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Bereaved by Suicide
Support Group
A support group based in Farnborough, Hampshire offering friendship and support to parents who have lost a son or daughter to suicide. Run by parents for parents.
Telephone 01252 661002
E-mail: bereavedbysuicide@ntlworld.com
Bereaved by Suicide was founded 10 years ago and has evolved over time into a support group for bereaved parents. We are not professional advisors or trained bereavement counsellors, if you are looking for this type of support please go to our Contacts page.
Our support group is run by parents who have lost a son to suicide. If you are a parent and have just lost a son or daughter to suicide you will know that no previous bereavement will have prepared you for dealing with the sudden death of your child.
No-one, however well meaning, can truly understand the devastating legacy that a suicide brings to bear unless they, too, have lived with the profound consequences. When our sons died there was no suicide bereavement support available in our area. Talking to one another for the first time broke our isolation and over the following months being able to meet and talk helped us all to support one another through our darkest times. We decided that others might benefit from this type of support too and so in 1999 Bereaved by Suicide (BBS) was set up.
BBS is dedicated to the memory of our loved ones.
In England every 2 hours somebody dies as a result of suicide.
The majority of suicides now occur in young adult males. Suicide is the most common cause of death in men under 35. Suicide is the main cause of premature death in those suffering from mental illness.
Most people who commit suicide are severely depressed.
If you are feeling depressed or suicidal and are looking for sources of help then please go to the Contacts page.