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PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown
Family Answers
411 Walnut St.
Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 435-9651
Survivors of Suicide
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - The 1st and 3rd Monday; 7-8 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Altoona
Altoona Hospital Center for Mental Health Services
620 Howard Ave.
Altoona, PA 16601-4899
Group Name: Support for Those Who Lost a Loved One
Contact Person: Patty Morine
(814) 889-2141
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Tuesday at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Bucks County - (Central--Doylestown Area)
Survivors of Suicide, Inc.
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
2131 Palomino Dr.
Warrington, PA
Contact Person: Nancy Heacock
(215) 545-2242
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Chester County
Survivors of Suicide, Inc.
Paoli Memorial Hospital (Willistown Room)
255 W. Lancaster Ave.
Paoli, PA
Contact Person: Susan Kelleher
(215) 545-2242
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Delaware County
Survivors of Suicide, Inc.
Crozer Chester Hospital, (Room 1)
15th St. and Upland Ave.
Upland, PA
Contact Person: Linda DeFeo.
(215) 545-2242
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Jersey Shore
SOS
St John 's Evangelical Lutheran Church
229.S Broad St
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
Contact person: Cozette Stoltzfus
(570) 753-3821
cms1977@verizon.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - First Thursday of the month, 7pm - 9pm
Serving : Lycoming County. All are welcome.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Langhorne
Frankford Hospital
Bucks County Campus
200 Oxford Valley Road
Langhorne, PA 19047
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Patricia Lufkin
(215) 945-0661
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 4th Tuesday
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Lancaster
St. Peters Lutheran Church
Lititz Pike and Delp Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Kevin Eberle
(717) 394-3541
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Thursday from 7:30-9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Meridian
Survivor of Suicide Support Group
Meridian Presbyterian Church
4150 Highland Avenue
Meridian, PA 16001
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Cindy Byers
(724) 756-2771
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Thursday at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Montgomery County
Survivors of Suicide, Inc.
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr Ave & County Line Rd.
Bryn Mawr, PA
Contact Person: Susan Kelleher
(215) 545-2242
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Montgomery County
Survivors of Suicide, Inc.
Brooke-Glen Behavioral Hospital
7170 Lafayette Ave
Fort Washington, PA
Contact Person: Rodica Mihilas
(215) 545-2242
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Philadelphia County - Center City
Survivors of Suicide, Inc.
3535 Market Street (Room 2037)
Philadelphia, PA
Contact Person: Gail Dohrn
(215) 545-2242
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Philadelphia-Northeast
Frankford Hospital
Torresdale Division
Philadelphia, PA 19114
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Courtney Landman
(267) 914-0508
cpumpkin109@aol.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Pittsburgh
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic
3811 O’Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Susan Wesner
(412) 246-5633
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 8 week group
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Reading
Mental Health Association of Reading and Berks County
122 W. Lancaster Ave, #207
Reading, PA 19607-1874
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Jim Harnish
(610) 775-3000
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - second Wednesday at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Rochester
Mental Health Association of Beaver County
105 Brighton Avenue
Rochester, PA 15074
Group Name: Suicides Other Victims
Contact Person:
(724) 775-4165
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - last Monday at 7 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Scranton
The Advocacy Alliance - A Mental Health Association
823 Jefferson Avenue
Scranton, PA 18510
Group Name: Support Group for Family and Friends Who Have Lost a Loved One to Suicide
Contact Person: Kathy Wallace
Toll Free: 1-877-315-6855
(570) 207-9199
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Monday at 6:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Wilkes Barre
Catholic Social Services
33 E. Northampton St
Wilkes Barre, PA 18701
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Denise Rowinski
(570) 822-7118 ext. 307
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st & 3rd Thursdays from 7-8:15 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Yardley
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
37 Walnut Lane
Yardley, PA 19067
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Bette Coatsworth
(215) 736-1643
(215) 295-1623
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
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RHODE ISLAND
North Kingstown
Beacon Hospice
Post Road
North Kingstown, RI
Covering all of South County
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Christine Lachapelle-Miller
(401) 884-3845
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: Call for upcoming groups and locations
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: We offer groups for adults, teens and children survivors of suicide.
Pawtucket
Lachapelle Funeral Home, Center for Grief & Healing
643 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Christine Lachapelle-Miller
(401) 365-7264
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: Call for upcoming groups
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: We offer groups for adults, teens and children survivors of suicide.
Providence
The Samaritans Of Rhode Island
P.O. Box 9086
Providence, RI 02940
Group Name: Safe Place/Samaritans
Contact Person:
(401) 272-4044
(800) 365-4044 - RI Only
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 4
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1715 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
Group Name: Columbia Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Judy Raphael Kletter
(803) 345-1236
jkletter@bellsouth.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Tuesday each month, 7 to 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Serves Lexington, Richland, Newberry, Sumter, Orangeberg and Florence counties.
