Tag: child-loss

Losing a child to suicide represents one of life’s most devastating experiences, violating the natural order where parents expect to die before their children. The grief of outliving your son or daughter is compounded by unanswered questions about what they were experiencing, guilt about not preventing their death, and the permanence of dreams that will never be fulfilled. Parents who’ve lost children to suicide face unique challenges including explaining the death to others, managing relationships with surviving children, and finding ways to continue living when your child could not. This specialized grief requires tremendous compassion, support, and time.