Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
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Montana
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Inc.
4837 Revere Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Catherine C. Hill, LPC
(225) 924-1431 (Business Line)
Crisis line 24 hours: (225) 924-3900
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: Weekly
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Please call the business line for an intake assessment.
Benton/Bossier/Shreveport
Group Name: In Memory of Daniel
Contact Person: Sarannette Frontaura-Duck, MA, LPC
(318) 518-7239
SaraDuck@suddenlink.net
Leadership Type: P/P
Meeting Place: Interactional Services, Inc.,
707 Southfield Road
Shreveport, LA 71106
Meetings/ Month: 1 - 4th Saturday, 10 am to 12 noon * * Please call, sometimes meeting dates change.
Leadership Type: P/P
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Arklatex Region
Lafayette
St. Edmonds Church
4131 W. Congress
Lafayette, LA 70506
Group Name: Coping With a Loved Ones Suicide
Contact Person: Yvette Frazier
(337) 261-5578
ybfrazier@cox.net
devoted.to/them
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 6:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Mandeville
Lakeview Regional Medical Hospital
95 E. Fairway Dr.
Covington, LA 70433
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Virginia Blanke
(985) 626-7012
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30 - 8 PM
Charge: No
Monroe
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
3706 Bon Aire Drive
Monroe, LA 71203
Group Name: Heartbeat Monroe after suicide support
Contact Person: Teddi McGehee
(318) 345-0785
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Thursday, 6:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Info: All surrounding areas welcome.
New Orleans
VIA LINK
1040 Calhoun Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Shari Sinwelski
(504) 895-5575
ssinwelski@vialink.org
Margaret Redwine
(504) 895-5585
mredwine@vialink.org
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month:
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Call for information
New Orleans
Suicide Survivor Support Group
406 Audubon Trace
New Orleans, LA 70121-1567
Group Name: Coping With Suicide
Contact Person: Roma Gibson-King
(504) 834-1354
romagib@gmail.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Tuesday, 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Year Started: 1983
New Orleans
The Crisis Institute
1661 Canal Street, Suite 3118
New Orleans. LA 70112
Groups Name: Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: G B Merrick or L. LeBan
(504) 442-8355
gbmerrick1@aol.com
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
MAINE
Belfast
Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County
P.O. Box 772
Belfast, ME 04915
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact Person:
(207) 930-2677
hospice@wcgh.org
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: organized as needed
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Please call for specific dates.
Harpswell
SOS
Elijah Kellogg Congregational Church
917 Harpswell Neck Rd.
Harspwell, ME
Contact Person: Amber Skinner
(207) 833-6386
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 1 - First Thursday at 5:30 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Portland
Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall Street
Portland, ME 04102
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Group
Contact Person: Connie Korda, MS, LCPC
(207) 662-4226
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Monday, 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Rockland
Suicide Bereavement Support Group
207-593-9355 for details.
Waterville
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area
304 Main Street
P.O. Box 200
Waterville, ME 04901
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Jan Osborn, Director of Bereavement Services
(207) 873-3615
hospiceinfo@hvwa.org
www.hvwa.org
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: please call
Charge: NO
Newsletter: YES
MARYLAND
Annapolis
The Life Center at the Hospice of the Chesapeake
445 Defense Highway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Contact: Sarah Montgomery, LCSW-C, or
Susan Coale, LCSW-C
410-987-2129
scoale@hospicechesapeake.org
smontgomery@hospicechesapeake.org
Charge: $25 per session
Meetings/Month: 1
Please call for details.
