Updated 7.14.09

SUICIDE SURVIVOR SUPPORT GROUPS
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These survivor support groups are independent of Yellow Ribbon. 

ONLINE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Grief Recovery Online GROWW 

CALIFORNIA--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fresno - Survivors of Suicide Loss,   Leann Gouveia   www.fresnosos.org
Livermore - Families & Friends Experiencing Loss Through Suicide, Betty Dimmick (925) 829-4236  -or- Shirley Kaminsky, RN, BSN (925) 846-3456 -or- Betty Lewis (925) 447-6087
Modesto - Community Hospice - Survivors of Suicide,,  Kyle Lingg  209.577.0615
Sacramento - Survivors of Suicide Loss   Marilyn Koenig  916-392-0664 -- Call for day & time 
San Diego - SOS of San Diego  619-482-0297  sossd@san.rr.com  

COLORADO----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Boulder - Heartbeat, Bill Gunn, 970.227.1450  billgunn@fbgpc.com
Canon City - Heartbeat, Cheryl Priest 719-784-4661 -or- Jan Schoenholz 719-275-7232

Colo. Spgs. - Heartbeat , LaRita Archibald 719-596-2575

Denver - Heartbeat, Bob & Jan Burnside 303-770-1859  Mission Hills Baptist Church

Denver - Parents Surviving Suicide, Vivian Epstein, 303-322-7450, 3rd Tues.7pm Bethany Lutheran Church

Durango -
Heartbeat, Patricia Theis 970-247-0950 -or- Paul Merry 970-884-9843
East Central Colorado - Heartbeat, Emma Rose Pearce 719-692-3519

Erie - Heartbeat, Gary & Kathy Bean   303-828-3325 1st Tue. 7pm  St. Scholastica Catholic Church Hall

Fort Collins - Survivors Supporting Survivors, 970-635-9301  2nd Wednesday 6:30pm
Hospice of Larimer  County 7604 Colland Dr.                                                                 
Fort Collins - Survivors of Suicide Grief Support Group, 970-663-3500 
Grand Junction - Heartbeat, Margy Palo   970-243-2467,  Shirley Kalmbach 970-243-5162
Greeley - Heartbeat, Patty Lloyd 970-313-1089, 3rd Tue. 7pm 1260 H street, Greeley, CO 80631 Longmont - Suicide Survivor Support Group, Sherri McIntyre, 720.304.0460  sherri@mctherapy.com
Wednesdays 5:30-7pm at Longmont United Hospital.  1950 Mountain View Ave.  in Gauguin Room
Montrose  - Heartbeat,  Glenda Fletchall  970-249-2979,  Shelly Green  970-240-3348
Pueblo - HeartbeatElaine Newton 719-564-4344

FLORIDA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Altamonte Springs - Left Behind After Suicide Grief Support Groups (LBAS), 407-682-0808, l anndu2@hotmail.com.. 
1st & 3rd Tuesdays (excluding holidays) 6:30-8pm at Hospice of the Comforter Boardroom 595 Montgomery Road.
Daytona - ASSURE Survivors of Suicide Group,  386-252-5785
Davenport HALOS (Healing After a Loved One's Suicide) 2nd Wednesday 7:00pm - 8:30pm at I-4 and Route 27 (exit #55) Please contact Marie Dudek 863.424.4810 for more information halosflorida@gmail.com
Kissimmee  - HALOS - Healing After a Loved One's Suicide,  Marie Dudek, 863.424.4810 2nd Wed. 6:30p - 8pm,  Hart Memorial Central Library, 211 E. Dakin Ave., 2nd Floor - Roseada Room
Gainesville - Suicide Survivor Support Group, Marcia Brant 352-264-6789 1st & 3rd Wed.
Alachua County Crisis Center, 218 SE 24th St.

