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If You've Lost Someone to Suicide...
While no one can erase the pain of losing someone to suicide, getting the support you need can help. Please be aware that the staff of Headquarters Counseling Center is available 24 hours a day, in person or by phone, to provide support and information for people who have experienced the death of someone close (or other concerns).
You may want to read suggestions about "Beyond Surviving" by Iris M. Bolten, author of My Son, My Son.
Headquarters facilitates a support group for people who have lost someone to suicide, as well as maintaining additional resources on suicide and bereavement- contact us for more information.
The Compassionate Friends has unveiled a web version of a new video After a Child Dies. "We believe After a Child Dies will offer insight, understanding and hope to bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents, and
to those who care about them." After a Child Dies is now available to view online. Those using Firefox browsers may be unable to view the video and should switch to a different browser.
Survivor Resources
In addition to Headquarters, there are many resources for people who have lost someone to suicide (also known as "Survivors of Suicide").
National Resources for Survivor Support
American Association of Suicidology (AAS)US Directory of Survivor Support Groups A nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. Their website is designed as a resource for anyone concerned about suicide, including AAS members, suicide researchers, therapists, prevention specialists, survivors of suicide, and people who are themselves in cr isis. American Association of Suicidology |
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
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Clinician Survivors of SuicideInformation for helping professionals who have lost a client to suicide. |
National Hopeline Network, Kristin Brooks Hope CenterNational suicide prevention hotline answered 24 hours daily, by certified member centers across the country, reached by calling 1/800/SUICIDE (1/800/784-2433) National Hopeline Network |
National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide, Inc. (NOPCAS)NOPCAS is a non profit organization founded by three African-American suicide survivors. Its goals are to bring suicide and depression awareness to minority communities that have historically been discounted from traditional awareness programs. 4715 Sargent Road, N.E. |
OASSISMission: enriching the lives of those who have been and will be touched by suicide, we are working hard to increase suicide awareness and remove the stigma on attempters and survivors. 4541 Burlington Place, N.W. |
SAVE Suicide Awareness Voices of EducationThe mission of SAVE is to educate about suicide prevention and to speak for suicide survivors. SAVE - Suicide Awareness Voices of Education |
Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network (SPAN)SPAN USA promotes advocacy by raising awareness and creating political will to develop and fund a first-ever National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Saving lives through suicide prevention is their goal. National organization that links the energy of those bereaved by suicide with the expertise of leaders in science, business, government and public service to achieve the goal of significantly reducing the national rate of suicide by the year 2010. SPAN USA |
Related Resources
Compassionate FriendsThe Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive. The Compassionate Friends, Inc.
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QPR InstituteThe QPR Institute has made the electronic version of the book Suicide: the Forever Decision, for Those Thinking about Suicide and for those Who Know, Love and Counsel Them by Paul Quinnett , Ph.D. available as a free download. Instructions for the download are on our web site, including links to free enabling download software for those who need it. Paul Quinnett , Ph.D.
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Kansas Resources
Headquarters Counseling CenterOne of the oldest continually existing 24 hour counseling centers in the nation. HQCC Provides suicide prevention education, suicide crisis counseling, suicide bereavement support, as well as assistance for other personal concerns. Member of Kansas Suicide Prevention Steering Committee. Member of, and certified by, AAS . The first Kansas center to participate in the National Hopeline Network. Headquarters Counseling Center |
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NAMI Kansas is a state affiliate of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. We provide support, advocacy and education dedicated to improving the lives of families and individuals affected by brain disorders that manifest as mental illness. NAMI - Kansas
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Topeka Survivors Group: "Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One"Contact: Steve Newcomer at 785/478-9776 Group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at Pozez Education Center, 1505 S.W. 8th, Topeka , beginning at 7:00 p.m. |
Wichita Survivors of Suicide Support GroupSponsored By: The Sedgwick County Suicide Prevention Task Force
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