Isle of Wight woman calls for specialist police support for families bereaved by suicide
A petition is pushing for a change in the law so relatives are given access to family liaison officers
An Isle of Wight woman's joining calls for specialist police support to be given to families bereaved by suicide.
A petition, which has already gained thousands of signatures, is pushing for a change in the law so relatives are given access to family liaison officers.
Cloe Denham's father, Chris Denham, died by suicide.
She said: "Suicide is still deemed to be this inappropriate thing that shouldn't be spoken about.
"So, I think it's really important to have the campaign going to support people.
"I am so lucky to have a big family who are really close, and we were together quite a lot in the first few weeks, by each others' sides.
"But it would've been nice to have a Family Liaison Officer to talk us through the next steps.
"Where we are such a big family, it affected quite a lot of people.
"It was like everyone was trying to pick everyone up, but we needed someone who didn't have an interest in the family.
"We were all low and it would've been nice to have someone on the outside to help."
The campaign and calls for mandatory support from Family Liaison Officers have gone out across the UK with a petition started for Jason's Law.
Family Liaison Officers are specially trained to provide a two-way flow of information between bereaved families and investigation teams.
The Government's set out a plan for improving bereavement care.
If you're in need of help, you can contact the Samaritans through their website or by calling their helpline, 116 123.