Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
NEBRASKA
Lincoln
Ray of Hope
3330 M Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Gary and Jennifer Nelson
(402) 477-8610
Delmary Wiltshire
(402) 488-3827
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Donations accepted.
Omaha
S.O.S. Omaha
6114 Franklin St.
Omaha, NE 68104
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Fred Henninger
(402) 558-4616
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Donations appreciated.
Omaha
POST (Parents of Suicides Together)
16326 Underwood Ave
Omaha, NE 68118
Contact Person: Laraine Peck
(402) 496-0309
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings per month - 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
NEVADA
Elko
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital
2001 Errecart Blvd.
First floor classrooms 1 and 2
Elko, NV 89801
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide of Northeast Nevada
Mailing Address:
1239 Mountain View Drive
Elko, NV 89801
Contact Person:
Jan Bassier
(775) 934-6670 (days)
soselko@frontiernet.net
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Monday of the month, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Leadership Type: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Garderville
Partnership of Community Resources offices
1528 Hwy 395, Suite 100
Gardnerville, NV 89410
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Jodi Wass, MA, Licensed School Counselor, MFT Intern
(775) 782-8611
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Thursday, 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Douglas and Carson counties served.
Henderson
Barbara Greenspun Women’s Care Center
100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 330
Henderson, NV 89074
Group Name: Surviving Suicide Loss
Contact Person: Linda Flatt
(702) 451-4338 or (702) 616-4900
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Reno
Crisis Call Center
P.O. Box 8016
Reno, NV 89507
Group Name: Suicide Survivor Support Group
Contact Person: Janett Massolo
(775) 784-8085
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: weekly
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Please call for specific time and dates.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord
NH Hospital Association
125 Airport Rd
Concord, NH 03301
Group Name: Surviving After Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Sue Hill
(603) 435-5365
suehillnh@metrocast.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Thursdays
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Exeter
Seacoast Hospice
10 Hampton Road
Exeter, NH 03833
Group Name: Healing After Suicide for Children and Families
Contact Person: Elaine Wiesman
(603) 778-7391
ewiesman@seacoasthospice.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 6 week closed group, held twice yearly; "Bridges" a children's 10 week group, help spring and fall; ongoing groups as needed.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Hampstead
Parkland Hospital
28 Fieldstone Drive
Derry, NH 03841
Group Name: Coping with a Loved One's Suicide
Contact Person: Dan Wells
(603) 329-5276
dwells5@comcast.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: Varies
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Keene
The Samaritans, Inc.
103 Roxbury Street, Suite 304
Keene, NH 03431
Group Name: Safe Place
Contact Person: Director
(603) 357-5510
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: Closed groups meet for 6 - 8 weeks periodically, plus ongoing groups
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Please call for more information.
Lebanon
Hospice VNH
325 Mt. Support Rd.
Lebanon, NH 03766
Group Name: Upper Valley SOS
Contact Person: Wendy Sichel
(603) 448-5182
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Thursday from 4:30-6 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Manchester
Samaritans of South Central NH
2013 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03104
Group Name: S.O.S.
Contact Person: Richard Paquin
(603) 644-2525
odat2@prodigy.net
www.samaritansnh.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 3-4 closed 8 week groups/year; Open group meets 1st Wednesdays at 7 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Must have minimum 4 people.
NEW JERSEY
Barrington
Survivors of Suicide, Inc
Barrington Municipal Building
229 West Trenton Ave
Barrington NJ 08007
Group Name: South Jersey SOS
Contact Person:
Barbara Gunderson
(856) 307-0331
Gail Dohrn
(215) 545-2242
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Tuesday at 7:00 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Meeting room on 2nd floor; parking in rear of building; serves Camden, Burlington, Gloucester and Salem counties.
Brant Beach
St. Francis Community Center
Brant Beach, NJ
Group Name: Survivor Support Group
Contact Person: Jo and Roger Vennewald
(609) 361-7608
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Thursday, 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Brick
St. Dominic's Church
250 Old Squan Road
Brick, NJ 08724
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Dave Thelen
(732) 899-8483
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Dumont
Vantage Health Care
2 Park Avenue
Dumont, NJ 07628
Group Name: Survivors After Suicide
Contact Person: Michele Weinberg
(201) 818-7133
Mary Ann Becker
(973) 248-1708
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Ewing
Trinity United Methodist Church
1985 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08618
Group Name: Suicide Loss Survivor Support Group
Contact Person:Daniel B. Casselberry, BA, MDiv
(609) 434-0061
dbcassel@concast.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Wednesday, 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes, quarterly
Additional Information: Serves primarily Mercer county, but all survivors are welcome.
