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How stigmatized loss creates additional isolation during grief

My brother died by suicide last year and I cannot tell people how he died because they get uncomfortable and change the subject and I carry this secret everywhere.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Certain types of death carry social judgment that compounds grief with secrecy, preventing the community support that facilitates healing.

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