The SAFER campaign seeks automatic referral of those bereaved by suicide to the Coroner, who then would seek consent from next of kin to refer to support services. The SAFER Campaign group is made up of people affected by the issue of suicide. In 2016, it launched its report ‘Families Bereaved by Suicide: The Right to Timely and Appropriate Support’ , which recommends changes to the present SD1 process which refers people bereaved by suicide to support.
This briefing aims to:
• Highlight key PHA evaluation findings
• Propose how the SAFER recommendations can address issues raised in the findings
• Provide additional international evidence in support of the SAFER recommendations