A MANAGER’S GUIDE TO SUICIDE POSTVENTION IN THE WORKPLACE
Posted on: March 26, 2014

Suicide of an employee or close relative of an employee is something we all hope will never happen.  Unfortunately it does.   This is a recently published guide for Managers & Human Resource Specialists to assist them in handling such tragedies.

Postvention is psychological first aid, crisis intervention, and other support offered after a suicide to affected individuals or the workplace as a whole to alleviate possible negative effects of the event. A suicide death of an employee is only one type of suicide that could affect the workplace. The suicide death of clients, vendors, or a family member of an employee can also have a profound impact.

A MANAGER’S GUIDE TO SUICIDE POSTVENTION IN THE WORKPLACE:  10 ACTION STEPS FOR DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF A SUICIDE

http://actionallianceforsuicideprevention.org/sites/actionallianceforsuicideprevention.org/files/Managers-Guidebook-To-Suicide-Postvention-Web.pdf