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Do not try to accelerate the process of bereavement. It can take a long time for a person

to work through the grief, to deal with the confusion and to come to terms with his/her feelings.

Treat your friend as you would treat anyone who has lost a family member. Be availableto listen or to help out with the chores.

Encourage your friend to consider outside help from a counselling agency or supportgroup in the community. In a Suicide Bereavement Group or similar self-help group, your friendwill be able to discuss his/her mixture of feelings with other people who have suffered a similarloss.

Acknowledge your friend’s feelings of guilt; it will help him/her to come to terms with thefact that he/she is not to blame.

DO YOU NEED MORE HELP ?

If you are bereaved and feel you need more assistance than friends and family canprovide, contact a community organization, such as the Canadian Mental Health Association,which can help you find additional support.

The Canadian Mental Health Association is a national voluntary association that exists topromote the mental health of all people. CMHA believes that everyone should have choices sothat, when they need to, they can reach out to family, friends, formal services, self-help groups orcommunity-based organizations.

One of a Series of pamphlets published by the Canadian Mental Health Association

Canadian Mental Health Association, National office 1993 Printed in Canada. Aussi disponible en francis.