Christmas and New Year can be a particularly triggering time for whānau who have lost a loved one to suicide. A free educational programme to help cope with grief after suicide loss coming to Tūrangi may help.
Open to adults 17 and over, WAVES is facilitated by health professionals and educators, some of whom have had their own lived experience of suicide loss.
Suzy Taylor, Allie Te Hiini and Michael Frew will facilitate the first WAVES programme starting on February 11 in Rangipoia Pl, Tūrangi, on Thursday evenings from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
The eight-week programme is free and open to anyone who is bereaved by suicide and feels they may need extra support.