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Hopefully your nonprofit will never face a suicide among your staff, clients, or constituents. But just as we develop emergency plans for fires and natural disasters, we also need to be prepared in the event of a suicide within our organizations.

In today’s episode with Beth Eversole, we discuss suicide postvention. Postvention is an organized response following a suicide to facilitate emotional recovery while also mitigating the negative effects that exposure to suicide brings.  A good postvention strategy can reduce the risk of suicide contagion, support survivors, and address the stigma associated with suicide.

Speaking from first-hand experience, Beth shares the immediate, short, and long-term action steps of postvention. She also offers a decision-making flow-chart and specific ways to support the survivors.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Beth’s LinkedIn
• Palmer Drug Abuse Program

Looking for more? Check out these amazing episodes:

• Breaking Taboos: Saving Lives through Suicide Prevention with Beth Eversole on Apple, Spotify, or our website with show notes
• Trauma Informed Leadership with Matt Bennett on Apple, Spotify, or our website with show notes