Praise For New Guide For Those Affected By Suicide

A self-help guide for people bereaved through suicide has been praised for providing invaluable solace to those who need it most.

Hundreds die by suicide every year in Wales and the Help is at Hand Cymru guide is a resource for those who are and bereaved through suicide or other unexplained death and been produced by Public Health Wales.

Speaking at the guide's launch, Welsh Minister for Health and Social Services Mark Drakeford said: “It will provide invaluable solace and support to those who need it the most – those who find themselves in the tragic position of having lost a loved one through suicide.”

Over 300 people die and thousands are affected by losing a loved one, work colleague or friend and the guide will be sent to frontline professionals right across Wales.

The guide was originally developed in England and been adapted for Wales with the support of Mind Cymru and others and is available for free download via the Public Health Wales website.