Baltimore
Church of the Redeemer
5603 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210
Group Name: Baltimore Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Debra Mitchell
(410)322-2000
mitchcon@comcast.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
www.redeemeronline.com/sos
Baltimore
Rita Project Inc. (non-profit 501c3)
Open Art Studios for Survivors of Suicide
Location: American Visionary Art Museum
Jim Rouse Visionary Art Center
800 Key Highway
Contact Person: Julia Anderson
julia@ritaproject.org
Email info@ritaproject to register
Leadership Type: Certified art therapist
Weekly Sundays: 1-3 PM; Check schedule for exact dates
Charge: $10 donation for 2 hour studio
Newsletter: No
www.ritaproject.org
1 of 3 national studios; NYC, Baltimore, LA
Year Started: 2007
Bethesda
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Support Group
10100 Old Georgetown Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20814
Group Name: Yellow Ribbon Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Mary McCausland/ Debbie Scott
(301) 530-4761
YellowRibbonMary@aol.com
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: please call
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Gaithersburg
Hospice Caring
707 Conservation Lane, Suite 100
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Group Name: Coping with a Suicide Loss
Contact Person: Ellen Cleaves
(301) 990-0854
(301) 869-4673
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Mondays from 7-8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Frederick
Frederick County Hotline
263 W. Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Suzi Borg
(301) 663-0011
sborg@fcmha.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Landover
Prince George's County Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Circle of Love
230 Woodvale Lane
Mitchellville, MD 20721
Contact: William and Naomi Powell
(240) 460-1452
(301) 249-3836
SuicideSupportGroup@gmail.com
Meeting Place: First Baptist Church of Highland Park
6801 Sheriff Road
Landover, MD 20785
Meeting Day and Time: 2nd Monday of each month/ 7:00 - 8:30
Facilitators: Peer
Counties Served: Prince George's and surrounding areas
Lutherville
SEASONS
1701 Allen Court
Bel Air, MD 21015-4923
Meetings held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
1609 Kurtz Avenue
Lutherville, MD 21093
Group Name: Suicide Bereavement
Contact Person: Dorothy and Jack Schanberger
(410) 803-2098
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Tuesday
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Meetings in Lutherville, MD.
Year Started: 1982
Severna Park
SOS Support Group
Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church
611 Baltimore/Annapolis Blvd.
Severna Park, MD 21146
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Nancy Lincoln-Reynolds
(410) 647-2550
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Tuesday from 7:30-9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: serves the greater Annapolis/Baltimore area.
Year Started: 1999
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
After Suicide Program
41 Concord Square
Boston, MA 02118
Group Name: After Suicide
Contact Person: Dorothy Koerner, LICSW
(617) 738-7668
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 12 week group
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Boston
The South Boston Safeplace Group
141 Tremont Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Contact person: Kim Kates
kkates@samaritanshope.org
617-536-2460 x2237
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 7pm to 9pm.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
South Boston
The South Boston SafePlace Group
The South Boston Boys and Girls Club
230 West 6th Street
South Boston, MA
Kim Kates
kkates@samaritanshope.org
(617)536-2460, ext. 2237
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Monday, 7-9 p.m.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Cambridge
Focus Counseling & Consult. Inc.
186-1/2 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Group Name: After Suicide
Contact Person: Mimi Elmer, LICSW
(617) 876-4488 ext. 52
Leadership Type: PROF
Meetings/Month: 12 week group
Charge: YES
Newsletter: NO
East Longmeadow
Forastiere Family Funeral Home
220 North Main St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Mary Pat McMahon
(413) 734-9139
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Mondays at 7 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Framingham
The Samaritans
Plymouth Church
87 Edgell Road
Framingham, MA 01701
Group Name: The Framingham SafePlace Group
Contact Person: Kim Kates (617) 536-2460
safeplace@samaritanshope.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Medford
The Samaritans
Grace Episcopal Church
160 High Street, Second Floor
Medford, MA
Group Name: Medford SafePlace Group
Contact Person:Kim Kates
(617) 536-2460
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
North Andover
The Samaritans of Merrimack Valley
St. Michael's Church
196 Main Street
North Andover, MA 01845
Group Name: Safe Place
Contact Person: Debbie Helms
(978) 688-0030
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Osterville
Survivors of Suicide
901 Main Street
Osterville, MA 02655
Group Name: In Memory Still
Contact Person: Robert Fournier, Ph.D.
(508) 477-1676
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: varies
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Pittsfield
The Brien Center
10 Wendell Ave. Extension
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Group Name: Suicide Loss Support Group
Contact Person: Peggy Morse
(413) 441-6316 or 298-0199
peggyf@verizon.net
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: open ongoing/1st Tuesday of each month
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call for details.
Quincy
The Samaritans
Quincy Medical Center
114 Whitwell Street
Quincy, MA
Group Name: The Shore SafePlace Group
Contact Person: Kim Kates
(617) 536-2460
safeplace@samaritanshope.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Sherborn
The Family Loss Project
26 Curve Street
Sherborn, MA 01770
Group Name: Suicide Grief Support Group
Contact Person: John R. Jordan, Ph.D. (Director)
(508) 653-1609
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call for meeting times and dates.
