Introduction:
Military and emergency services personnel often experience repeated traumatic events which can lead to higher rates of suicidal ideation, attempts, and completions than the general Australian public. As such, there has been an influx of research focusing on suicide prevention and intervention within military and emergency communities over the last ten years. However, while it is widely acknowledged that postvention is often an act of prevention or intervention, there is a critical lack of research conducted in the postvention space for these communities. As such, in 2022 a program of study underpinned by a lived experience advisory committee was begun to develop a national framework & resource suite for supporting bereaved military and emergency services personnel and their families after a service personnel member dies by suicide.

Methods:
This presentation includes four studies: an environmental scan of postvention after suicide research focusing on veterans, first responders and their families; two qualitative systematic reviews and meta-syntheses of the experiences and perceptions of bereaved family members and peers of emergency service first responders and military personnel who have died by suicide; and a service provider gap analysis identifying current pool of service providers offering post-suicide grief & bereavement services suitable for defence and emergency services and their families

Conclusion:
The combined results of these studies highlight a lack of coordinated policy, research, and health service provisions for families and co-workers of service personnel who die by suicide both internationally and within Australian contexts. These foundational studies will be used to inform a mixed-methods multi-stage examination to address gaps in policy, clinical practice & service delivery, and research, informed by lived experience, with translational outputs and tangible, achievable recommendations on a national level.