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After a Suicide Death in a High School: Exploring Students' Perspectives
Rebecca G Mirick1, Larry Berkowitz2
1Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts, USA.
Journal of Social Work in End-Of-Life & Palliative Care
|September 13, 2023
Summary
Adolescents coping with peer suicide deaths experience profound grief. Understanding their sense-making and meaning-making processes is crucial for effective social work intervention and suicide prevention.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- 17% of high school students experience a peer suicide death.
- Peer suicide can cause significant distress and increase suicide risk.
- Social workers need to understand adolescent grief after suicide loss.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how adolescents experience grief and loss after a peer's suicide.
- To identify themes in adolescents' sense-making and meaning-making processes related to suicide death.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews.
- Thematic analysis of interviews with 13 young adults exposed to peer suicide during high school.
Main Results:
- Identified four key themes regarding adolescents' processing of peer suicide deaths.
- Findings highlight the complex nature of adolescent grief and meaning-making after suicide.
Conclusions:
- Adolescent grief following suicide is multifaceted, requiring tailored support.
- Implications for social workers, schools, and suicide postvention research are discussed.
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