Greenville
Mental Health America of Greenville County
429 North Main Street Suite 2
Greenville, SC 29601
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person:
CRISISline 24/7
(864) 271-8888
Michelle Morton
(864) 467-3598
sos@mhagc.org
www.mhagc.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: Open group- 1st Tuesday 7-9 PM, 8 week closed group for teens, adults, and children held at various times of the year, Home visits are also available.
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Serving counties of Greenville, Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens.
Greenwood
Lowell Street UMC
300 Lowell Street
Greenwood, SC 29646
Group Name: Crossroads SOS
Contact Person: Cathy C. Smith
(864) 229-2704
crossroads_sos@yahoo.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Mondays, 6:30 to 7:30 P<
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Hilton Head Island / Bluffton
119 Palmetto Pkwy.
P.O. Box 3827
Bluffton, SC 29910
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Hilton Head Island Chapter
Contact Person: Ms. Renee Woodruff, Bereavement Services Coordinator
(843) 342-8919
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: As requested
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Beaufort and Jasper counties.
North Charleston
211 Hotline
P.O. Box 63305
N. Charleston, SC 29419
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Charlotte Anderson
211
(843) 747-3007
(843) 744-4357
211director@tuw.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Sumter
St. Johns Methodist Church
136 Poinsett Drive
Sumter, SC 29150
Group Name: Sumter Survivors of Suicide (SOS)
Contact Person: Kaye Harmon
(803) 905-5620
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Thursday, 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid City
Front Proch Coalition
401 3rd St., Ste. #4
Rapid City, SD 57701
Contact: Stephanie Schweitzer Dixon
605-348-6692
inquiries@frontporchcoalition.org
Meeting Place:
2920 Sheridan Lake Rd
Meetings/ Month: 4 - Mondays and/or Thursdays from 6-8 PM; Call for details
Leadership Type: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Pennington, Butte, Lawrence, Meade, Custer, Fall River and nearby surrounding regions in the Black Hills of Western South Dakota
Rapid City
First Congregational Church
1200 Clark Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Group Name: Black Hills Area Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Laura Boyd
(605) 721-7720
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Tuesday from 7-9 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Child support group at same time and place.
Rapid City
Group Name: Advocates for Families and Friends After Suicide
Contact Person:
(605) 399-8872
Leadership Type: Peer
Charge: NO
Newsletter: NO
Additional Information: Serves Rapid City area with outreach to survivors of suicide. They also co-sponsor a site for the AFSP National Survivors of Suicide Day Teleconference.
Sioux Falls
HELP!Line Center, Inc.
Non Profit Center
1000 N. West Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Group Name: Surviving After Suicide Education/Support Class
Contact Person: Sandy Parham
(605) 339-4357
sandy@helplinecenter.org
www.helplinecenter.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 9 consecutive Tuesday evenings, 3 times per year (January, April and September) from 7-8:30 PM
Counties Served: Minnehaha and surrounding areas
Charge: NO
Newsletter: YES
Sioux Falls
HELP!Line Center, Inc.
Non Profit Center
1000 N. West Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Group Name: Surviving After Suicide
Contact Person: Sandy Parham
(605) 339-4357
sandy@helplinecenter.org
www.helplinecenter.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Thursday from 7-8:30 PM
Counties Served: Minnehaha and surrounding areas
Charge: NO
Newsletter: YES
Sioux Falls
Friends and Families of Suicides Support Group of SD
1413 E. 5th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Group Name: Friends and Families of Suicides Support Group of SD
Contact Person: Brenda Reeves
(605) 335-4938
brendajreeves@msn.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FFOS-of-SD/
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 3 - 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 2-4 PM and the 1st Thursday from 7-9 PM
Charge: NO
Newsletter: YES
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TENNESSEE
Centerville
Group name: Left Behind By Suicide - LBBS
Baptist Hospital
Senior Care Center - Meeting Room
Centerville, Tennessee
Rosa Newton - 931-729-1943
Denise Powers - 931-944-7230
rosa.newton@baptisthospital.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Charge: No
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Chattanooga
Memorial Hospital
2525 DeSales Ave.
Private Dining Room
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Support Group
Contact Person: Jimmy Powell
(423) 629-6897
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Thursday at 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Chattanooga
Christ Unity Church
105 McBrien Road
Chattanooga, TN 37412
Group Name: Suicide Isn't the End (SITE)
Contact Person: Gloria Hastings
(423) 544-7608
stratcat@comcast.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, 7 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Columbia
Group name: Friends and Family Of Suicide - FFOS
Maury Regional Hospital
Meeting Room Adjacent to the Main Cafeteria
Columbia, Tennessee
Karyl Beal - 931-338-9289
arlynsmom@cs.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Charge: No
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Thursday night of each month, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Johnson City
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Johnson City Medical Center
5th Floor Conference Room
Johnson City, TN 37664
Group Name: Tri-cities Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Dorothy Gregory
(423) 979-7475, option 2
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 4th Monday from 6-8 PM
Knoxville
The Suicide Grievers Support Group
1300 Highvue Drive
Knoxville, TN 37932
Group Name: The Suicide Grievers Support Group
Contact Person: Paula J. Alexander, L.C.S.W., C.G.C.
