If there’s a suicide of someone the child knows, they definitely will need help with that, and there are several issues that come up. First of all, did the child witness the suicide, or did they just hear about it? If they witnessed it, especially if it involves blood or gore, they’re going to need professional help to get through some of the images. so they don’t have flashbacks and nightmares. If they didn’t witness it, say it was a suicide at school with a child that was in a different grade, or it happened at home, and the children find out about it at school, it’s different. It’s still a shock to the nervous system, when they hear about it. So, you want to ask, when they first heard about it, what their reaction was. What they might have felt, and what they might have thought, what worries they have. And you can begin there by answering their questions, and let them know that it’s tragic, and that it’s really a shame that that person didn’t have someone that they could go to, that they felt safe with, to talk about what was bothering them, and to let them know that you can always come to Mommy or Daddy, or whoever is raising the child that’s safe, and talk about what bothers you inside. Some children, unfortunately, have no one that they can talk to, and to let them know that they can always come to them, so they have a safe place to go.