Grief, Faith and Community: Supporting African Diaspora Families after Losing a Loved One to Suicide
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Mrs Gifty MarkeyRegistered Mental Health Nurse / Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Mental Health
About this webinar
This webinar will explore the emotional, cultural, spiritual and social impact of suicide bereavement on African diaspora families and communities.
It will provide a compassionate, culturally sensitive space to discuss grief, faith, stigma and the challenges families may face following a suicide loss.
Learning objectives
- Understand the impact of suicide bereavement.
- Explore the role of faith and culture in grief.
- Strengthen compassionate and culturally responsive support.
About the speaker
Mrs Gifty Markey, RMN, MSc, is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and Director at Large UK of the Ghanaian Diaspora Nursing Alliance. She is Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity at North Bristol NHS Trust.
She is Joint Chair of NHS England's CNO and CMO BME Strategic Advisory Group and a Florence Nightingale Foundation Senior Scholar, with over 23 years' NHS experience across five organisations.
Registration details
- Date
- Tuesday, 17 November 2026
- Time
- 7PM UTC, 2PM EST, 7PM GMT, 10PM EAT
- Duration
- 60 mins
- CPD points
- 1
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