Alinéa suicide postvention program: a codesigned early proactive intervention for survivors.

BACKGROUND

Bereavement following suicide is a risk factor for major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal behavior, the emergence of bipolar disorders and prolonged mourning. The scientific literature agrees on the need to deploy support services tailored to the specificities of post-suicide bereavement. Alinéa responds to these specificities with an early and proactive individual postvention program.

METHOD: This article presents the process of co-designing Alinéa by involving participants who have been exposed to suicide either through the loss of a loved one or in the course of their work. This co-design led to the creation of a collaborative system for early, proactive professional intervention. The Alinéa program, design intervention objectives and protocol, are presented in this article.

DISCUSSION: The Alinéa system is committed to research and is developing different types of research: evaluative research, fundamental research and action research.