2006
DOI: 10.1177/0095798406290470
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The Aftermath of Suicide among African Americans

Abstract: This article describes an exploratory qualitative study that examined the impact of suicide on a group of 19 African American families who lost a family member to suicide. The majority of suicide survivors were women who lost children to suicide. The participants were interviewed for an average of 2.5 hours using a semi-structured interview that was developed by the author. The majority of survivors felt that they had to go through the grieving process alone. Those survivors who did receive support most often … Show more

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“…Taylor, Chatters, and Levin (2004) suggest that suicide survivors hold onto shame and stigma associated with the death, that limit access to familial and religious resources of support that have traditionally been the sources of resiliency for African Americans, thereby increasing their risk for maladaptive coping and prolonged grief. These findings are consistent with previous research that found that among survivors of suicide victims, experiences with services offered by the church were not helpful in managing their grief (Barnes, 2006).…”
Section: Survivor Divergencessupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Taylor, Chatters, and Levin (2004) suggest that suicide survivors hold onto shame and stigma associated with the death, that limit access to familial and religious resources of support that have traditionally been the sources of resiliency for African Americans, thereby increasing their risk for maladaptive coping and prolonged grief. These findings are consistent with previous research that found that among survivors of suicide victims, experiences with services offered by the church were not helpful in managing their grief (Barnes, 2006).…”
Section: Survivor Divergencessupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The social ineptitude of others after suicide was also described in a Norwegian qualitative study [ 30 ]. Qualitative findings from Britain [ 31 ], Australia [ 22 , 32 ] and African-American communities [ 33 ] further identify stigma as a significant barrier to accessing appropriate support after suicide bereavement. What seems to set suicide bereavement apart from other losses, is that whilst any bereavement is an individualized, contextualized, and multifaceted experience [ 34 ] with support needs proportionate to the severity of grief [ 35 ], suicide carries a particular burden in others’ discomfort and avoidance [ 19 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further research is needed to explore the support needs of ethnic minorities, older adults, and those in lower socio-economic groups. More in-depth work will be required to explore the responses of men [ 49 ] and specific cultural groups to suicide loss [ 33 ]. Until then, the current study points towards the need to develop systems of proactive support, with flagging mechanisms so that offers are repeated.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several studies have examined the impact of suicide on the family in different countries [ 19 23 ]. In Ghana, there is dearth of such studies.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%