Griffith University Research opportunity

 

Bereaved by Youth Suicide

We are conducting a study to help understand the grieving process in people who have lost a young person they love to suicide. 

If you have lost a brother, sister or child to suicide, we would like to invite you to participate in a private interview and/or an online survey about your brother, sister or child’s death and how if has affected you and your family. The online questionnaire should take less than an hour to complete. The interview, arranged to suit you is also usually completed within an hour.

Participants must be at least 18 years of age, and have lost a brother, sister or child younger than 20 years of age, in the past 5 years. The aim of this study is to learn more about the grieving process and its impact on families and their relationships.

We hope information gained will help develop better treatment and support for families who suffer this terrible loss.

If you would like further information, or to participate in this study,

please contact Liz Adams on 0402692755 or via email at:

Elizabeth.adams@griffithuni.edu.au for a link to an online survey or to make an appointment for a private interview.

Parents who prefer to share their story anonymously can click onto an online survey link here

Siblings who prefer to share their story anonymously can click onto an online survey at this link  


Researcher Supervisors:

Dr Kairi Kolves, Senior Research Fellow,

Ms Jacinta Hawgood, Lecturer, AISRAP,

Griffith University, Brisbane

(07) 3735 3382 or aisrap@griffith.edu.au

Approved by Griffith University Ethics

Protocol Number PSY/D8/13/HREC