Postvention Bereavement Service in Leeds

Leeds has made support for those bereaved by suicide a priority area as part of the Suicide Prevention Action Plan that is part of the wider work captured in the Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Leeds. Leeds currently has no specialist provision for suicide survivors* leading to a patchy response to this vulnerable group. Evidence from elsewhere suggests that a timely and appropriate response to survivors has the potential to prevent prolonged suffering and is cost-effective. *Suicide survivor refers to those who have lost a significant other as a result of death by suicide This tender is to enable the Council to contract with a provider to deliver this new service.