Our Suicide Bereavement Podcast episode has been nominated for the Shine Mental Health Media Awards – Audience Choice Award, and we would appreciate it if you could support us and help spread awareness by giving it a vote.
The Shine Audience Choice Award celebrates a piece of Irish media (print, online, broadcast, or podcast) that has impacted the Irish public and shaped the public conversation on mental health in Ireland. This award is chosen entirely by the public. It takes about a minute to vote. Click on the “Vote Now” pop-up when you visit shine.ie/awards and follow the instructions to register to get your vote.
Our weekly podcast continues to highlight and promote a range of health and wellbeing topics with insights and expertise shared by a range of professionals, advocates and service users. In this particular episode, host Eamon Keogh talks with Fiona Tuomey, CEO, HUGG, and HSE Suicide Bereavement Co-ordinator Ollie Skehan about suicide bereavement. They discuss how suicide bereavement profoundly affects individuals and communities in Ireland, with each death impacting an estimated 135 people and creating layered grief that includes emotional, practical, legal, and social challenges. The discussion emphasises the need for timely, accurate information and a flexible range of supports, from peer-led and non-clinical options (like support group community spaces) to clinical care when needed. Reducing stigma and using trauma informed, non-judgmental language are essential, as is active listening. For more information on this topic, you can listen to the episode, where you’ll find information on resources in the descriptor.
Please vote for the Suicide Bereavement Episode 111 and help us to further raise awareness on this important topic.
Please note voting closes at midnight on October 28th.