Holmdel
Bayshore Community Hospital
727 N Beers St (Conference Room A)
Holmdel, NJ 07733
Group Name: Survivors Support Group
Contact Person: Peggy Farrell
(732) 462-5267
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Lakewood
Kimball Medical Center
619 River Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: James Romer
(732) 886-4475
Leadership Type: PROF
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Tuesday from 7-9 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Madison
Survivors of Suicide
Grace Episcopal Church
Library
4 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Mrs. Jane L. Cole
(973) 786-5178
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 7:30-9 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: The Church is on Rte. 124.
Piscataway
University Behavioral Health Care
671 Hoes Lane, D 201
Piscataway, NJ
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Peggy Farrell
(732) 462-5267
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Monday, 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Serves central NJ.
Somers Point
Heartbreak to Healing
Grace Lutheran Church
11 East Dawes Avenue (Shore Road)
Somers Point, NJ
Group Name: Grief Support Group
Contact Person: Dolores Thomas
(609) 345-3230
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - last Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Serves southern NJ and the counties of Atlantic City, Cape May and Cumberland
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Survivors of Suicide
12010 Dusty Rose Rd., NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Richard Schwoebel
(505) 858-1240
www.sosabq.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter:Yes
Clovis
Group Name: Clovis Suicide Survivors
Contact Person: Audrey Kittrell
(505) 482-3435
Leadership Type: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Call for meeting times
Hobbs
Lea Regional Medical Center
Education classroom in Pavilion
Group Name: Hobbs Suicide Survivors
Contact Person: Jennifer Phillips
(505) 631-4301
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Monday, 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Farmington
San Juan Regional Urgent Care
4820 E. Main Street
Farmington, NM 87401
Group Name: Farmington Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Susan Goar
(505) 327-1419
susangoar@msn.com
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Tuesday at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Las Cruces
Group Name: Las Cruces Suicide Survivors
Contact Person: Mona Medina Wood
(505) 647-4747
Leadership Type: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Call for meeting times
Santa Fe
1222 Siler Road
Kitchen Angels/The Food Depot Offices
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Group Name: Santa Fe Suicide Survivors
Contact Person: Joan Murphy
(505) 670-6788
Janet Schreiber
(505) 690-1698
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6 to 7:30 PM
Leadership Type: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
NEW YORK
Ballston Spa
Capital Region New York
Survivors of Suicide (SOS)
P.O. Box 2143
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Sue Emanuele, Tom O'Clair
(518) 899-0021
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 for adults
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Buffalo
Life Transitions Center, Inc.
150 Bennett Road
Buffalo, NY 14227-1480
Group Name: Suicide Bereavement Support Group
Contact Person: Jen Henry
(716) 836-6460
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1
Charges: No
Newsletter: No
Chester
First Presbyterian Church of Chester
94-96 Main Street
Chester, NY 10918
Gourp Name: Survivors of Suicide Group sponsored by the Patrick M D'Aliso Foundation
Contact Person: Ann Marie D'Aliso
845-325-6448
www.patrickmdalisofoundation.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Tuesdays, 7:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Ulster Counties
Genesee County
Genesee County Mental Health Association
25 Liberty Street, Batavia, NY 14020
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Genesee County Support Group
Contact Person: Kristy or Cindy
(585) 344-2611 (9am-5pm), (585) 813-0072 (after 5pm)
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1st Monday of each month
Charge: None
Newsletter: No
Hartsdale
Surviving Suicide
141 North Central Avenue
Hartsdale, NY 10530
Group Name: SOS Group
Contact Person: John Tiebout
(914) 949-7699, x 505
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: $5 per session
Newsletter: No
Ithaca
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service of Tompkins Co.
124 East Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Support Group Facilitator
(607) 272-1505
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Long Island
Nassau Long Island Survivors of Suicide
125 Minneola Avenue, Ste. 106
Roslyn Heights
Long Island, NY 11577
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Roslyn Marcus
(516) 488-7697
(516) 625-4012
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Sliding scale payments.
