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Assistance from local authorities versus survivors’ needs for support after suicide

Dyregrov, Kari·2002·Death Studies
DOI 10.1080/07481180290088356
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As part of a larger study, this article describes the local authorities in Norway as providers of help and survivors as recipients of help after the suicide of a young person (<30 years) in 83 families. A questionnaire developed for this study maps the extent of professional community support as reported by parent survivors (N = 128). Additionally, 41 survivors described the quality of the assistance through in-depth interviews. Another questionnaire assesses the provisions and the organization of intervention strategies in local communities. Personnel in 321 of Norway's 481 municipalities responded. Although survivors' wishes for ideal support coincide with recommendations by experts in the field, local authorities lack the organization to fulfill such expectations. The discussion highlights issues relating to content, organization, and ideology of the assistance.

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  • Our findings regarding the need for others to initiate support are similar to those from Australian, Danish, and British focus group work.

    “Our findings regarding the need for others to initiate support are similar to those from Australian [22,40] and Danish qualitative work [41] and our previously published British focus group discussion [42].”

    From Support Needs and Experiences of People Bereaved by Suicide: Qualitative Findings from a Cross-Sectional British Study of Bereaved Young Adults (2018) · cites this paper as [41]

  • While 72% of survivors expressed the need for professional help, only 47% actually received it.

    “A study by Provini et al. [23] showed that while 72% of survivors expressed the need for professional help, only 47% actually received it; an observation confirmed in other studies, e.g., [32].”

    From Essential Questions on Suicide Bereavement and Postvention (2011) · cites this paper as [32]

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Authors
Dyregrov, K.
Affiliations
Senter for Krisepsykologi (NO)
Corresponding author
Dyregrov, Kari
ORCID
Dyregrov, Kari
Venue
Death Studies
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2002-09
Volume
26
Issue
8
Pages
647-668
ISSN
  • 0748-1187 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-7683
DOI
10.1080/07481180290088356
OpenAlex
W2171256874
Cited by
120
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
FWCI
3.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Death Studies (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
Keywords
suicide bereavement, local government, municipal support services, community support, young adult suicide, family support, intervention strategies
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Community Health Services, Counseling, Humans, Norway, Parents, Social Support, Suicide, Survivors, Community Networks

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