Support Groups
ALBANY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide (S.O.S.)
P.O. Box 2143
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Contact:
Sue Emanuele or Tom O'Clair (518) 899-0021
Meeting Place: Please call for information
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Adult group: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6-8 p.m.
Teen group: (13-18 yrs.) same time
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Capital Region
Last Updated: 9/5/08
AMSTERDAM
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of a Loved One's Suicide (SOLOS)
Contact: Marianne Reid, 518-899-0021, mariannereid@hotmail.com
Meeting Place: Please call for information
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd and 4th Wednesday
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Fulton and Montgomery Counties and the surrounding area
Last Updated: 10/30/10
BAY SHORE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Joes' Project Support Group
Contact: Donna Altonji, 1-888-375-2228
Tracey Sherman, (631)278-8788
Meeting Place:
1444 5th Avenue
Bay Shore, NY
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st and 3rd Tuesday every month, 7:00-8:30 pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Suffolk
Last Updated: 8/11/2010
BINGHAMTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Those Left Behind Suicide Survivor Support Group
Family Ties Rpom, ACC 1
Binghamton General Hospital
20 Mitchell Ave
Binghamton, NY 13903
Contact: Linda Humphrey, 607-762-2887
Meeting Place:
Family Ties, ACC 1
Binghamton General Hospital
20 Mitchell Ave
Binghamton, NY 13903
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Facilitated by: Peer and Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes. A Family Ties newsletter is published quarterly. It provides information regarding mental health and illness to the family and friends of those with mental health difficulties. The Family Ties program is sponsored by United Health Services’ Behavioral Health Department
Counties Served: Broome and surrounding areas
Last Updated: 7/13/2010
BRONX
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Support Group for Survivors of Suicide Loss
Saint Brendan's Parish
333 East 206th St.
Bronx, NY 10467
Contact: Deacon Paul Hveem (718) 547-6655
Meeting Place:
Saint Brendan's Parish
333 East 206th St.
Bronx, NY
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Early Nov-Jan, Sat. 10:30 am-12:00 pm
*Call for information
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester
Last Updated: 7/10/09
CHEEKTOWAGA
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Bereavement Group
Life Transitions Center, Inc.
150 Bennett Road
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
www.lifetransitioncenter.com
Contact: Jen Henry, LCSW-R, 716-836-6460, info@palliativecare.org
www.lifetransitionscenter.com
Meeting Place: Life Transitions Center
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: 1st Tuesday of every month at 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Erie, Niagara, Genesee
Last Updated: 8/4/2010
CHESTER
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide - Sponsored by the Patrick M. D'Aliso Foundation
Contact: Ann Marie D'Aliso, 845-325-6448, pdalisofoundation@yahoo.com
Meeting Place:
First Presbyterian Church of Chester
94-96 Main Street
Chester, NY
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Second Tuesday of Every Month, 7:00 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Duchess
Last Updated: 7/10/09
CORNING/ELMIRA
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Survivors Grief Support Group
Contact:
Sandi Follette, (607) 936-9077, Griefcenter@gmail.com
http://www.griefcenterofthesoutherntier.org
Meeting Place:
Free Methodist Church
390 Warnick Street
Elmira, NY 14901
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
First and Third Thursday each month at 7:00PM
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Chemung/Steuben and surrounding areas
Last Updated: 12/15/09
CORTLAND
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors Of a Loved One's Suicide
Cortland Youth Bureau
35 Port Watson St.
Cortland NY 13045
Contact: Meghan Wheeler, (631) 766-7149, SOLOSCortland@gmail.com
Meeting Place: East End Community Center
46 Elm St. in Cortland
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: First Thursday of every month at 7pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Cortland
Last Updated: 11/11/09
GENESEE COUNTY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Genesee County Support Group
Contact: Ann and Ellen
(585) 344-2611 (9am-5pm), (585) 768-2540 (after 5pm), mhagenesee@2ki.net
Meeting Place: Call for information.