Massapequa Park
St. Rose of Lima
Rectory Building Basement
Massapequa Park, NY 11758
Group Name: A Place for Hope Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Ann Marie Maiorana, facilitator
(516) 868-1576
maresmyangel@aol.comLeadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 4th Wednesday of every month
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Meetings held at Bayview Avenue & Merrick Road.
Massapequa Park
Massapequa Park Village Hall
P.O. Box 734
Massapequa Park, NY
Group Name: South Shore Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Al Bach
(516) 799-6833
Lois De Stephano
(631) 661-5407
Ray Aarons
(516) 798-7881
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Monday, 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: New members are asked to arrive at 7:00 the first meeting. Parking in rear; meeting downstairs.
New Hyde Park
Long Island Survivors of Suicide
181-34 Aberdeen Road
Jamaica, NY 11432
Contact Person: Bill or Beverly Feigelman
(718) 380-8205
feigelw@ncc.edu
Meeting Place: Temple Emanuel New Hyde Park
3315 Hillside Ave.
New Hyde Park, NY 11030
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Wednesday, 7:30-9:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Website: www.lisos.org
Serves Nassau and Queens Counties
New York
Greenwich Village Center for Separation and Loss
26 West 9th Street, Suite 7C
New York, NY
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Robert Gangi, Ph.D.
(212) 380-8059
www.GVSL.org
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 4
Charge: Sliding Scale Fee
Newsletter: No
New York
Survivors of a Loved One’s Suicide
350 W. 55th
New York, NY 10019
Group Name: Survivor’s of a Loved One’s Suicide
Contact Person: Jeanette Mason
(212) 246-3117
www.jeanettemason.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Call for meeting location.
New York
Parents Who Lost Children to Suicide
611 Broadway, Suite 415
Contact: Marcia Gelman Resnick
Call (212) 842-1460 prior to attendance
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Thursday at 6:30-8
Leadership Type: P/P
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
New York
The Samaritans of New York
Suicide Prevention Hotline
P.O. Box 1259
Madison Square Station
New York, NY 10159
Group Name: Safe Place
Safe Place Survivor Support Group Information Line
(212) 673-3041
www.samaritansnyc.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: 2 different locations - 1 meeting per month at each location
Oneonta
1st United Methodist Church
66 Chestnut Street
Oneonta, NY 13820
Group Name: Suicide Survivor Group
Contact Name: Janet Ballute, RN, CSW
(607) 433-0037
(607) 865-8255, ext. 18
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: One Meeting on the second Tuesday of each month
Charge: No
Newsltetter: No
Orleans County
Regional Action Phone, Inc.
PO Box 281 Batavia, NY, 14021
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Orleans County Support Group
Contact Person: Holly or Dawn
Holly: (585) 703-2706; Dawn: (585) 698-4857
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2nd Monday of each month
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Patchogue
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Hospice
105 W Main St.
Patchogue, NY 11772-3003
Group Name: Survivor Group
Contact Person: Juliana K. Taglich, CSWR
(631) 687-2960
Ask for on-call nurse after hours
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: Ongoing open group
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call for meeting time.
Phoenix
Compassionate Hearts Support Group - Surviving a Loved One's Suicide
327 County Rt 6, Phoenix, NY 13135
Contact:
Debra Graham at macdag0153@aol.com
Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Meeting Place:
Town of Schroeppel Bldg.
69 Route 57A
Phoenix, NY 13135 (Oswego County)
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peers
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: All welcome
Last Updated: 11/2008
Poughkeepsie
31 Collegeview Ave.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Group Name: Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Lori Weinreich, LCSW
(845) 485-1890
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Roslyn Heights
North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center
480 Old Westbury Road
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Debbie Kassimir or Linda Reilly
(516) 299-5373, x 234
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: Yes/minimum
Newsletter: No
Additional Info: Must be pre-screened - not a drop-in group
Staten Island
Bethany Lutheran Brethren Church
233 Westcott Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10314
Group Name: Survivors After Suicide
Contact Person: Susan Holden
(718) 273-6776
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Tuesday from 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Syracuse
Hope for the Bereaved, Inc.
