Barriers and facilitators to help-seeking in men bereaved by suicide

Project Details

Despite the devastating impact of suicide on men, suicide-bereaved men hardly use information resources and formal support from grief and mental health professionals, and little is known of their coping and help-seeking behaviour. The Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing was commissioned by StanDy Support After Suicide to conduct a study specifically on men bereaved by suicide.

There are three objectives for this study:

1. To examine the support needs, and help-seeking expectations and experiences of men bereaved by suicide;
2. To ascertain barriers and facilitators to help-seeking;
3. To inform best practice in supporting this population.

Researchers

Dr Karl Andriessen (Project Lead)
karl.andriessen@unimelb.edu.au

Funding

StandBy Support After Suicide