Orlando HALOS (Healing After a Loved One's Suicide) 12nd & 4th Thursdays 7pm Faith Assembly Church (East Orlando) 2008 N. Goldenrod Rd. David Zampella 407.947.8683 halosflorida@gmail.com
Orlando Southwest - Left Behind After Suicide Grief Support Groups (LBAS) 1st & 3rd Thurs. 6:30pm St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Building C, Classroom 201-203  (407) 876.4991
Osceola County - Left Behind After Suicide Grief Support Groups (LBAS)  1st & 3rd Mondays 6:30-8pm  at St. Luke and St. Peter's Episcopal Church Conference Room  (407) 892.3227
St. Cloud HALOS (Healing After a Loved One's Suicide)
1st Wednesday 7:00pm - 8:30pm at St. Luke and St. Peter Episcopal Church, 2745 Canoe Creek Rd. Marie Dudek 863.424.4810 halosflorida@gmail.com


ILLINOIS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Aurora  - Survivors of Suicide, Stephanie Weber, 630.482.9699, www.spsfv.org/survivors/htm
3rd Monday, 7:00-9:00pm at the Advent Christian Church, 905 N Edgelawn,
Dixon - Suicide Survivors Support Group, Kim Brabender, 815-438-2345, timkim@coiinc.com  First and Third Wednesday, 7pm, at the Hospice of the Rock River Valley, 264 IL Rt. 2, Dixon.
Freeport - Survivors Road2healing, Lynne Hofmaster, 815.297.00375 or 815.238.0141, ldslabs@hotmail.com  2nd & 4th Tuesday, 7pm, Park Hills Evangelical Free Church, 2525 W Stephenson St.  Freeport  (No Charge) (Peer facilitated by Lynne and Daniel Hofmaster)
Wood River - C.O.H.E.A.R.T.S. (The Commitment of Healing Emotions and Recovery thru Support) Chris Martin  618-251-4073 - CMartin@aol.com   Every Tues.7pm @ Behavioral Health Alternatives, Inc. 337 E. Ferguson Ave.

KANSAS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Shawnee Mission - Survivors of Suicide-a healing journey, Bonnie or Michael Swade 913.681.3050,  bswadecst@olatheschools.com   2nd and 4th Tuesday, 6:30-8:00pm  at Life Dynamics Building (by Shawnee Mission Medical Center), 9120 W 75th Ave, Shawnee Mission 

LOUISANA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gibson - Family and Friends of Suicide Victims, Nellie Dupre, emel@internet8.net,  1st Thursday, 6:30pm, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church (meeting room)  Hwy 182 (old hwy 90)
Lafayette - Coping With a Loved One's Suicide Support Group,  Yvette Frazier, yfrazier@cox-internet.com 2nd & 4th  Tuesdays, 6:30pm, St. Edmond Church, 4131 West Congress, Free-interdenominational  

MICHIGAN---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ann Arbor - Suicide Survivor Support Group  University of MI Depression Center Rachel Upjohn building,
3rd Wed. 7pm 4250 Plymouth Rd.
Susan Wonnacott 734.764.0250 Group A: Adults,   Group B: Adolescents and College-Age, www.med.umich.edu/depression
Chesterfield Township - SOS  Jean Larch  586.307.9100  1st Wednesday, 3rd  Thursday 7pm
Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids West Michigan Survivors of Suicide Ethel Bucek 616.971.1000  ebbucek@aol.com 
1st & 2nd Thursday 7-9pm  at Park Congregational Church, 10E. Park Place NE, Ransom Street entrance
Kalamazoo - Survivor of Suicide Support Group,  269.381.4357 Judy Whitehurst, Jwhitehurst@gryphon.org
Last Thursday, 7p - 9p
Muskegon - Muskegon West Michigan Survivors of Suicide, Bryan Grover 231.766.0064 mylz2ryd@comcast.net  1st & 3rd Tue. 7pm  Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 973 W. Norton Ave. Muskegon 231.737.5207
Saginaw
- Saginaw SOS   Barb Smith   989.781.5260


MINNESOTA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Virginia  - Suicide Loss Support Group Nancy or Dale Dougherty (218) 753-4501 2nd Mon. - 7pm

MISSOURI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Independence - Survivors of Suicide Support Group,   Contact: Robin Minzes 816.373.8479  minzes@sbcglobal.net 
1st Tuesday 7pm Room B, Independence Regional Hospital  1509 W. Truman Rd.