4500 Onondaga Blvd.
Syracuse, NY 13219
Group Name: Hope for the Bereaved
Contact Person: Therese Scoeneck
(315) 475-9675
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Syracuse
The Healing Circle
Cathy's Corner Cafe
731 James Street LL
Syracuse New York 13203
Meetings per month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Monday, 6:30 PM to 8 PM
Contant Cathy Comer 315-263-1660
or Jeff Lamb 315-480-5732
White Plains
C.A.R.E.S.
New York Hospital-Westchester Div.
21 Bloomindale Rd.
White Plains, NY 10605
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Cynthia Pfeffer, M.D.
(914) 997-5849
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 4
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: 2 groups available - one for ages 5-15 & family and the other for adults who have lost a child to suicide.
Woodbury
Hospice Care Network
Hope & Healing Bereavement Center
99 Sunnyside Blvd.
Woodbury, NY 11797
Suicide Loss Support Group
Meeting Schedule: Tuesday evenings, beginning February 24 through April 14, 2009
Contact Person: Barbara A. McGuire, LMSW or Lisa Vitucci, LMSW
Phone: Barbara A. McGuire, LMSW 516-224-6532 or Lisa Vitucci, LMSW 631-666-6873 X2206
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: Yes
Additional Info: Please call to register!
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
St. Stephens United Methodist Church
6800 Sardis Road
Charlotte, NC 28270
Group Name: H.U.G.S. (Healing & Understanding from Grief of Suicide)
Contact Person: Alice McGinley
(704) 541-9011
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month, 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Serves Mecklenburg and surrounding counties. On-site family visits as needed.
Greensboro
Aftermath Group
Centenary United Methodist Church
Providence Room
2300 W. Friendly Ave.
Greensboro, NC
Group Name: Aftermath Group
Contact Person: Mike Weaver
373-1402
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Monday at 6:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Enter at the Villa Drive side.
Hillsborough
Duke Community Bereavement Services
Unicorn Bereavement Center
1001 Corporate Drive
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Group Name: Lifeline
Contact Person: Linda E. Jordan
(919) 644-6869
jorda032@mc.duke.edu
www.dhcc.dukehealth.org
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: closed groups periodically
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: There is a $20 registration fee.
Iredell County
Group Name: S.O.S. "Survival Over Suicide"
Contact Person: Ron or Pam Puckett
(704) 592-4889
(704) 929-6190
survival_over_suicide@yahoo.com
www.survival-over-suicide.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: Stateswille - 4th Tuesday, 7 PM at Wachovia Bank, 211 E. Broad St., upstairs meeting room
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes, monthly through email or mail
Additional Information: Counties served: Iredell & surrounding. Will meet with individuals as needed.
Raleigh
Hospice of Wake County
1300 St. Mary’s Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Larry Bernstein
(919) 828-0890
www.TriangleSOS.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 4 - Every Thursday at 6:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Salisbury
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
5202 Mooresville Road
Salisbury, NC 28147
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Renee Moore
(704) 857-5193
holygirl7@hotmail.com
Leadership Type:P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - Mondays at 6:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Wake Forrest
Wake Forest S.O.S.
Contact:
Carolyn Zahnow, (919) 368-6286
wakeforestsos@yahoo.com
Meeting Place: Wake Forest United Methodist Church
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: 2nd Thursday / 6:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Carolyn Zahnow
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Franklin & surrounding counties
Wilmington
Touched by Suicide
1602-A N. Lumina Avenue
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Johnnye O. Wyke
(910) 256-3802
Adrian Shepard
(910) 686-2812
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Meetings take place in Wilmington, NC and serve all surrounding counties.
Year Started: 1987
Winston-Salem
Hospice and Palliative Care Center
121 Hospice Lane
Winston-Salem, NC
Group Name: Left Behind: A Group for Friends and Family
Contact Person: Kelley Ryan, MSW, LCSW
(336) 768-3972
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesday
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call before attending.
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck
Mental Health Association of North Dakota
Survivor of Suicide Support Group
1051 East Interstate Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58503
Group Name: Grief After Suicide
Contact Person: Helpline Director
(701) 255-3692
(800) 472-2911
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: NO
Newsletter: YES
Fargo
FirstLINK
P.O. Box 447
Fargo, ND 58107
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Support Group
Contact Person: Director of Hotline Operations
(701) 293-6462
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: NO
Newsletter: YES
Additional Information: A library of suicide grief information is also available.
