Postvention encompasses psychological first aid, crisis intervention, and additional support provided after a suicide to individuals or the entire workplace, aiming to mitigate the potential negative impact of a suicide loss. A suicide involving an employee is just one scenario that can impact the workplace; the suicide of clients, vendors, or a family member of an employee can also have a profound impact. Managers have a critical role in establishing the atmosphere for how the workplace responds to a suicide. 

A Manager's Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace outlines 10 action steps for dealing with the aftermath of a suicide. Created by the Workplace Postvention Task Force of the American Association of Suicidology and the Workplace Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, this guide equips workplace leaders with clear action steps for suicide postvention, encompassing immediate, short-term, and long-term responses to assist employees in navigating the aftermath of this traumatic event.