Finding Hope and Healing After Suicide- FREE Webinar

Compassionate conversations around suicide grief

HUGG is the national suicide bereavement charity and we are hosting a webinar on suicide grief.

Admission is free, and registration will be open the week commencing 23, September. Please re-visit this page to register or email info@HUGG.ie

Venue: Zoom

Date: Wednesday, 9th October

Time:  7.30pm

What to expect

• 7.15 pm The Zoom line will open.
• 7.30 pm The webinar will begin with a welcome message from Fiona Tuomey, Founder and CEO of HUGG.
• Q&A will be available but it’s more an invitation for reflections rather than questions.  We’re not in a position to answer questions about your specific situation.
• If you would like to get support on something specific, please take note of the organisations and contact details on the slide at the end of the webinar.
• 7.45 pm Bryan Nolan, a grief and loss specialist will talk about what makes suicide bereavement different and how to cope with this devastating loss.
• 8.30 pm A personal story of suicide loss will be shared, focusing on what was found supportive and helpful along their grief journey.
• 8.45 pm HUGG will share information on its free suicide bereavement support groups and other appropriate support services.
• 9.00 pm the event will finish.

Who should attend 

• Anyone bereaved by suicide, whether you have experienced a bereavement this year or at an earlier time in your life. There is no timeline for grief.  
• If you are supporting someone bereaved by suicide, you might find the information useful to share with your loved ones who are grieving. 
• Professionals who work with the public and support people bereaved by suicide are welcome, including Family Resource Centre staff, library staff, social prescribers, GPs primary health care staff, funeral directors, chaplains, Gardai, citizen information staff, teachers and educators, and many more.

Who will be there  

• People with lived experience of suicide loss 
• Members of the HUGG Team 
• Guest speakers

We look forward to welcoming you to this event. 

If you have any questions, please email info@HUGG.ie

Testimonials from people who attended this event in person: 

“The talks gave me great clarity and understanding of the tsunami of emotions and feelings that follow a suicide. Thank you. I am very grateful”

“It was helpful and informative.”

“I don’t feel so alone.”

    “It helped me to not blame my family for not showing their grief.”

“Amazing presentations. I felt every one of those feelings since losing my daughter.”

“Thank you for this time to say her name and to think of the friendship that doesn’t end.”

Images from our in-person ‘Finding Hope and Healing After Suicide’ events which we held around the country. We have excluded photos of attendees to respect their privacy.