OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Between 48 million and 500 million people are thought to experience suicide bereavement every year. Over the past decade, increased policy attention has been directed towards suicide bereavement, but with little evidence to describe the effect of exposure or to provide appropriate responses. More recent evidence identifies a clear increased risk of suicide after the suicide of a relative or friend, as well as increased risk of psychiatric disorder and occupational drop-out. This talk will summarise the effects of suicide bereavement on mortality, mental health, and social functioning, and review the evidence for interventions delivered after suicide bereavement. It will explore how clinicians should change their practice to minimise distress and promote help-seeking, and where researchers should direct their attention in seeking to explain the associations between suicide bereavement and adverse outcomes, particularly suicide risk.
