If you are interested in joining our LOSS Team you can send an email here: mailto:[email protected]
Tulare County embarked on a journey to bring immediate support to those impacted by suicide loss. Frequently, suicide deaths surprise the friends, family, and loved ones who were close to the decedents. The sudden loss leaves them in a daze of shock and mourning, and unprepared for the weeks following the death. The LOSS Team is composed of individuals who have themselves endured the challenges of losing a person to suicide, as well as clinicians and trained community volunteers.
Initially, LOSS Team members work in conjunction with the coroner's office, local mortuaries, organ donation networks, chaplains, and other persons and organizations that are involved in the response continuum following a death. When a possible suicide occurs, the LOSS Team is contacted and provided with any known contact information for loved ones affected by the death. The team attempts to contact those identified and provides information, linkage, and guidance to those in need. The team does not provide therapy or counseling but will help those willing to receive these services find appropriate providers via our Grief & Bereavement Counseling voucher program.
The Suicide Prevention Task Force, working with local first-responder agencies, evaluated the Active Postvention model and allocated resources to establish a team. We continue to work with Dr. Frank Campbell, who created the LOSS Team model, to ensure ongoing effective training, implementation, and functioning of our local effort. To read more about LOSS Teams, please visit the LOSS Team website: https://www.lossteam.com/
If you are interested in learning more about our LOSS Team and how you can get involved, please email us at [email protected] or call us at (559)624-7449.