Survivors of suicide are people who have lost a loved one to suicide. “Losing a loved one to suicide is difficult and can come with a lot of complicated emotions. There is support available to help survivors of suicide loss like you, your friends and family cope with the loss.” (988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
Survivors After Suicide Support Group
This is a FREE Support Group. We meet monthly to:
- Acknowledge survivors’ pain in a safe environment
- Offer encouragement from others who have lost a loved one
- Teach healthy coping skills
Dates: 1st Thursday of the month from 7:00 – 8:30 pm and 3rd Friday of the month from 9:00 – 10:30 am
Location: Four County ADAMhs Board – T761 SR 66 Archbold, OH (across from the Four County Career Center)
Questions? Contact the ADAMhs Board at 419-267-3355 ext. 3
Resources for Survivors
Online Resources:
Films for Survivors:
Life’s Journeys: Reclaiming Life After Loss (video) – https://vimeo.com/180640978
This film is about suicide loss, grief and the path to healing. The film shares the stories from long-term survivors who have learned to cope with their tragic loss, while honoring the memory of their loved ones.
AFTER | A documentary short about suicide bereavement – https://vimeo.com/30819671
In 2002, filmmaker Jesse Feigelman took his life. Nine years later, Bill and Beverly, Jesse’s parents, reflect on the past and struggle to reconcile what they thought might have been, with their reality. After explores the unique experience of suicide loss and the interminable reverberations left in its wake.
“Above all else, the film is compelling. What’s moving to me is that it contains visuals worth all the other words in the film. Jeremy Cohan has turned out an extremely good effort.”
– Ira Wohl, director of BEST BOY, Academy Award Best Documentary Winner
The Journey – A Documentary Produced by AFSP
This film “shows how a group of suicide loss survivors are weathering the loss of a loved one, and how they are finding their way back to life rich in meaning – and even Joy.”