PIPS Newry and Mourne Delivers our first Lifeguard Training in 3 Ways Community Centre

PIPS Lifeguard Training Program The first completed PIPS community lifeguard Training (OCN accredited) took place in 3 Ways Community Centre , High Street, Newry on the 16th & 23rd February 2008. It was very well attended with 35 participants who all felt it was a very positive experience. To view more details of the Lifeguard training see the lifeguard training page To find out more about Lifeguard Training goto the PIPS Training Website

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR THOSE BEREAVED THROUGH SUICIDE OR OTHER SUDDEN DEATH

The loss of someone you have been close to from any cause brings about intense grief and mourning. But the responses and emotions experienced by the bereaved following a suicide can differ from those felt after other types of death. The fact that a loved one's death appeared to involve an element of choice raises painful questions which deaths from natural or accident causes do not. Bereavement by suicide is prolonged. Research suggests that the shock, social isolation and guilt are often greater than for other causes of death. The grieving process is characterised by agonising questioning and a search for some expanation for what has happened. Some people bereaved in this way feel a strong sense of abandonment and rejection. Whilst some of the special aspects of bereavement by suicide are described below, not all will be relevant to your own experience of grief.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Launch of the Help Card (Click to Download Helpcard) or email: info@pipsnewryandmourne.org In recent years there has been much publicity around suicide most often with regard to major cities like Belfast or Dublin. But suicide is an issue relevant to all areas. It is a social phenomenon that impacts on all communities and knows no boundaries of politics, religion, culture or class. It is a major public health issue but it is preventable <<Read More>