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The CYPRESS service is a free and long-term support service for children and young people between the ages of 6 and 18 who have been bereaved by suicide in the Perth metropolitan area.

The CYPRESS service is predominately individual counselling sessions and case management for children and young people, with the caregiver?s involvement when required. The service can include, psychoeducation, peer support and support groups for children and young people.

In addition, the service will:

• Provide community capacity building activities, including: community education & support, networking and resources in collaboration with Anglicare WA?s service Active Response Bereavement Outreach (ARBOR); and
• Manage the CYPRESS website to provide information on CYPRESS, including resources and tools for the community to help themselves or others.

This service will be delivered as part of the Western Australian Suicide Prevention Framework 2021-2025 (Suicide Prevention Framework 2025), which aims to guide suicide prevention activity in Western Australia. The Suicide Prevention Framework 2025 provides a coordinated approach to address suicide prevention activity in Western Australia from 2021 to 2025 under the four streams of Prevention / Early Intervention, Support / Aftercare, Postvention and Aboriginal people. It is intended for use by state and local governments, non-government and private organisations and communities to help identify their role in suicide prevention and guide the investment, development, implementation and evaluation of suicide prevention activities.