Supporting a child or young person - After a suicide

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Children will experience grief in their own ways. This guide gives advice on how to tell children and young people, questions that might get asked and common reactions.

This resource was adapted from content originally developed by Manaaki Tāngata | Victim Support and kindly shared with the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand.

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