Pennsylvania
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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
Butler County
Meridian Support Group
Someone's Caring
124 E. North St.
Butler, PA
Contact Person: Robin Miller
(724) 287-2273
Leadership Type: Professional
Meetings: Call to confirm
Charge: No
Additional Information: Services Butler County
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
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: Patricia Lufkin
(215) 945-0661
lufkin26@aol.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 PM, Room 4
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
Williamsport
Williamsport Area Survivors of Suicide Loss
James V. Brown Library Winter's Room 19
E 4th St.
Williamsport, PA 17701
Contact Person: Joe Mill
(570) 323-0862
joesmiller@verizon.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: Open, 3rd Thursday 6-7:30 PM
Charge: No
Additional Information: Serving counties of Lycoming, Union, Montour, and upper Northumberland
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
5410 Homberg Dr., Suite 18
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: Bill Combest
touchedbysuicide_bc@yahoo.com
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 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
Layton
Group Name: Legacy
2684 N. 2700 E.
Layton, Utah
Contact Person: Judy and Don Bezoski
Meeting Place: Leavitt's Chapel of Flowers
836 36th St.
Ogden, Utah
Leadership Type: Peer
Meeting Days/Time: 2nd Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties served: Davis, Box Elder, Weber, Morgan
Additional Information: Legacy is a non profit organization that has been operating for 22 years. We welcome any one, friend, family or acquaintance of someone who has completed suicide.
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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