Westport
Samaritans of Fall River/New Bedford
627 State Road
Westport, MA 02790
Group Name: Safe Place Self-Help Support Group
Contact Person: Del Ferus
(508) 673-5160
(866) 508-4357 (in-state only)
samfrnb@aol.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Worchester
The Worcester SafePlace Group
The Bridge
4 Mann Street
Worcester, MA
Kim Kates
kkates@samaritanshope.org
(617)536-2460, ext. 2237
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 7-9 p.m.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
MICHIGAN
Benton Harbor
Touched by Suicide
Samaritan Center
1850 Colfax
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Group Name: Touched by Suicide
Contact Person: Lou Burdick
(269) 926-6199
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Monday at 5 pm
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Birmingham
Those Touched by Suicide
1775 Melton
Birmingham, MI 48009
Group Name: Those Touched by Suicide
Contact Person: Father Sylvester Taube
(248) 642-1148
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 4th Wednesday at 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Bloomfield Hills
Common Ground
1410 S. Telegraph
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide (SOS)
Contact Person: Shawn Force
(248) 451-2611
sforce@commongroundsanctuary.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Monday, 7-9:00 PM; also host 8-week closed sessions throughout the year.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please contact Shawn to reserve your spot. You may also contact our Crisis Line at (800) 231-1127.
Cadillac
North Central Community M.H.
527 Cobbs
Cadillac, MI 49601
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Melissa Sjogren
(616) 775-3463
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Chesterfield Township
Macomb County Crisis Center
46360 Gratiot Avenue
Chesterfield Township, MI 48051
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Jean Larch
(586) 307-9100
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Bi-yearly closed educational workshops also available.
Dearborn
Hope Lutheran Church
3640 Madison
Dearborn, MI 48124
Group Name: Grief After Suicide
Contact Person: Elaine Lamparski
(313) 561-1500
info@howe-peterson.com
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 7 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Hope Lutheran Church is east of Telegraph between Michigan and Vanborn.
Detroit
Survivors of Suicide
220 Bagley, Suite 626
Detroit, MI 48226
Contact Person: Mike Mitchell
(313) 224-7000
Leadership: P/P
Meetings/Month: 4
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Flint
Catholic Social Services
901 Chippewa Street
Flint, MI 48503
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Laurie Powell
(810) 232-9950
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st & 3rd Thursdays from 6-7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Grand Rapids
West Michigan Survivors of Suicide
Grand Rapids, MI
Group Name: Grand Rapids
Jim Sailors
(616) 957-3466
www.angelfire.com/mi2/westmisos
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Thursday from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Year Started: 1981
Holland
West Michigan Survivors of Suicide
270 Hoover Blvd.
Holland, MI 49423
Group Name: Holland
Contact Person: Mary Knapper, BSW
(616) 396-2972 ext. 5542
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Thursday of each month, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Howell
Surviving After Suicide
Livingston Community Hospice
620 Byron Rd., Community Room
Howell, MI 48843
Group Name: Surviving After Suicide
Contact Person: Patrice Starkweather, MSW
(517) 540-9037
Amy Burton, MSW
(517) 552-7152
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Ironwood
Survivors of Suicide
P.O. Box 117
Ironwood, MI 49938
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Pat Gallinagh
(906) 932-5718
Anne Tyson
(715) 587-1840
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: Every other month or as scheduled.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Iron Mountain
Survivors of Suicide Support Group (SOS)
Dickinson Memorial Hospital
1721 South Stephenson Ave.
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
Group Name: Dickinson County Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Kay Dill
(906) 774-7311
dcsos@sbcglobal.net
Leadership type: Survivor
Meetings: Every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30 pm
Meeting Place Dickinson Memorial Hospital Chapel, first floor
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Website: www.myspace.com/dcsos
Kalamazoo
Gryphon Place
1104 South Westnedge
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Judy Whitehurst, LCSW
(616) 381-4357
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - last Thursday of each month
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call before attending
Lansing
Child & Family Services, Capital Area
4287 Five Oaks Drive
Lansing, MI 48911
Group Name: Capital Area SOS Group
Contact Person: Kathy Davis
(517) 882-3506
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call for more information.
Mt. Pleasant
Hospice of Central Michigan
Central Michigan Community Hospital
1221 South Drive
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Group Name: Support After the Death by Suicide
Contact Person: Lisa Bollman
(989) 773-6137
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Muskegon
West Michigan Survivors of Suicide
Calvin Christian Reformed Church
973 W. Norton Avenue
Muskegon, MI 49441
Group Name: Muskegon, meets every 3rd Tuesday from 7 - 8:30 PM
Contact Person: Bryan Grover, Joan Grover
(231) 766-0064
mylz2ryd@comcast.net
www.angelfire.com/mi2/westmisos
Meetings/Month: 3rd Tuesday from 7 - 8:30 PM
Leadership Type: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Saginaw
Saginaw Survivors of Suicide
Child and Family Services
2806 Davenport
Saginaw, MI 48602
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Barb Smith
(989) 781-5260
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1sr and 3rd Thursday, 7 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Traverse City
Michael’s Place
1055 Carriage Hill Dr.-Ste. 4A
Traverse City, MI 49686
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact: Nancy Elmore, Program Coordinator
(231) 947-6453
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings: Every Monday 6-8pm excluding school holidays
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional information: Support groups meet at Immaculate Conception School. Dinner is provided at no cost. Separate groups are available for children, teens and adults. Contact Nancy Elmore, program coordinator to meet & learn more about the program before attending first meeting.