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: 3rd Tuesday of each month
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Genesee & Surrounding Area
Last Updated: 8/4/2010
GLENS FALLS
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Support Group for Survivors of Suicide Loss
Contact: Office of Communtiy Services of Warren-Washington Counties
(518) 792-7143, amolloy@afsp.org
Meeting Place:
Maple Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, contact for time
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Warren-Washington-Saratoga Counties
Last Updated: 3/12/10
HARTSDALE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Bereavement Support Group
Westchester Jewish Community Services
141 N. Central Ave.
Hartsdale, NY 10530
Contact: Karen Morrison Dreher, coordinator, bereavement services, (914) 949-7699 Ext. 313
John Tiebout, group facilitator, 914-712-6672
Meeting Place:
Hartsdale Family Mental Health Center
141 N. Central Ave.
Hartsdale, NY
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: Every other Thursday evening from 7-8:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Professional mental health volunteer
Charge: $10 donation requested
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Westchester and surrounding
Last Updated: 8/5/09
HUDSON
Group Name:
Grieving Survivors of Suicide, Support group for family & friends
Contact: Mary Jean Coleman, 518-899-0021
Meeting Place:
St. John's the Evangelist in Stockport, NY, 518-828-6016
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Call for updated schedule
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: None
Counties Served: Columbia & Green
Last Updated: 8/3/2010
ITHACA
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Prevention & Crisis
Service Survivors of Suicide (SOS)
Support Group
124 East Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Contact:
Deb Parker Traunstein, LMSW, 607-272-1505 , spcseducation@verizon.net
Meeting Place:
Please contact for information
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Twice a month - Please contact for information
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Tompkins and surrounding counties
Last Updated: 1/26/09
KATONAH
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Bereavement Support Group
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/westchestergroups/
Contact: Rebecca Walkley, 914-361-5161, rebecca.walkley@gmail.com
Meeting Place:
Katonah Healing Arts Alliance
15 Parkway
Katonah, New York 10536
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
First and third Thursday of every month, 7:00-8:30pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: $10 donation
Counties Served: Northern Westchester and surrounding areas
Last Updated: 4/14/10
MASSAPEQUA
Group Name & Mailing Address:
A Place For Hope Survivors of Suicide Support Group
1971 Julian Lane
Merrick, NY 11566
Contact: Anne Marie Maiorana, facilitator (516) 868-1576; maresmyangel@aol.com
www.phsos.org
Meeting Place:
Father Graham Outreach Center
Massapequa, NY 11758
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4th Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: Free of Charge
Counties Served: Nassau, Suffolk, all five boroughs of New York
Last Updated: 06/09/2010
NASSAU COUNTY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Long Island Survivors of Suicide
181-34 Aberdeen Road
Jamaica, NY 11432
Contact:
Bill or Beverly Feigelman, 718-380-8205, feigelw@ncc.edu
or visit www.lisos.org
Meeting Place:
Temple Tikvah
3315 Hillside Ave.
New Hyde Park, NY 11030
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Wednesday of the month, from 7:30-9:30PM
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Nassau & Queens
Last Updated: 1/29/09
NEW CITY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Families & Friends of Victims of Suicide
24 Scott Drive
New City, NY 10956
Contact:
Mary Ann Prior (845) 634-5861
Suicide Hotline (845) 354-6500
Meeting Place:
St. Augustine's Parish Center, New City
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Rockland, Orange
Last Updated: 6/16/2010
NEW YORK CITY (MANHATTAN)
Group Name & Mailing Address:
A Caring Hand,
The Billy Esposito Foundation Bereavement Program
PO Box 1232
New York, NY 10276
Contact:
A Caring Hand, 212-229-CARE (2273), RobinGoodman@acaringhand.org,
www.acaringhand.org
Meeting Place:
A Caring Hand, The Billy Esposito Foundation Bereavement Program
Sessions held in Manhattan
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
10 Session Weekly Groups or individual sessions with start dates year round
Facilitated by: Trained Leaders
Charge: Only for individual sessions
Counties Served:. All are welcome
Note: General bereavement group for children 4-18 and their caregivers.
Survivors of suicide loss are welcome.
Last Updated: 06/09/10
NEW YORK CITY (MANHATTAN)
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Parents Who Lost Children to Suicide
Contact: Marcia Gelman Resnick, 212-842-1460
Please call before attending first meeting.
