Meanings
nounpostvention (plural postventions)
plural postventions
- An intervention conducted after a suicide, largely taking the form of support for the bereaved.
Origin
Blend of post- + intervention, coined by American suicidologist Edwin Shneidman in the 1970s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 事後介入 /事后介入
- 事後介入 /事后介入 (shìhòu jièrù)intervention conducted after a suicide
Dutch postventie
- postventieintervention conducted after a suicide
Finnish postventio, itsemurhan jälkeen omaisille järjestetty kriisituki
- postventiointervention conducted after a suicide
- itsemurhan jälkeen omaisille järjestetty kriisitukiintervention conducted after a suicide
French postvention
- postventionintervention conducted after a suicide
Portuguese posvenção
- posvençãointervention conducted after a suicide
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“postvention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postvention. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postvention,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postvention.
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