Waterford
Suicide Survivors Support Group
Central United Methodist Church
3882 Highland Road
Waterford, MI 48328
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Support Group
Contact Person: Kathy Garwood
(248) 673-1213
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 7 - 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
MINNESOTA
Bemidji
Survivor Support Group
North Country Regional Hospital
Bemidji, Minnesota
Contact Persons: Marcy LaCroix
(218) 333-3953
Stephanie Downey
(218) 751-4332
Meetings/Month: 1 - Second Tuesday, 6:30 PM
Burnsville
Mary Mother of the Church
3333 Cliff Road
Burnsville, MN
Group Name: Support Group for those Who have lost Loved Ones by suicide
Contact Person: Toni Wetzel
(952) 890-0122
Shirley Plelant
(952) 894-4093
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Coon Rapids
Suicide Grief Support Group
Mercy Hospital
4050 Coon Rapids Blvd.
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Contact Person: Jackie Sandusky, LSW
(763) 506-7024
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 4 - Every Monday 7-9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Info: Meets in lower level of Mercy Health Care Center next door to Mercy Hospital
Year Started: 1979
Duluth
St. Mary’s/Duluth Grief Support Center
407 East Third Street
Duluth, MN 55805
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Support Group
Contact Person: Ben Wolfe
(218) 786-4402
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Monday from 7:30-9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Meets at St. Mary’s Medical Center, 3rd Floor Oncology Room.
Elk River
Elk River High School
900 School Street, Room 140H
Elk River, MN
Group Name: Suicide Survivor Grief Support Group
Contact Person: Mark and Linda Steinberg
(763) 786-2112
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Golden Valley
West Metro Suicide Survivors Grief Group
Calvary Lutheran Church
7520 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, MN 55427
Group Name: West Metro Suicide Survivors Grief Group
Contact Person:
Bev Chipman
(763) 323-3178
Mary Sodergren
(763) 682-2720
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Mankato
Immanuel-St. Joseph’s Hospital
325 Garden Boulevard
Mankato, MN 56001
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Marlene Buker
(507) 388-5313
(800) 527-2922
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Minneapolis
Suicide Survivors Grief Group
Lutheran Church of Christ the Redeemer
5440 Penn Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Grief Group
Contact Person: JoAnne Dunstan or Larry Turner
JoAnne at (952) 944-2478; Larry at (612) 922-5830
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 7-8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Facilitator - Faye Bland
Year Started: 1974
Men’s Saturday Breakfast Group
Pearson’s Edina Restaurant
3808 W. 50th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55410
Group Name: Men’s Saturday Breakfast Group
Contact Person: Larry Turner
(612) 922-5830
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Saturday at 8:30 AM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Owatonna
S.O.S. (Survivors of Suicide)
Owatonna Public Library - 3rd Floor
Contact Person: Connie Scott
(507) 456-3073
Meetings / Month: 1 - 1st Monday, 6:45 pm.
Leadership Type: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Rochester
Evangel United Methodist Church
2645 North Broadway, Rm 221
Rochester, MN 55906
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person:
Karen Byer
(507) 288-5605
Paula Graskamp
(507) 272-8144
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Thursday at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Spicer
Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church
6680 153rd Ave. NE
Spicer, MN 56288
(320) 796-5664
Group Name: Heartbeat
Contact: Pam Talyor
(320) 354-4768
Janae Rambow
(320) 354-5182
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Tuesday, 7-8:30 PM
St. Paul
Bradshaw Grief Resource Center
www.bradshawfuneral.com
1078 Rice Street
Saint Paul, MN 55117
Ph 651-222-8597 Fax 651-222-8432
Grief Counselor: Tony Del Percio tony.delpercio@bradshawfuneral.com
1. SOS Group (Survivors of Suicide): meets at Bradshaw Funeral Home (4600 Greenhaven Drive, White Bear, MN 55127) the 1st Thursday of each month at 7:00PM.
2. Open Grief Group (Discussion Group): meets at Bradshaw Funeral Home the 1st Tuesday of each month from 5:30PM to 7:00PM.
