Resources

StandBy develops free books and resources to download

View our Resource Library for:

Helpful information sheets
Toolkits
Ideas for support

Ideas for self-care
Links for Professionals
Other services for support nationally
If you do not speak English, you can still access StandBy support. StandBy can access an interpreting service through an organisation called TIS National.

Free books to support children and teens after suicide

Talking to children and teenagers about suicide can be difficult. That’s why StandBy has written two activity books and accompanying notes guide books:

A book just for me – a grief journal (click to download)
For children under 12 – activities include colouring in and ways to help children identify their feelings

Accompanying notes (click to download)
A helpful resource for supporting your child through the impact of suicide using the activity book, “A book just for me”.

My grief journal – For grieving teens (click to download)
Help seeking activities and ways to talk about feelings.

Accompanying notes (click to download)
A helpful resource for supporting your teen through the impact of suicide using the, ``My Grief Journal for grieving teens”.

Workplace toolkit

Given that many people who die by suicide are working- age adults, most of whom are employed, it is likely that a significant number of workplaces around Australia are impacted by the suicide death of an employee or colleague each year.

This workplace toolkit (and accompanying training worksheets) has been designed to assist employers, managers, and others in the leadership role to develop a confident and best practice response through understanding and planning for potential impacts of suicide on:

Workplace response and support following the suicide of an employee

Support for an employee bereaved by suicide

Support Packs

StandBy Support After Suicide has developed 17 different leaflets to support those bereaved or impacted by suicide.

Having trouble sleeping (click to download)

Grief after suicide - Possible experiences (click to download)

Grief and depression - How are they different (click to download)

Grief reminders and what to do with them (click to download)

Honouring anniversaries (click to download)

Living with grief (click to download)

Managing social stigma after suicide (click to download)

Preparing children for the funeral (click to download)

Return to work (click to download)

Supporting children and young people (click to download)

The suicide note (click to download)

Unanswered questions (click to download)

Unwelcome intrusive thoughts (flashbacks) (click to download)

What happens now (click to download)

Witnessing a suicide (click to download)

Why is grief after suicide different (click to download)

Support After Suicide Toolkit:
Postvention Response for Site Owners and Leadership

Developed in conjunction with Lifeline Australia, the StandBy Support After Suicide Toolkit for Site Owners and Leadership provides guidance and timely evidence based postvention support, in response to a suicide death that occurs in a public place.

This document can be used by management and those in leadership roles as a guide to complement existing workplace policy and procedures; to help inform decision making in the event of a public death by suicide.

The downloadable and printable mini resources will support those who engage with the resource, to support people who are impacted and bereaved by suicide onto further postvention support.