Support Groups
CHAPEL HILL
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Loss (SOS)
Contact: Jodi Flick, 919-962-4988, joflick@email.unc.edu
Meeting Place:
United Church of Chapel Hill
Martin Luther King Jr, Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Second Thursday of each month at 7pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: no
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Orange, Durham, Alamance and surrounding area
Last Updated: 1/22/10
CHARLOTTE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
H.U.G.S.
Contact:
Alice McGinley, 704-541-9011, Charlotte.HUGS@yahoo.com
Meeting Place:
Please call before attending
St. Stephen's United Methodist Church
6800 Sardis Road
Charlotte, N.C. 28270
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Thursdays, twice a month, 7:00-9:00 pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: no
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Mecklenburg and surrounding counties
Last Updated: 3/3/09
GASTONIA
Group Name & Mailing Address:
L.A.S.S (Life As a Suicide Survivor)
Contact: Lynn Mckee, 704-860-4651, mckees005@aol.com
Meeting Place:
Southminster Presby. Church
1401 Hoffman Road
Gastonia, NC 28056
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Tuesday of each month from 7-9pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: no
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Gaston and surrounding counties
Last Updated: 3/23/10
GREENSBORO
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Aftermath-Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group
330 S. Greene Street, Suite B12
Greensboro, NC 27401
Meeting Place:
Centenary Methodist Church
2300 W. Friendly Ave.
Greensboro, North Carolina 27403
Contact: Thomas Clayton, 336-698-9380, tnt@riseup.net
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: 2nd and 4th Mondays, 6:30 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: no
Website: http://www.mhag.org/findaselfhelpgroup.cfm
Counties Served: Guilford County and surrounding area
Last Updated: 8/19/10
GREENVILLE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Loss to Suicide
Contact: Kim Talbot, 252-714-1565, ktalbot9168@yahoo.com
Meeting Place:
HOPE Station 2407 S Memorial Drive
Greenville, NC 27834
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Thursday of Month 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Counties Served: Eastern NC
Last Updated: 6/22/2010
HILLSBOROUGH
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Lifeline (Suicide Survivor Support Group)
Unicorn Bereavement Center
1001 Corporate Drive
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Contact:
William Holloman, Manager, (919) 644-6869, www.dhch.duhs.duke.edu
Meeting Place:
Unicorn Bereavement Center
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Call for details -- 10-week closed-ended groups
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: $25.00 (Can be waived if needed)
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Triangle area
Last Updated: 7/8/09
HUNTERSVILLE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
LIVING after Suicide
Contact: Karin Solomonson, 704-562-8637, puravida@carolina.rr.com
Meeting Place: Contact for information
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: http://www.meetup.com/Living-After-Suicide/
3rd Monday of the month, 7-8:30 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: no
Counties Served: Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mecklenburg Co., Lake Norman
Last Updated: 8/30/10
STATESVILLE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
S.O.S. (Survival Over Suicide)
772 Fox Mountain Road
Union Grove, NC 28689-9120
Contact:
Pam Puckett (704) 592-4889, survival_over_suicide@yahoo.com
Debbie Jo Groves (704) 577-4559, dgroves@carolina.rr.comr
Meeting Place:
Contact for information
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Contact for information
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: NC
Last Updated: 6/08/10
KING
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Outreach Group
Contact:
Jennifer Connolly, (336)-591-3684, stokescountymha@yahoo.com
Meeting Place: Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church, King, NC
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rd Monday of each month, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Stokes Mental Health Newsletter
Counties Served: Stokes
Last Updated: 7/6/2010
MOUNT AIRY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
154 Wagoner Drive
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Contact: Myra Oakley (336)-789-4024 (H)
Meeting Place: Local church or community facility
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: Scheduled as needed
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Surry and surrounding counties
Last Updated: 1/4/09
RALEIGH
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Triangle Survivors of Suicide
Contact:
Larry Bernstein (919) 946-0112 , BernsteinLCSW@gmail.com
Website: www.TriangleSOS.org
Meeting Place:
250 Hospice Circle
Raleigh, NC 27607
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer and Professional
Charge: No
Counties Served: Wake and surrounding
Last Updated: 5/7/10
SHELBY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Life As A Suicide Survivor (LASS of Cleveland County)
Website: http://clevelandcountymha.org
Contact: Renee Gray and Susan Beam, 704-481-8637
mha@clevelandcountymha.org
susanobeam@yahoo.com
Meeting Place:
Cleveland County Public Library - Small Conference Rm
104 Howie St
Shelby, North Carolina 28150
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
The last Tuesday of the month from 11:30am - 1:30pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Counties Served: Shelby, Kings Mountain, and Cleveland County, North Carolina
Last Updated: 4/16/10
SPRUCE PINE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivor of Suicide Loss Support Group
Contact: Jodie Bell, 828-688-5851, BettyBoop28705@msn.com
Meeting Place:
Spruce Pine United Methodist Church in the parlor
11090 South Two Twenty Six Hwy
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
First Tuesday of every month @ 7:00 PM
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Avery, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell & Yancey
Last Updated: 5/19/10
WAKE FOREST
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Wake Forest S.O.S.
Contact:
Carolyn Zahnow, (919) 368-6286, wakeforestsos@yahoo.com
www.wakeforestsos.com
Meeting Place: Wake Forest United Methodist Church
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Thursday / 6:30 p.m.
Facilitated by:
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Wake, Franklin and surrounding counties
Last Updated: 6/19/09
WILKESBORO
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Heartbeat-Survivors After Suicide Wilkes County
Contact:
Pattie Eich, 336-667-3695, e_libertybell@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.heartbeatsurvivorsaftersuicidewilkescounty.org
Meeting Place:
Wilkesboro United Methodist Church
309 West Main Street
Wilkesboro, N.C. 28697
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Monday every month
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: Donations accepted, but not required
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Wilkes, surry, Iredell, Allegany, Ashe
Last Updated: 3/22/10
WILMINGTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Touched by Suicide/Wilmington
c/o Adrian Shepard
1605 Canady Road
Wilmington, NC 28411
Contact:
Mr. Adrian Shepard (910) 686-3802
Mrs. Rainey Scrocco (910) 686-1955
Mrs. Johnnye Wyke (910) 256-3802
Meeting Place:
First Baptist Activity Center, Rm. 211
1939 Independence Blvd.
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: New Hanover and surrounding counties; all are welcome
Last Updated: 7/23/09
WINSTON-SALEM
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Left Behind
101 Hospice Lane, Bldg 121
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Contact:
Kelley Ryan, LCSW, 336-768-3972, kelley.ryan@hospicecarecenter.org
Meeting Place: Hospice and Palliative CareCenter
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 6-7:30PM
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin, Davie, Wilkes,
Davidson, Rowan, Iredell, Cabarrus, Stanly, Guilford
Last Updated: 8/14/09