3. Out to Lunch (Informal Grief Group): meets at Denny's (27th & Lake St in Minneapolis) the 1st Monday of each month at 1:00PM.
St. Paul
The Center for Grief, Loss, & Transition
1133 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
Group Name: Suicide Survivors' Group
Contact Person: Karen Heegaard
(651) 641-0177
Leadership Type: Prof
cg@griefloss.org
Meetings/Month:
Charge: $70
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: This is a therapy group. Please call for an intake session prior to starting the group.
St. Paul, MN
Survivor Resources
c/o St. Paul Police Department
367 Grove Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Support Group
Contact Person: Margaret McAbee - 651-266-5674
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 4 Every Monday 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
St. Paul
Twin Cities Friends Meeting
1725 Grand Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104
Group Name: Friends and Families of Suicide
Contact Person: Tracy Toner
(651) 642-1313
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Monday at 7 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
White Bear Lake
"SOS - Survivors of Suicide"
Bradshaw Celebration of Life Center
4600 Greenhaven Drive
White Bear Lake, MN 55127
Contact Person: Tony DelPercio
tony.delpercio@bradshawfuneral.com
(651)407.8300
Leadership: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Meetings/Month: 1 - 7 PM the first Thursday.
MISSISSIPPI
Hattiesburg
Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention
Group Name: Suicide Survivor Support Group
Contact Person:
Mitzi Crawford Spears
(601) 261-9918
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - 4th Tuesday, 6 to 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call for meeting times and place.
Madison (Jackson Metro Area)
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact Person:
Renee Sappington
(601) 956-4767, rensappi@aol.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2nd Monday of each month, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call for meeting times and place.
Southaven
Southaven Library (M.R. Davis Public Library)
8554 Northwest Drive
Southaven, MS 38671
Group Name: Healing Hearts Suicide Grief Support Group
(901) 870-2234
survivorsinms@yahoo.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1st Tuesday; 6:30-8:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
MISSOURI
Cape Giradeau
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
8 Terrapin Road
Cape Giradeau, MO 63701
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Deborah Oliver, RN, NCC, LPC
(573) 334-6508
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 4 week group
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: 1:1 counseling available
Independence
Independence Regional Hospital
1509 West Truman Road, Class Room C
Independence, MO
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Robin Minzes
(816) 373-8479
Minzes@sbcglobal.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1st Tuesday of every month, 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
St. Louis
Prince Hall Family Support Center
4411 North Newstead
St. Louis, MO 63115
Group Name: US (Unmasking Suicide)
Contact Person: Donna M. Scott
1-877-600-1028
unmasking@ureach.com
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 3rd Thursday each month from 6:30 - 8 PM (Beginning Nov. 18, 2004)
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Mailing Address:
US (Unmasking Suicide)
11220 West Florissant, #283
Florissant, MO 63033
St. Louis
Helping Hands Circle
970 Executive Parkway
St. Louis, MO 63141
Contact: Robin Harris
636-236-6644
Cost: $80 for an 8-week session
Leadership Type: Prof.
Springfield
NAMI Survivors of Suicide Support Group
(417) 864-7119
1701 South Campbell
Springfield, MO 65810
Life Crisis Services, Inc.
2650 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Nancy Collins, LCSW
(314) 647-3100 (business office)
(314) 647-4357 (crisis line)
nrc@providentstl.org
www.lifecrisis.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: Weekly Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Raymore
Pathways Suicide Grief Support Group
407 Laurus Drive
Raymore, Missouri
Contact: Barb Kuchta
(816) 318-4430
Meetings / month: 1 - third Tuesday, 6.30 PM
MONTANA
Bozeman
Bozeman Deaconess Hospital
915 Highland Blvd
Bozeman, MT 59715
Group Name: Suicide Loss/Saving Lives
Contact Person: Ken Mottram
(406) 570-8353
ken.mottram@gmail.com
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Thursday, 7 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Meetings take place in the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital Education Room.
Kalispell
SOLAS (Surviving our loss after suicide)
The Summit Community Center for Health Promotion and Fitness
P.O. Box 2363
Kalispell, MT 59903
Group Name: SOLAS
Contact Person: Lindy Faber
(406) 212-6380
www.suicide-montana.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Monday, 7 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: YES
Additional Information: Serves Flathead and lake Counties
Missoula
HOPE
A New Song Resource Center
1621 South Ave
W. Missoula, MT 59801
Group Name: H.O.P.E.
Contact Person: Pat Kendall
(406) 543-2890
www.anewsong.org
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: group meets periodically throughout year
Charge: NO
Newsletter: YES
Additional Information: One-to-one peer support provided.
