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Support for Survivors of Suicide Loss is a free guide for anyone who has experienced the loss of someone to suicide. The guide provides resources to help survivors navigate grief as well as information about community and counseling supports to aid in healing.
- Georgia SOS Groups
These are the groups that are specifically SOS Groups and...
- Support for Survivors of Suicide Loss
In Georgia, there are support groups designed specifically...
- Georgia SOS Groups
These are the groups that are specifically SOS Groups and support survivors of suicide and sometimes-general bereavement as well. There are many other groups in our state that are for general bereavement.
- Dear Friend,
- Warmly,
- ~ Jeffery Jackson, A Handbook for Survivors of Suicide
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Children, Teens and Suicide Loss
- Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Support Groups
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
- American Association of Suicidology
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
- Clinicians as Survivors
- Alliance of Hope
- TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors)
- AFSP Georgia, Healing Conversations
- The Link Counseling Center
- Suicide Prevention Action Network – Georgia (SPAN-GA)
- Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL)
- 1.800.715.4225 (GCAL)
- Community Service Board (CSB)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Suicide Bereavement Trained Clinician
- Complicated Grief Therapy
- Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
We want to express our sincere condolences on the loss of your loved one. Survivors of suicide, such as yourself, often feel grief, among other complex feelings, and they may find it difficult to navigate the grieving process due to the unique circumstances of their loss. We want you to know you are not alone. While this experience of losing your l...
Jill Mays Donna Dent Rachael Holloman Erin Conaway Shevon Jones Justin Powlison The Georgia DBHDD Office of Behavioral Health Prevention and Federal Grants dbhdd.ga.gov “Someone you love has ended their own life -and yours is forever changed.”
Written by Jeffery Jackson, a survivor of suicide, the SOS Handbook walks survivors through the healing process after a loss. The guide explores tough topics that come with suicide and offers tips to support survivors in their recovery. Topics covered in the guide include: Stages of Grief Common emotions and experiences The question, “Why?” Talking...
Helping a child or teen talk about suicide loss in a healthy manner can set the stage for their healing process.
provides practical information you can use to help you navigate the conversation, including: Taking care of yourself Understanding suicide Navigating the immediate aftermath Helping young people cope and heal Understanding suicide grief in children and teens Deciding if your child needs additional support Helping teens cope and heal Understanding s...
You may find that talking to others who understand what it is like to lose someone to suicide can decrease feelings of loneliness and isolation and support you as you grieve. In Georgia, there are support groups designed specifically for survivors. These groups are called Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Support Groups. SOS Groups provide opportunities f...
AFSP offers a variety of resources to support survivors, from information about suicide loss and opportunities to connect with other survivors, to ways survivors can honor the ones they love. http://afsp.org/ive-lost-someone
Resources to help survivors as they travel through the grief of a loved one and tips and resources for support during this painful time. https://suicidology.org/suicide-loss-survivors
SPRC maintains a resource list of organizations, websites, and materials that can help people who have lost someone to suicide. http://bit.ly/sos-sprc
SAVE provides tools that can help survivors cope with grief. https://save.org/find-help/coping-with-loss/
Resources for clinical and other mental health professionals to assist in understanding and responding to personal/professional loss.
Alliance of Hope provides a place of healing & remembrance for survivors. https://allianceofhope.org/
Special programs and resources for those who have lost a loved one in the military. TAPS provides gentle, understanding support to help survivors work through the complicated emotions associated with this type of loss. https://www.taps.org/suicideloss
Healing Conversations matches survivors with peers who understand the experience of suicide loss. Volunteers from AFSP-Georgia, who are themselves survivors of suicide loss, offer understanding and guidance in the weeks and months following a suicide death. http://afsp.org/healing-conversations
The Link provides counseling, psychotherapy and support groups to people of all ages, helping them to heal and rebuild their lives. https://www.thelink.org/
SPAN-GA provides services which support healing and promote connection for survivors. Their work with survivors ranges from outreach and ongoing support for new survivors to training and advocacy to assist survivors on the healing path. https://www.span-ga.org/
GCAL provides support in accessing services, referrals to therapeutic and specialty programs, and crisis services. If you need help finding support or during a crisis, call the number any time.
Survivors often share that a combination of supports, including therapy or counseling, helps them to better process these unique feelings and experiences that come with loss to suicide. It can be beneficial to seek a counselor who has experience working with survivors of suicide loss, and who have training in treating traumatic or complicated grief...
CSBs offer behavioral health, developmental disability, and specialty services. https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/locations/community-service-board
For survivors who are exposed directly to the death of a loved one, especially if they witnessed the death or found their loved one after, trauma symptoms can often develop in the following days, weeks, and months. EMDR therapy has been found to reduce intrusive thoughts and help lessen the effects of such trauma. The therapy uses brief recall of t...
These therapists, counselors, and other clinical professionals have participated in AFSP’s Suicide Bereavement Clinician Training Program. Through this program, clinicians learn skills to enhance their ability to understand and empathetically support survivors. They also learn principles for long-term work with survivors and specific techniques for...
Suicide grief is complex, and it is common for survivors to experience prolonged grief. The intensity of this grief can sometimes interfere with other parts of life, making it feel difficult to move forward. Complicated Grief Treatment (CGT) is a short-term therapy that strengthens a bereaved person’s natural ability to adapt and deal with issues t...
Office of Behavioral Health Prevention & Federal Grants | Suicide Prevention Program https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/sos-resources
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Georgia Suicide Support Groups. Athens. Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide. Nucci’s Space. 396 Oconce Street. Athens, GA 30601. Contact Person: Linda Phillips. (706) 227-1515; (404) 949-0406. Meetings per Month: One - Third Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Healing Conversations: Personal Support for Survivors of Suicide Loss. Healing Conversations gives survivors of suicide loss the opportunity to speak with volunteers, who are themselves loss survivors.
Connect with others who have lost a loved one to suicide, hear how they have navigated their loss, and learn how to support loss survivors.
Connect with support groups: Joining a support group for survivors of suicide loss can be immensely beneficial. These groups offer a safe space to share experiences, emotions, and coping strategies with others who have gone through similar experiences.