(865) 671-9631
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m. Call for details.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Year Started: 1996
Maryville
Blount Memorial Hospital Auditorium
907 Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
Group Name: Blount County Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Barbara Lasater
(865) 984-4223
blaster@bmnet.com
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Memphis
Baptist Trinity Center for Good Grief
6141 Walnut Grove Rd.
Memphis, TN 38120
Group Name: Healing Hearts Suicide Grief Support Group
(901) 767-6767
survivorsinms@yahoo.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - Third Thursday of each month 6:30-8:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Nashville
Crisis Intervention Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 40752
Nashville, TN 37204-0752
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Support Groups
Contact Person: Granger Brown
(615) 244-7444
granger.brown@fcsnashville.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 4 - Tuesdays from 7-8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
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TEXAS
Amarillo
Hillside Christian Church
6100 Soncy Road
Amarillo, TX 79119
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide (SOS)
Contact Person: Kris Collins
(806) 457-4993
kris.collins@hilldisewired.com
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 8 weeks closed session, offered 2-4 times per year
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Austin
Austin Survivors of Suicide
St. Davids North Austin Medical Center
1221 Mopac Blvd.
Room 2 C
Austin, TX 78758
www.sos-austin.com for information
sos-austin@live.com
Linda Davis (512) 560-6115
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the Month
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Austin
Survivors of Suicide
Hospice Austin
4107 Spicewood Springs Dr.
Ste. 100
Austin, TX 78759
www.hospiceaustin.org for information
griefsupport@hospiceaustin.org
Doran Levine (512) 342-4700
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 – 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Corpus Christi
Survivors After Suicide
Family Counseling Service
3833 South Staples S-203
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Group Name: SAS
Contact Person: Betty Cloutier
(361) 888-4550
bettysascc@aol.com
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Monday at 6:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Dallas (Fort Worth)
Suicide and Crisis Center
2808 Swiss Avenue
Dallas, TX 75204
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Jenyce Gush
(214) 824-7020
(214) 828-1000
jenyceg@sccenter.org
www.sccenter.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 8 weeks closed sessions, offered up to 10 times per year.
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Info: Services entire North Texas area.
El Paso
Suicide Survivors Support Group
Location: EL Paso MHMR
Intake & Crisis Emergency Services Unit
1600 Montana Ave.
EL Paso, TX 79902
Contact Person & Group Facilitator:
Anette Knopp, LCSW
E-mail: aknopp@epmhmr.org
Phone: 915-887-3410 x11136
Fax: 915-351-4618
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1st Thursday, 5:30-7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Flower Mound
Trinity Presbyterian Church
5500 Morriss Road
Flower Mound, TX 75028
Group Name: TBS - Touched By Suicide
Contact Person: Sue Endsley
(972) 539-0514
admin@tpcfm.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Fort Worth
3136 West 4th Street
vicinity of Camp Bowie and University Streets
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Sharon Walker, DCSW, LCSW
(817) 335-5405
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/ Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Fort Worth
750 West Fifth Street
Downtown Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Group Name: Suicide Survivors: The Healing Journey After Loss
Contact Person: Mackey Brittain
(817) 698-9955
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/ Weekly -8 weeks
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Houston
Crisis Intervention of Houston, Inc.
3015 Richmond Avenue, Suite 120
Houston, TX 77098-3114
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Brenda Fitch
(713) 527-9864
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 3
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Year Started: 1980
Lewisville
Touched by Suicide
Vista Ridge United Methodist Church
2901 Denton Tap Road
Lewisville, TX 75067
Contact Person: Martha Giles
(972) 420-7270
ouvcugmu@aol.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Thursday
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
San Antonio
Survivors of Loved Ones’ Suicides
The Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health
8310 Ewing Halsell Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229
Group Name: S.O.L.O.S.
Contact Person: JoAnn Chavez
(210) 616-0885, ext. 313
solossanantonio@gmail.com
www.solossa.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Waco
Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children
2323 Columbus Avenue
Waco, TX 76701
Group Name: Support Groups for Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Debbie White
(254) 750-5481
Lisa-Anne Powell
(254) 752-9330
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Monday, 5:30 to 7:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
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UTAH
Salt Lake City
Caring Connections
University of Utah College of Nursing
10 South 2000 East Front
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5880
Group Name: Caring Connections
Contact Person: Kathie Supiano, MS, LCSW; Shawna Rees
(801) 585-9522
Leadership Type: PROF
Meetings/Month: 8 week groups, 3 times per year
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: $50 for 8 weeks
St. George
Dixie Regional Medical Center
River Road Campus
1380 Medical Center Drive
St. George, UT
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Loss
Contact Person: Paula Larsen
(435) 652-3890
(435) 669-8136
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: Call for appointment
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
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