Global Grief Network · Education Program

GGN Suicide Prevention: Noticing, Asking, and Connecting After Loss

Learn to notice warning signs, ask directly, listen, and connect someone to help. For grieving people, families, communities, and practitioners.

A Global Grief Network program

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A Welcome from the Global Grief Network

Grief can bring people to very dark places. Sometimes the people we love are hurting more than we know, and sometimes we are the ones hurting. This program is here to help you notice, ask, listen, and connect, so that fewer people face that darkness alone.

The Global Grief Network (GGN) exists so that no one has to grieve alone. Through the GGN app, the Memory Wall, our streaming and broadcasting channels, Grief Talk Magazine, the Grief First Aid course, the GGN Practitioner Directory, and the GGN Educator Directory, we connect grieving people with community, information, and care.

GGN Suicide Prevention is written for grieving people, loss survivors, families, friends, and community members, and for practitioners, who will find a dedicated takeaways module. Every lesson centers hope, help-seeking, and connection.

An important note before you begin. This is an education program. It is not crisis care, clinical treatment, counseling, or a substitute for professional help, and it does not train you to assess or treat suicide risk. If you or someone you love is in crisis in the United States, call or text 988. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. Take breaks as you need them, and reach out if any part of this brings up pain for you.

Modules

Plus: Crisis Resources page and a Final Assessment.

About this program

Program Overview

Program name

GGN Suicide Prevention: Noticing, Asking, and Connecting After Loss. A GGN education program leading to the Global Grief Network Certification.

What this program is

A self-paced course of about 7 hours.
Plain-language education on noticing warning signs, asking directly about suicide, listening, and connecting people to help.
Care and support for people grieving a suicide loss.
Practical takeaways for grief practitioners.

What this program is not

It is not crisis care. In a crisis, call or text 988, or call 911 for immediate danger.
It is not mental health treatment, counseling, or clinical care.
It does not teach suicide risk assessment or diagnosis.
It is not a substitute for professional help.

Who This Program Is For

Grieving people and loss survivors.
Families, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and faith communities.
Grief educators, volunteers, peer supporters, and other practitioners.

There are no prerequisites.

Format and Time

Module	Title	Time
1	Understanding Suicide and Grief	1 hour
2	Warning Signs	1 hour
3	How to Ask Directly and Listen	1 hour
4	Connecting Someone to Help and Safety Planning Basics	1 hour
5	Caring for Yourself After a Suicide Loss	1 hour
6	Making It Easier for Everyone to Reach Out	1 hour
7	Practitioner Takeaways	1 hour

Each module has objectives, lessons, a GGN practice, a fictional story, reflection prompts, and a quiz. A final assessment, a crisis resources page, and the Global Grief Network Certification complete the program.

A note on safety and care

This program follows safe messaging practice. It does not describe methods or include graphic detail, and it never presents suicide as a solution or as inevitable. Stories are fictional. If you need to stop, please do, and come back when you are ready.