Meeting Place:
611 Broadway (off Houston Street)
next to Crate and Barrel, Suite 415
Soho
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Third Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:00pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served:.All are welcome
Last Updated: 2/11/09
NEW YORK CITY (MANHATTAN)
Group Name & Mailing Address:
M'kom Shalom: A Place of Peace for Jewish Survivors
of a Close One's Suicide
Note: People of all faiths are welcome
The New York Jewish Healing Center / JBFCS
135 West 50th Street, 6th floor
New York, NY 10020
Contact: Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW, 212-399-2320 ext 215, sweintraub@jbfcs.org
Meeting Place:
Same as above
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Once a month, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, call for details
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Manhattan and surrounding areas
Last Updated: 6/09/10
NEW YORK CITY (MANHATTAN)
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Samaritans Safe Place Survivor Support Group
P.O. Box 1259, Madison Square Station
New York, NY 10159
Contact: 212-673-3041
Meeting Places/ Days/ Time:
1st Wednesday of every month, upper West Side
3rd Tuesday of every month, downtown
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: All are welcome
Last Updated: 4/28/09
NEW YORK CITY (MANHATTAN)
Group Name:
Sibling Group
Contact:
Stephanie Kraut; Stephaniekraut@gmail.com
Kimberly Fodor; kimberlyfodor@gmail.com
Meeting Place:
220 5th Avenue
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.; please contact first
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Tri-state Area
Last Updated: 11/13/09
NEW YORK CITY (MANHATTAN)
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Survivors Group
Contact: Robert Gangi, Ph.D., (212) 380-8059, rggangi@hotmail.com
www.gvsl.org
Meeting Place:
1123 Broadway
New York, NY
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Groups are scheduled evenings from Tuesday through Friday
Facilitated by: Clinical psychologist
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: NY Metro Area
Last Updated: 6/27/08
ORLEANS COUNTY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Orleans County Support Group
Regional Action Phone, Inc.
PO Box 281
Batavia, New York 14021
Contact: Holly (585) 703-2706 or
Dawn: (585) 698-4857, rapinc1@verizon.net
Meeting Place: Call for information.
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: 2nd Monday of each month
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Orleans & Surrounding Area
Last Updated: 8/4/2010
OXFORD
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Chenango County Survivors of Suicide Network
PO Box 863
Oxford, NY 13830
Contact: Danielle Williamson, 607-343-6036, drmarshman@yahoo.com
Meeting Place:
United Methodist Church of Oxford
36 South Washington Avenue
Oxford, NY 13830
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: Please contact for details
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Chenango, Broom, Delaware and surrounding counties
Comments: Please contact Danielle Williamson for more information
Last Updated: 7/6/2010
PATCHOGUE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Brookhaven Hospice Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Support Group
BMH Hospice
105 West Main St.
Patchogue, NY 11772
Contact: Hospice staff at (631) 687-2960
Meeting Place: Please call to register before attending.
Same as above (Parking and entrance on Lake Street)
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: Every Thursday at 6 p.m.
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Suffolk
Last Updated: 12/29/09
PHOENIX
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Compassionate Hearts Support Group -
Surviving a Loved One's Suicide
Debra Graham
327 County Rt 6
Phoenix, NY 13135
Contact: Debra Graham, macdag0153@aol.com
Marcia Keech, dragonfly067@gmail.com
Meeting Place:
Town of Schroeppel Bldg.
69 Route 57A
Phoenix, NY 13135
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4th Wednesday every month, 7:00-8:30 pm
Facilitated by: Peers
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Oswego County, but all are welcome.
Last Updated: 1/28/10
PLATTSBURGH
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact: Mary Anne Cox, LCSW, 518-563-1141
maryannecox.mac@gmail.com
Meeting Place: Please contact for information
Meeting Days/Meeting Time:
1st Monday every month, 7:00 pm
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Clinton, Essex, Franklin
Last Updated: 2/12/10
POUGHKEEPSIE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
35 Main Street Suite 334
Poughkeepsie NY 12601
Contact: Lori Weinreich, LCSW, 845-485-1890; LoriWeinreich@yahoo.com
Meeting Place:
35 Main Street Suite 334
Poughkeepsie NY 12601
Meeting Days/Meeting Time:
Every 2nd Monday of the month - 7:30PM
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Surrounding Counties
Last Updated: 2/22/09
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