Those of us who have experienced this terrible tragedy truly understand. None of us need to suffer alone. Together we help each other.
We help individuals support each other, at the time of their loss and in the months and years that follow. We aim to provide safe, confidential environments where people can share their experiences and feelings, giving and gaining support from each other.
By entering your postcode or local town, you can locate your nearest peer to peer support group. We offer both face to face and virtual support groups. Our group facilitators have also been bereaved by suicide, so you will be met with understanding.
Call our national supportline to talk about your loss, get help on being impacted by suicide or for information. Our phones are answered by trained volunteers who have impacted by suicide, so will hear you with compassion and understanding.
Please contact 0300 111 5065, we are open Sunday-Friday 9am-7pm
Some people find it easier to write down their thoughts and feelings or ask for information when it might be difficult to pick up a phone. Like the Supportline, our Volunteers have experience of suicide bereavement.
Please contact email.support@uksobs.org
Our online community forum offers peer-to-peer support to those bereaved by suicide. Please click the image above to complete an application form to gain access to our forum. Forum applications will be approved within a couple of days. You must be over the
Up to date information on our news, events and what's happening.
Join Us for Wagathon Walkies: A National Fundraising Event on Monday 26th...
Read More
World Mental Health Day will be held on the Thursday 10th October 2024. The objective...
Read More
World Suicide Prevention Day will be held on the Tuesday 10th...
Read More
Contains information about coping with suicide, giving support and practical help. You can download a PDF of our booklet here to read online or print yourself.
Produced by the Scottish Association for Mental Health. This guide will help you with the practical issues that need to be faced after a suicide, talk about some of the emotions you might be experiencing and suggest some places where you can get help. Visit website
First Hand is for anyone affected by witnessing a suicide, when they did not know the person who has died. This may be because you happened to be at a particular location, or because your job involves responding to these incidents. Visit website
Produced by the Department of Health, this is a resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic death in England and Wales.
After receiving funding from Rethink, SoBS and Papyrus teamed up to release a series of suicide myth busting videos produced by Brother Film. The videos are to raise awareness around the stigma of suicide and suicide bereavement, as well as to help answer myths related to suicide.
For all those whose life has been torn apart by an open verdict or suicide bereavement. I have recorded my experiences and reflections in this book hoping they will give you light, hope and comfort as you walk this lonely shore. Reach out towards the horizon and to the future which, if you allow it, will bring joy and new life.