Standardizing Coroner Training for Suicide Survivors

Suicide bereavement results in distinct coping challenges, such as suicidal ideation and extreme grief. This scholarly project examined systematic reviews of modalities of care and the impact those modalities of care had in improving mental wellness following suicide bereavement. Local and online providers of the modalities of care examined, in those systematic reviews, were identified. Training, incorporating potential negative outcomes of suicide bereavement, trauma-informed care/communicating to offer information, and familiarization with a suicide bereavement referral reference pamphlet, was provided to the coroner and deputy coroners of a local county (N = 5). The findings reflect learning was achieved. As a result, the coroner and deputy coroners modified their approach to suicide bereavement.