Toolkit
For Families and Loved Ones Navigating a Suicide Loss
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Books on Suicide Loss
Reading can be a powerful coping mechanism after a suicide loss, offering understanding, validation, and connection. Reading can also help those who have lost someone to suicide navigate complex emotions such as guilt and confusion and find hope by witnessing others' journeys. The following sites offer recommended books to help you (or your family members) navigate the healing journey.
Recommended Reading for Survivors of Suicide Loss (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)
Offers multiple categories of books related to a suicide loss, including books for adults, children and teens, faith-based, Jewish culture, grief and bereavement, losing a child, losing a parent, sibling loss, losing a spouse or partner, and more.
Books for Survivors of Suicide (Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors)
Offers multiple categories of books related to a suicide loss, including books for adults, children and teens, faith and spirituality, grief and bereavement, losing a child, losing a parent, losing a sibling, losing a spouse or partner, men and grief, and more.
Suicide Loss: Books for Youth and Young Adults (By the Eluna Resource Center)
Offers books for children, youth, and young adults, organized by age groups 2-5, 5-11, 12-17, and young adults.
Grief Resources (Seasons Centre for Grieving Children)
Offers suggested books for kids, teens, and young adults.
Websites and online tools
Counselling Connect Saskatchewan
Counselling Connect Saskatchewan's Online Resource Library for those who have experienced a suicide loss provides a collection of materials to help survivors navigate grief and healing. The resource library offers Saskatchewan residents a centralized hub of educational tools, multimedia, and downloadable materials designed to support individuals, families, and professionals following a suicide loss. It connects individuals, families, and service providers to practical and therapeutic supports that foster understanding, emotional safety, and recovery.
www.counsellingconnectsask.ca/postvention-resources
KidsGrief.ca
KidsGrief.ca provides free learning modules to help parents, caregivers, and educators support children aged 0–18 who are grieving the illness or death of someone close. Developed by experts and people with lived experience, the site offers age-appropriate insights, communication strategies, and educational guidance about children's grief and how to respond compassionately.
www.kidsgrief.ca
MyGrief.ca
MyGrief.ca is an interactive online resource guiding adults through the experience of grief after any type of loss, including suicide. Created by grief professionals and people with lived experience, it includes detailed modules exploring traumatic grief, cultural and LGBTQ2+ perspectives, and coping after suicide loss. Users can access self-paced learning about emotional reactions, meaning-making, and healing strategies.
www.mygrief.ca
Module 23: When Someone Has Died by Suicide
Mental Health Commission of Canada
The Mental Health Commission of Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, offers toolkits to provide those who have been impacted by a suicide loss or attempt information about suicide, stories, and practical supports. Updated in 2025, these toolkits include strategies and suggestions for coping, telling your story safely, messages of hope, and accessing national and community-based supports and crisis lines.
Find the toolkits:
For people impacted by a suicide loss: Toolkit
For people impacted by a suicide attempt: Toolkit
Alliance of Hope (USA)
The Alliance of Hope is an American-based nonprofit community offering compassionate online support for people grieving a suicide loss. It includes a moderated forum available 24/7, educational articles, healing stories, and curated reading lists designed to help those coping with the loss of a loved one to suicide find connection, understanding, and hope after tragedy.
www.allianceofhope.org
Local Support Services and Directories
Each of these resources not only provides immediate help but also makes it easy to find ongoing, local care in Saskatchewan and across Canada.
211 Saskatchewan and British Columbia
211 is a free, confidential, 24/7 phone and online directory that helps people find local social and community services, including grief counselling, suicide bereavement support, housing, and crisis response. Saskatchewan and British Columbia's 211 directories are valuable starting points for locating tailored mental health and bereavement supports close to home.
CounsellingConnectSask.ca
Offers free, immediate access to brief professional counselling for Saskatchewan residents, including those impacted by suicide loss. Services are delivered virtually or in-person by licensed counsellors through Family Service Saskatchewan partners. It is designed for individuals, couples, and families without workplace benefits or who face long wait times for mental health care, addressing concerns such as grief, stress, depression, or suicidal ideation. Visit the website for more information and to book a session online.
Saskatchewan Mental Health Services
The Saskatchewan government provides a comprehensive list of resources to help users locate local mental health and addiction services and support. These resources include regional mental health clinics, crisis helplines, support teams, addictions centres, and walk-in counselling services available across the province. Individuals can access free or low-cost assessments, therapy, rapid-access crisis counselling, free online CBT, and community-based care for adults, youth, and children.
Government of Canada – Mental Health Support: Get Help
This national directory connects individuals to local supports in every province and territory by providing direct links and phone numbers to local crisis lines, youth-focused resources, and Indigenous services. The guide includes resources for immediate crisis intervention, counselling, substance use treatment, support for family and gender-based violence, and tailored resources for new Canadians, youth, and veterans.
Hope for Wellness Helpline
While national in scope, the Helpline also connects Indigenous callers to local supports as needed. In addition to offering immediate, confidential crisis counselling by phone or online chat, helpline counsellors can assist individuals in finding community-based mental health, social, or cultural supports in their home region. Support is provided in English, French, Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut, and the Helpline works collaboratively with local and provincial Indigenous health and wellness organizations to ensure community-appropriate care.
