Forgiveness Postvention with a Survivor of Suicide Following a Loved One Suicide: A Case Study

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the process of the changes that one survivor of suicide following a loved one’s suicide experienced during the postvention. We first describe our rationale for using a forgiveness postvention, as well as the details of the postvention; then, we describe findings from a case study focusing on the key postvention moments identified through the single case postvention. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

Keywords

• family
• forgiveness
• postvention
• suicide
• survivors of suicide