NORTH CAROLINA-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mooresville - S.O.S. Survival Over Suicide,   Ron or Pam Puckett  704.592.4889, 704.929.6190
survival_over_suicide@yahoo.com  2nd Tue. 7pm 116 So. Main St., Suite 104, Mooresville, NC (Jacob Ammon Bldg). www.survival-over-suicide.org
Statesville - Survival Over Suicide, Ron-Pam Puckett, 704.929.6190, 704.592.4889 survival_over_suicide@yahoo.com 4th Tues. 7pm, Wachovia Bank, 221 East Broad St., upstairs meeting room  www.survival-over-suicide.org

NEBRASKA----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Omaha - SOS Omaha   Fred Henninger 402.558.4616

NEW JERSEY--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Trenton - SOLAS,  Sharing Our Loss After SuicideGriefworkPress@aol.com 2nd Monday - St. Francis Medical Center

NEVADA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Elko - SOS - Survivors of Suicide of Northeastern Nevada,  Jan Bassier
1st Monday - (no time given), Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, 775.934.6670 (days)
 
Las Vegas - Survivors of Suicide,  Linda Flatt  
1st & 3rd Tuesdays - 6:30 - 8pm,  Central Christian Church, 1000 Marks St., Room 214  Church 702-735-4004

NEW YORK---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Binghamton - Those Left Behind,  Linda Humphrey, R.N.C.,  607.762.2887
1st and 3rd Tuesday - 6:30pm  Family Ties Room at Binghamton Gen. Hosp
Chester - First Presbyterian Church of Chester, 94-96 Main St. 2nd Tuesday - 7pm

OHIO----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Port Clinton - Suicide Survivor Support Graoup, Snday Wolf, 419.734.5952 sandra.wolf@VOANWO.org
2nd. Wed. 7pm The Oak House, 333 Buckeye Blvd. Port Clinton

OREGON--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Coos Bay - Suicide Survivors Support Group, Steve Krajcir 541.269.2986 
2nd Monday, 6pm - 7:30pm 1610 Thompson Rd.  South Coast Hospice
Livermore - Families & Friends Experiencing Loss Through Suicide, Betty Dimmick (925) 
         829-4236  -or- Shirley Kaminsky, RN, BSN (925) 846-3456 -or- Betty Lewis (925) 447-6087
Modesto - Community Hospice - Survivors of Suicide,,  Kyle Lingg  209.577.0615

PENNSYLVANIA-----------------------------------------------------------------

Lebanon County - Suicide Survivor Support Group  Cathy Gettle 717.813.3261  cmgettle@comcast.net
        1st & 3rd Thursdays 7pm, at Gretna Philhaven's conference room #1

SOUTH DAKOTA----------------------------------------------------------------

Sioux Falls  - SOS support group and LOSS group,  605-334-6646  helpline@helplinecenter.org 
Sioux Falls  - Friends & Families of Suicides Support Group of SD, Brenda Reeves, 605.335.4938 BrendaJReeves@msn.com  1st & 3rd Sat. 2pm & 1st Thur. 7pm Wesley United Methodist Church, 1700 E 6th St.

TEXAS------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Abilene - The Ones Left Behind, 915-893-5015
San Antonio - S.O.L.O.S. -Survivors of Loved Ones Suicides, 616-695-9136 1st & 3rd Wed. 7:30pm

VIRGINIA---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Arlington - Crisis Link Support Group, 703-516-6771  Mary

WASHINGTON---------------------------------------------------------------------

Auburn - Auburn Survivors of Suicide, 253.838.8947 Joan Tabrum. 2nd & 4th Tue. 7pm Auburn Fire Station, 1101 D. St.  www.auburnsos.com 

WISCONSIN-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Milwaukee - Survivors Helping Survivors   Marcia Williams 414.649.6230 or Mental Health Ass'n 414.276.3122
2nd Tuesday, 7-9pm, St. Luke's Med. Center, Health Sciences Bldg #1, Lower level, 2901 W. Kinnickinnic River Pkway
Milwaukee - Survivors Helping Survivors   Joan Jaobsen  414.545.8786 or Mental Health Ass'n 414.276.3122
1st Thursday, 7-9pm,   King of Kings Lutheran Church,  9524 W. Good Hope Rd.

SCOTLAND----------------------------------------------------------------

Invernessshire  - Survivors of Bereavement to Suicide,   Margaret  01397 241 3337
3rd Wed. 7:30pm  Kilmallie Hall, Corpach, Fort William Nat'l Helpline: 0870 241 3337 9am - 9pm


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