Fargo
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group
1121 4th Ave. S.
Fargo, ND 58103
Contact: Mary J. Weiler
(701) 219-4110
afspnd@gmail.com
Meetings/Month: 1 - Contact us for more details.
Serves Statewide and Clay County, MN
OHIO
Akron
Survivors
340 S. Broadway
Akron, OH 44308
Group Name: Survivors
Contact Person: Andrea Denton
(330) 762-3500
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Info: Meetings are held at Portage Path Behavioral Health, 340 S. Broadway, Akron, OH 44308.
Batavia
Survivors After Suicide
1088 Wasserman Way
Batavia, OH 45103
Group Name: Survivors After Suicide
Contact Person: Liz
(513) 724-9222
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Monday from 6 to 8 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Southern Ohio.
Suicide Survivor's Support Group
Hospice of Guernsey
9711 East Pike Road
Cambridge, Ohio 43725
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Thursday, 6:30pm
Terri Wooton 740-432-7440
Nancy Laird 740-432-7963
Canton
Crisis Intervention Center of Stark County, Inc.
2421 13th Street, N.W.
Canton, OH 44708
Group Name: Survivors
Contact Person: Carole Vesely, MA, LSW
(330) 452-6000
carolev@cicstark.org
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call for specific days and times.
Cincinnati
Survivors After Suicide
4142 Eddystone Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45251
Group Name: SAS
Contact Person: Betty Scholle
(513) 385-6110
Bob Hasley
(513) 793-7385
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Serving the tri-state area (Ohio, Indiana & Kentucky).
Year Started: 1981
Cleveland Middleburg Heights
Group Name: Middleburg Heights SOS
PO Box 347153
Parma, OH 44134
Contact Person: Maureen Nowak
(440) 237-1359
m3nowak@yahoo.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Meeting place -
Middleburg Heights Community Church
7165 Big Creek Parkway
Middleburg Hts, OH 44130
Columbus
Survivors of Suicide
1301 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43201
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Rick Baumann
(614) 395-0727
nanrick60@wowway.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: Last Sunday of each month, 7 PM- 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Year Started: 1983.
Additional Information: Serves Franklin County and Central Ohio area
Dayton
Suicide Prevention Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 1393
Dayton, OH 45401-1393
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Facilitator
(937) 229-7777
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Delaware
HelpLine of Delaware & Morrow Co., Inc.
11 North Franklin St.
Delaware, OH 43015
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Jessica Hall, Jim Rundle
(740) 369-3316
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Year Started: 1980
Additional Information: Please call for specific date and time.
Findlay
The Ruse Center
145 West Wallace Street
Findlay, OH 45840
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Nancy Stephani or Kristi Elchert
(419) 422-3711
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 4th Thursday at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call before attending.
Lebanon
Countryside Community Church
1436 Deerfield Road (Swisher Room)
Lebanon, OH
Group Name: SAS Warren County
Contact Person: Bobbi
(513) 652-1017
pjwagnergolf@yahoo.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst Community Presbyterian Church
Montage Room
5312 Mayfield Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Nancy Malangoni
(216) 751-2443
Knappo1@aol.com
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Thursdays from 7-8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please contact Nancy by phone prior to first attending the group, if possible.
Marion
Heart of the Cross Church
1415 Marion-Waldo Road
Marion, OH
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Jody Demo-Hodgins
(740) 387-8531
Fran Cornish
(740) 389-4046
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - 4th Tuesday at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Rusells
Survivors of Suicide
P.O.Box 238
Tremont City, OH 45372-0238
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: B. McDaniel Oetting
(937) 788-2696
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: as needed
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
West Chester/Liberty Township/Butler County
Group Name: Companions on a Journey Grief Support, Inc./Survivors After Suicide
Contact: Sheila Munafo-Kanoza (513) 870-9108
Sheila@companionsonajourney.org
Meeting Place: St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish
5720 Hamilton-Mason Road
Hamilton, OH 45011
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Tuesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. in the Hospitality Room (No meeting in August; regular schedule begins September 1, 2009)
Facilitated by: Peer and Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Season of Grief Newsletter
Counties Served: Butler, Warren, Hamilton Counties and open to anyone who has had a loved one die by suicide.
