For every unexpected death, an estimated four to six people will experience severe grief.

The Integrated Grief Program (Victoria) is a free service provided by Griefline to support individuals referred by Victoria Police who are affected by sudden death. This includes at-home incidents such as heart attacks, strokes and sepsis; or incidents such as drowning and drug overdoses

The service offers 6 sessions of compassionate, professional support to help process their grief or trauma and better understand and manage their emotional journey.

Their compassionate telephone support counsellors can connect help-seekers through online community and forums and provide psychoeducation tools and resources, wellbeing practices and coping strategies on their website.