[header] How to help prevent cluster suicides [title] Talk to those intimately affected first. [step] Prior to any media coverage, make sure family and close friends are notified in person first. It can be traumatizing to find out a loved one has died via media.
[header] How to help prevent cluster suicides [title] Talk to those intimately affected first. [step] Prior to any media coverage, make sure family and close friends are notified in person first. It can be traumatizing to find out a loved one has died via media.
However, you do need to have some clear background information before you reveal the news to families. [substeps] Reach out to family and close friends like your the doctors. Before going forward, be sure you let everyone know so you're not in a vulnerable situation. After starting media coverage, notify the public about any impacts you're making on other people. Reach out to people around your loved one, as they may want to assist as a group. [substeps] After the initial claims have been made, it is a good idea to have a family member to keep emergency information secret at all times. Instead, contact those most intimately involved first and deliver the news in person. [substeps] Have someone trained in crisis care or therapy deliver the news to affected family and friends.