This is more than the number of individuals who become survivors of homicides and other traumatic losses. There have always been those left behind after a suicide. Interviewers were surprised to find that family members remained profoundly bereaved many years later and had an intense need to talk about their loss. There are lot of articles but too little research. Long-term studies are few.
Much research involves widows or parents of teens.
Most studies address attitudes towards survivors and show we are viewed less positively than victims of other losses and draw less support. Survivor response to the suicide is the focus of next largest number of studies. Research is needed on the number of survivors, different types of survivors, and how all can best be helped. An analysis of the causes of death among survivors would be of interest. The grief it causes is intense and prolonged.