Our hearts go out to all who have lost someone to suicide. If you are here because you have lost someone, or are helping someone close to you, here are several resources available both at a local and national level.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Lost Someone? You are not alone. Suicide affects millions each year, and AFSP’s website can connect you to a wealth of healing resources and practical advice from other survivors of a loss by suicide.
Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors
An online community for those who’ve lost a loved one to suicide, providing healing and compassionate support during the lonely and tumultuous aftermath. They strive to help people survive suicide loss, and go beyond “just surviving,” to lead meaningful and productive lives.
Dougy Center
Dougy Center has received national and international acclaim for our peer grief support model for helping children cope before and after the death of a family member.
Explaining suicide death to a child or teen can feel overwhelming and intimidating. As adults, we often want to protect them from the stigma and shame that can accompany such a death. Here are some tips for talking with children and teens about a suicide death and ways to support them in their grief. Supporting Children and Teens After a Suicide Death
Veteran Crisis Line
Having a loved one die by suicide is incredibly painful for anyone, and for children, it can be an especially difficult experience. With the right amount of help and guidance from loved ones, mental health professionals, and other trusted adults, children can learn to cope with the grief of losing or almost losing a family member to suicide.
TAPS
TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program) is a family of care, compassion, and hope. We are here for you, whether you need someone to listen, a shoulder to cry on, a connection to resources, or an opportunity to remember and honor your loved one.
TAPS offers help, hope and healing to all who are grieving the death of a military or veteran loved one, regardless of the relationship to the service member or the circumstances or cause of death.