Five Things about suicide.

Five Things is a collection of the five things our collaborators want you to know about life, death and everything in between. Over the next few months, we’ll be covering illness, dying, death, funerals, grief, heartache, adversity and many other topics.

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Five Things I’ve learned over the four years since my cousin, Jen, died by suicide, by Isabelle Farah.

Isabelle’s cousin died by suicide in January 2017.

Five Things I've learned after losing my dad to suicide, by Kelly.

Kelly’s dad died by suicide in September 2020.

Five Things I learned after my mother died by suicide, by Penny Wincer.

Penny’s mother died by suicide when Penny was 22. February 2020 will mark 20 years since her death.

Five Things I've learnt from experiencing sudden and unexpected bereavements, by Joanna Wolfarth.

Joanna has experienced sudden and unexpected bereavements several times. She believes her life has fundamentally changed as a result.

Five Things I’ve learnt about grief, by Merryn Gott.

Merryn became interested in palliative and end of life care when working as a volunteer with children affected and infected with HIV/AIDS as a teenager. Over the past 25 years she has been gifted many stories of dying and grieving by her research participants, as well as having experienced her own bereavements.

Five Things I've learned about death from working with refugee children, by Nuri McBride.

Nuri McBride worked in international humanitarian aid for fifteen years specialising in survivors of torture, refugee children, and the resettlement of unaccompanied minors. She has worked in-country in Kenya, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Thailand, as well as in resettlement in the United States.

Five Things no one tells you about losing a loved one to suicide, by Chloe Laws.

May 2019 marks a decade since Chloe Laws’ stepdad died by suicide. Chloe is the founder and co-editor of the feminist platform FGRLS CLUB, which creates and champions content that aims to break taboos and open up conversations.

Five Things I've learnt about grief, by Charlotte Underwood.

Charlotte Underwood was 18 when her father, Stephen Fox, died by suicide. She’s an author, mental health campaigner and suicide survivor.

Five Things I wish someone had told me after my brother died by suicide, by Rose Heiney.

Rose Heiney’s brother, Nicholas, died by suicide at the age of 23. She’s a playwright, novelist and a screenwriter for film and TV.