Support Groups
ALTOONA
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Support Group for Those Who Have
Lost a Loved One Through Suicide
Altoona Regional Behavioral Health Services
620 Howard Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
Contact: Jim Schoenfelder (814) 946-2141
Meeting Place:
Altoona Regional Behavioral Health Services
3F Conference Room, (3rd Floor Bldg. F)
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rd Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Blair; open to Central Pennsylvania
BRYN MAWR
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Morton, PA 19070
Contact:
Linda DeFeo, 215) 545-2242
Meeting Place:
Clothier Auditorium
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr Avenue and County Line Road
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Montgomery County
Last Updated: 9/25/08
BUTLER
Group Name & Mailing Address:
SOS
100 Byers Lane
Karns City, PA 16041
Contact: Cindy Byers (724) 756-2771
Meeting Place:
Meridian United Presbyterian Church
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Thursday of every month from 7-9 p.m.
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served:
CENTRAL BUCKS
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Morton, PA 19070
Contact: Nancy Heacock (215) 545-2242
phillysos.tripod.com
Meeting Place:
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
2131 Palomino Drive
Warrington, PA 18976
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Tuesday of every month from 7:30-9:00 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Bucks County
Last Updated: 6/24/09
CHAMBERSBURG
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide (SOS)
Mental Health Association
540 East Washington Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Contact: Lynn Davis at ldavis@mhaff.org or 717-264-4301
Meeting Place: Same address as above.
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: 1st and 3rd Monday of each month
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: PA: Franklin, Fulton, Cumberland, Adams; MD: Washington
Last Updated: 12/22/09
DUNCANSVILLE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
428 Wilburforest Drive
East Freedom, PA 16637
Contact: Cindy Estep, 814-312-5193, cindy.estep@yti.edu
Meeting Place: Leamersville Church of the Brethren
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: 3rd Thursday each month, 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Blair and surrounding
Last Updated: 11/13/09
EAST STROUDSBURG
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Pocono Medical Center Suicide Survivor's Group
206 East Brown Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Contact: Beverly Baker, 570-476-339, bakfam@ptd.net
or Theresa Croushore, 570-420-5838, tcroushore@pmchealthsystem.org
Meeting Place: Pocono Medical Center
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4th Tuesday of the month
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Monroe, Carbon, Pike
Last Updated: 7/17/09
ERIE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
PALS (People After Loss from Suicide)
1533 Ferrick Dr.
Erie, PA 16509
Contact: Marge Ferrick (814) 864-2428 or
Catholic Charities: jjohnson@eriecd.org
Meeting Place:
Saint Mark Catholic Center
429 East Grandview Blvd.
Erie, PA
Note: Group is non-denominational - all are welcome
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rd Tuesday of every month from 7-9 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Erie, Crawford, Warren Counties and the tri-state area
Last Updated: 7/22/09
FORT WASHINGTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
“Recovery from Suicide Loss Support Group”
Survivors of Suicide Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Morton, PA 19070
Contact: Rodica Mihalis, (215) 545-2242
Meeting Place:
Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital
7170 Lafayette Avenue
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Montgomery
Last Updated: 9/21/09
GREENSBURG
Group Name & Mailing Address:
L.O.S.S. (Loved Ones Stolen By Suicide)
MHA
409 Coulter Avenue, Suite 4
Greensburg, PA 15601
Contact:
Jill Kowalewski, 724-830-3618, kowalej@westmoreland.swsix.com
Beth Crofutt, 1-800-871-4445 ext. 118, bcrofutt@mhawc.org
Meeting Place: Same as above
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Tuesday of every month 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Westmoreland and surrounding area
Last Updated: 5/27/09
HANOVER
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
St. Mark Lutheran Church
129 Charles St.
Hanover, PA 17331-1807
Contact: Sue Poist (717) 633-1227
Meeting Place: Same as above
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rd Monday evening of every month from 7-8:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Professional --Mim Phillips, M.S.
Charge: None
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: York, Adams, Maryland
Last Updated: 8/14/09
HARRISBURG
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Survivors Group
c/o Pinnacle Health System
118 Washington Street
Harrisburg PA 17110
Contact: Ned Hoffner (717) 213-3906
Meeting Place:
Polyclinic Hospital's Simpson Board Room
2501 North Third Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Wednesday of every month from 7-9 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: None
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Dauphin, York, Cumberland, Perry, Franklin