Last Updated: 7/28/09
West Liberty
Survivors of Suicide
Oak Grove Mennonite Church
1525 Mennonite Church Road
West Liberty OH 43357
Contact Person:
Molly Fairchild
Consolidated Care Ine
118 W Maple Ave
Bellefontaine OH 43311
937-599-1975
mfairchild@ccibhp.com
1st Tuesday of every month 7-8:30 PM
West Chester/Liberty Township
Companions on a Journey Grief Support - Surviving After Suicide
St. Maximilain Kolbe Parish
5720 Hamilton Mason Road
Liberty Township, Ohio 45011
Contact: Sheila Munafo-Kanoza
(513) 870-9108
Meetings / Month: 1 - 1st Tuesday from 7-9 p.m.
Leadership Type: Prof.
Westerville
Concord Counseling Center
924 Eastwind Drive
Westerville, OH 43081
Group Name: S.O.S.
Contact Person: Linda DeStefano, R.N., L.P.C.
(614) 882-9338
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Youngstown
Help Hotline Crisis Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 46
Youngstown, OH 44501-0046
Group Name: Survivors Of Suicide
Contact Person: Cathy Grizinski
(330) 747-2696
(800) 427-3606
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
OKLAHOMA
Norman
McFarlin Methodist Church
Room #207
(corner of University Blvd & Apache)
Norman, OK
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Betty Smith
Jerry Guy (adult sibling contact)
(405) 329-4280
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - second Sunday of each month at 2:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Tulsa
Mental Health Association
1870 S. Boulder
Tulsa, OK 74119
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Mark Davis
(918) 585-1213
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 6:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Pre-registration is not required.
OREGON
Corvallis
Group Name: Support After Suicide
Contact Person: Lynn Bain
(541) 760-1875
lynn.bain@linnbenton.edu
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 4 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Eugene/Springfield
Group Name: Suicide Bereavement Support
Contact Person: Darlene Baker
(541) 747-2087
darlene@jenniferbakerfund.org
Website: www.sbsnw.org.
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Wednesday
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Gresham
Suicide Bereavement Support
Gresham, OR
Group Name: Gresham
Contact Person: Virginia Bender
(503) 657-1181
Website: www.sbsnw.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Thursday, 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call first
Medford/Ashland
Group Name: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One
Contact Person: WinterSpring Center for Living with Loss and Grief
(541) 552-0620
info@winterspring.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings: 8-week sessions
Charge: Donation
Newsletter: Yes
Oregon City
Suicide Bereavement Support
19170 S. Southend Road
Oregon City, OR
Group Name: Oregon City
Contact Person: Janis Lamb
(503) 650-2359
General Number: (503) 972-8130
Website: www.sbsnw.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Wednesday
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Portland
The Dougy Center (ages 3-19)
P.O. Box 86852
Portland, OR 97286
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Joan Schweizer Hoff
(503) 775-5683
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: Nn
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Child/Teen Support Group.
Portland
Suicide Bereavement Support
6443 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Suite 200
Portland, OR 97221
Group Name: SBS Group
Contact Person: Leslie Storm
Email: LStorm@ORPartnership.org
Phone: (503) 740-1832
Leadership Type: Prof.
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Mondays, 7:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Suicide Bereavement Support
2116 N. W. 18th
Portland, OR 97212-4609
Group Name: Portland
Contact Person: Claire Woodruff
(503) 236-8444
General Number (503) 972-8130
Website: www.sbsnw.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Monday
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
St. Helens
SOS Columbia County
2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7pm
Best Western
Columbia Breakfast Room
585 S. Columbia Highway
St. Helens, OR
Contact: Diane
(503) 397-7841
thebunk10@aol.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Vancouver
Suicide Bereavement Support
YMCA
3609 Main Street
Vancouver, OR
Group Name: Vancouver
Contact Person: Lin Ortwein
(503) 285-8008
(503) 972-8130 (general number)
Website: www.sbsnw.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 4th Tuesday, 7 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Meets at YWCA.
Additional Suicide Bereavement Support Groups (www.sbsnw.org)
Redmond/Bend
Contact: Shasta (541) 548-4057
The Dalles
Contact: Karen (541) 296-8850
Hood River
Contact number (541) 386-4997
