SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE
Compassionate support and resources
for survivors of suicide
and grieving families and friends.
Together we share.
Welcome
A place for comfort
Survivors of Suicide was created by Jeri Livingstone on April 4, 1988 and exists to offer a safe place for understanding, hope, and a gentle place to begin the journey when grief feels overwhelming.
Here you can find local and national resources, reflections on grief, and stories from others who understand the lasting impact of suicide loss.
SOS
We are a non-sectarian support group of suicide survivors
who have lost a loved one to suicide and survived.
We have met on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month since 1988.
Our meetings are free, open and a safe place to share your experience
with people who will listen and share their own story.
Suicide loss is very complicated and each of us grieves differently.
As we gather as a group, we listen and share our stories in the hope
of helping one another, and ourselves,
on a most complicated and difficult journey.
A Place to be Heard
Grief after suicide can feel isolating, confusing, and hard to explain. This space is here so you can breathe, reflect, and know that your experience does not need to be hidden.
Whether your loss is recent or many years behind you, your questions, memories, anger, sorrow, and love all belong. There is room here for honesty, remembrance, and healing at your own pace.
You Are Not Alone
After loss, even a single compassionate connection can make the day feel more bearable. This space exists to offer understanding, remembrance, and gentle guidance for survivors learning how to carry grief forward.
~ Jeri Livingstone
Does GOD Forgive & Accept
Our Loved One?
To make the last millisecond of a person’s life so supremely important is to misunderstand both the worth of our lives and the forgiveness of God. Our lives aren’t games of high-stakes poker, where one final hand can wipe you out.
God judges our lives in their totality. If we accept the premise that God’s nature is one of steadfast love and mercy, then we must say with Barth:
If there is forgiveness of sins at all,
there is surely forgiveness for suicide.
A favorite quote from the pamphlet Mourning After Suicide by Lois Bloom (taken from After Suicide by John Hewitt)
Suicide is not chosen; It happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain. ~ David L. Conroy
You may feel rage at the perpetrator, while your heart breaks for the victim. The irony is that they are one and the same. Author Unknown
I will remind myself the choice was not mine, and no one person has sole influence on another’s life.
Part of healing from the loss of someone you love is to recover the “you” that went away with them. Author Unknown
Resources ~ Help when you need it
Find local support, national guidance, and practical information for navigating grief one day at a time.
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Compassionate support and resources
for survivors of a loved ones suicide loss for grieving families and friends.