Resource Center

Explaining a death from suicide to a child or teen can feel overwhelming and intimidating. As adults, we often want to protect them from the stigma and shame that can accompany such a death. Here are some tips for talking with children and teens about a death from suicide and ways to support them as they grieve.

The Dougy Center offers poems, activities, videos, articles, podcasts and tipsheets related to death, dying and grief for individuals facing a death from suicide. Topics are specifically sorted by resources related to suicide death. Spanish toolkits are also available.

About the organization: At Dougy Center, our mission is to provide grief support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families can share their experiences before and after a death. We provide support and training locally, nationally, and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children who are grieving.