Last Updated: 1/8/10
JERSEY SHORE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
SOS
Contact: Cozette Stoltzfus, 570-753-3821
cms1977@verizon.net
Meeting Place: St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
229 S Broad St.
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Thursday of every month, 7-9pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: None
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Lycoming
Last Updated: 5/19/09
LANCASTER
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
1701 Lincoln Highway East, #5
Lancaster, PA 17602
Contact: Kevin L. Eberle (717) 394-3541
Meeting Place:
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Lititz Pike and Delp Road
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st and 3rd Thursday of every month from 7:15-8:45 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: All welcome
Last Updated: 12/12/08
LANGHORNE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Morton, PA 19070
Contact: Patricia Lufkin (215) 545-2242
lufkin26@aol.com
Meeting Place:
Aria (Frankford) Hospital/Bucks County Campus
380 N. Oxford Valley Road
Langhorne, PA 19047-8304
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4th Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Bucks, Philadelphia; Mercer, NJ
Last Updated: 8/16/09
LEWISBURG
Group Name & Mailing Address:
SOS
c/o Karen Lawson
376 Pheasant Ridge Road
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Contact: Karen Lawson 570-524-9868
Meeting Place:
Evangelical Hospital
Community Health Center, Staples Plaza Rte 15
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served:
LEBANON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
Contact: Crisis Line, 717-274-3363
Meeting Place:
Good Samaritan Community Healh & Education Bdg
223 South 4th Street
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st & 3rd Tuesdays of every month
Facilitated by:
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Lebanon and surrounding
Last Updated: 5/5/09
MOUNT GRETNA
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
122 East Walton Street
Lebanon, PA 17042
Contact: Doris Belanger 717-270-9478
mommylovesmark@verizon.net
Meeting Place:
Good Samaritans Hospital, Chubb Building
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 7-8:45 p.m.
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Lebanon, Dauphne
Last Updated: 12/29/09
MOUNT PLEASANT
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Compassionate Friends
Rd. # 1, Box 305A
Acme, PA 15610
Contact:
Sally Jo Wilson (724) 423-3258
Meeting Place:
Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Monday of every month at 7 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes/Monthly
Counties Served: Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland
PAOLI
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Morton, PA 19070
Contact:
Sue Kelleher (215) 545-2242
phillysos.tripod.com
Meeting Place:
Paoli Memorial Hospital
Lancaster Pike (Rte. 30)
Paoli, PA 19301
(Willistown Room in Medical Office Bldg., next to hospital)
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Cheste
Last Updated: 8/12/09
PHILADELPHIA
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Morton, PA 19070
Contact: Gail Dohrn, (215) 545-2242
Meeting Place:
3535 Market Street, Rm 2037
Philadelphia, PA
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: 1st Tuesday of every month, 7:30 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Philadelphia
Last Updated: 9/25/08
PHILADELPHIA-NORTHEAST
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Morton, PA 19070
Contact:
Patricia Lufkin (215) 545-2242
lufkin26@aol.com
Meeting Place:
Aria (Frankford) Hospital, Torresdale Campus
Knights and Red Lion Roads
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Northeast Philadelphia
Last Updated: 8/16/09
PITTSBURGH
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic
3811 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Contact:
Sue Wesner (412) 246-5633 or (412) 246-5619
Meeting Place:
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
8-week sessions
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: All are welcome
Last Updated: 7/1/09
POTTSVILLE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
HALOS (Hope After a Loved Ones Suicide)
Contact: Karen Spencer or Melanie Moore
570-621-2891 x18
hopefulsurvivor@live.com
Meeting Place:
Trinity Episcopal Church (back door)
Pottsville, PA
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
Facilitated by:
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Schuylkill County
Last Updated: 4/27/09
QUAKERTOWN
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
Contact: Craig & Anne Landis (215) 536-5143
Meeting Place:
Please call for information
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Upper Bucks, Upper Montgomery, Southern Lehigh, Southern Northampton, Eastern Berks
Last Updated: 2/4/09
SCRANTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Support Group for Family and Friends Who Have Lost Someone to Suicide
The Advocacy Alliance
823 Jefferson Avenue
Scranton, PA 18510
Contact:
Kathy Wallace (570) 207-9199
Meeting Place: Same as above
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Monday of every month at 6:00 p.m.
Facilitated by:
Charge:
Newsletter:
Counties Served:
Last Updated: 6/19/09
SHILLINGTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
122 West Lancaster Ave, Ste 207
Shillington, PA 19607-1874
Contact: Ed Schaeffer, Adult Advocate
610-775-3000, adult.advocate@yahoo.com
www.mharbc.org
Meeting Place:
Mental Health Association of Berks County
122 W. Lancaster Avenue, Suite 207
Shillington, PA 19607
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Tuesday of every month from 7-9 p.m.
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Berks
Last Updated: 1/28/10
UPLAND
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide, Inc.
P.O. Box 127
Morton, PA 19070
Contact: Susan Kelleher, (215) 545-2242
Meeting Place:
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
One Medical Center Blvd.
Upland, PA 19015
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Counties Served: Tri-State Delaware Valley
Last Updated: 9/26/08
WILKES-BARRE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Bereavement Support Group
Catholic Social Services
33 East Northampton Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Contact: Denise Rowinski (570) 822-7118 Ext. 307
Meeting Place:
Catholic Social Services (co-sponsor)
33 East Northampton Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st and 3rd Thursday of every month from 7-8:30p.m.
(Except agency holidays)
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Luzerne, Wyoming; all are welcome
