarth
After a Suicide Death An activity book for grieving kids The Dougy Center USA
Beyond the Rough Rock: Supporting a Child Who Has Been Bereaved Through Suicide by Di Stubbs
Talking about Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child by Earl A. Grollman
Red Chocolate Elephants: For children bereaved by suicide by Dr Diana C. Sands
Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies by Janis Silverman
But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: For Parents and Professionals Helping Child Suicide Survivors by Barbara Rubel
Breaking the Silence – A Guide to Helping Children with Complicated Grief by Barbara Rubel
Safe Harbour – Janis Silverman an illustrated storybook for children who have been bereaved by suicide with an accompanying guide for parents. Developed by professionals in Ireland working with children and those with a lived experience of suicide. Request a copy or download
www.childhoodbereavement.ie/safeharbour/
Books For Parents
When the Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter
By: Judith R. Bernstein
A Broken Heart Still Beats:
After Your Child Dies By: Anne McCracken & Mary Semel
The Last Taboo: Suicide and Attempted Suicide Among Children and Adolescents by Sue Fabian
My Son …My Son: A Guide to Healing after Death, Loss or Suicide. Bolton
Safe Harbour – Janis Silverman Request a copy or download
www.childhoodbereavement.ie/safeharbour/
Books For Siblings
Do They Have Bad Days in Heaven? Surviving the Suicide Loss of a Sibling by Michelle Linn-Gust
An Intimate Loneliness; Supporting Bereaved Parents and Siblings. Riches, G and Dawson
Dying to be Free: A healing guide for families after a suicide by Beverly Cobain and Jean LarchIn
Tell me the truth about loss
By Niamh Fitzpatrick
