Support Groups
International
GLEBE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Support After Suicide Group
Department of Forensic Medicine
PO Box 90, Glebe
NSW, AUSTRALIA 2037
Contact: Kathy Leader
(028) 584-7818
kathryn.leader@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
Meeting Places:
Burwood, Sydney
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
First Tuesday of the month (except January), 7 PM
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Last Updated: 6/17/09
SPRINGWOOD
Group Name & Mailing Address:
SOSBSA, (Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Support Association)
PO Box 334, Springwood. 4127
QUEENSLAND. AUSTRALIA
Contact: Denise (Secretary), sosbsa@optusnet.com.au
or ring 1300 767 022 (Australia wide support line)
Meeting Places:
Mt Gravatt Community Centre,
The Neighbourhood Centre,
Bundaberg.Q
Red Cross House,
Cairns.Q
Community Centre,
Hervey Bay. Q
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Call 1300 767 022 for info
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Last Updated: 12/2/08
TASMANIA
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Bereavement
Contact:
Connie Alomes, Life Line Australia, 6224-3450 or 0438280313
Helen Scarr, Relationships Australia, 6211-4050, helens@reltas.com.au
Meeting Place:
20 Clare Street
New Town 7008
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rd Wednesday of the month, 11 a.m.-1p.m.
A closed 6-8 session program will be available. Contact for info.
Facilitated by: Peer and Professional
Charge: Gold coin donation
Newsletter: Yes
Last Updated: 5/27/09
RICHMOND
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Support After Suicide
PO Box 79
Richmond VIC 3121
Contact: Louise Flynn, (03) 9427 9899, aftersuicide@jss.org.au
Website: www.supportaftersuicide.org.au
Meeting Places:
Richmond (contact for exact address)
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rd Monday each month
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Melbourne
Last Updated: 6/12/09
CALGARY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Services Bereavement Program
Canadian Mental Health Association -- Calgary Region
Suite 400, 1202 Centre Street SE
Calgary, AB T2G 5A5
Canada
Contact: Judy Leith or Liz Hides(403) 297-1744, suicide.services@cmha.calgary.ab.ca
www.cmha.calgary.ab.ca
Meeting Place: Same
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Monthly drop-in group on 1st Thursday of every month
8 week closed groups available (call for information)
Facilitated by: Peer and Professional
Charge: Yes, sliding scale
Newsletter: No
Last Updated: 6/10/09
EDMONTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
The Support Network
Suicide Bereavement Group
400 10025 106th Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 1G4
Canada
Contact:
Jackie Allen, 780-732-6646, sap@thesupportnetwork.com
Meeting Place: Call for information
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Call for information
Facilitated by: Peer and Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes, monthly bulletin
Last Updated: 6/9/09
GRANDE PRAIRIE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Prevention Resource Centre
Survivor Support Group
10122 102 Avenue
Grande Prairie, AB
T8V 1A1
Contact:
Susan Goll, 780-539-6680, sprc@sp-rc.ca
www.sp-rc.ca
Meeting Place:
10122 102 Avenue
Grande Praire, AB
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Last Thursday of the month at 7:00PM
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Peace Country Health
Last Updated: 5/19/09
TORONTO
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors Support Programme
10 Trinity Square
Toronto, ON M5G 1B1
Canada
Contact: Karen Letofsky or Alex Shendelman (416) 595-1716
karen@torontodistresscentre.com or alex@torontodistresscentre.com
Meeting Place: Flexible
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: Flexible
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: None
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Greater Toronto Area
Last Updated: 7/27/2010
LANTZVILLE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
6986 Dickinson Road
Lantzville, BC V0R 2H0
Canada
Contact:
Mary Barker (250) 390-2865, barkjohn@shaw.ca
Meeting Place:
6986 Dickinson Road
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
No group at this time, but will meet with survivors individually
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: None
Newsletter: None
Last Updated: 5/27/09
RICHMOND
Group Name & Mailing Address:
After Suicide Support
7000 Minoru Blvd. Suite 120
Richmond, BC V6Y 3Z5
Contact:
Sylvia Cust, 604-279-7077, www.chimocrisis.com
Meeting Place:
7000 Minoru Blvd. Suite 120
Richmond, BC
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Wednesday each month
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Richmond, Vancouver and the lower mainland
Last Updated: 6/10/09
SURREY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors Support Group
Valley View Funeral Home
14660 72nd Avenue
Surrey, BC V3S 2E7
Contact:
Marlyn Ferguson, 604-596-8866
Meeting Place:
Same as Above
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
8 week groups meet a few times per year.
Call for current info.
Facilitated by: Peer & Professional
Charge: No
Last Updated: 6/2/09
VANCOUVER
Group Name & Mailing Address:
S.A.F.E.R. Counseling Service (Vancouver Coastal Health)
300-2425 Quebec Street
Vancouver, BC V5T 4L6
Canada
Contact:
An intake worker (604) 879-9251
Meeting Place: Same
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
One-on-one counseling
Eight-week workshop available two times per year. Call for information.
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No charge for any services
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Lower mainland of British Columbia
Last Updated: 5/19/09
WINNIPEG
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Klinic Community Health Centre
Suicide Bereavement Support Group
870 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0P1
Canada
Contact:
Elly Van Der Zande, Counsellor, (204) 784-4200, evanderzande@klinic.mb.ca
Meeting Place:
870 Portage Ave.
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
10 week adult closed group from 6:00-9:00PM
Applicants will be prescreened for readiness
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Winnipeg and surrounding area
Last Updated: 5/19/09
MONCTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Bereavement Support
2 Ida's Lane
Browns Yard, NB E4T 1W9
Contact:
David Cail, 506-785-4496, dwcail@nb.sympatico.ca
Meeting Place:
81 Albert Street
Moncton, NB
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Last Thursday of each month. Call for time.
Facilitated by: Peer and Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Albert, Kent and Westmorland
Last Updated: 7/8/09
SAINT JOHN
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Hope and Healing: Coping with the Suicide of a Loved One
15 Market Square, Suite 1500
Saint John, NB E2L 1E8
Contact:
Anita Connolly, (506) 633-1705, cmha@nb.aibn.com
Meeting Place:
Suite 1500, City Hall Building
15 Market Square
Saint John, NB
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30PM (10 week program - usually runs beginning in September)
Facilitated by: Peer and Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Areas Served: Saint John and surrounding areas
Last Updated: 5/27/09
HALIFAX
Group Name & Mailing Address:
57 Cannon Crest
Eastern Passage, NS B3G IE9
Canada
Contact:
George Tomie (902) 445-0860 (any time after 6pm), bga@bgatlantic.com
Meeting Place:
St. Andrew's United Church Hall
6036 Coburg Road (near Robie)
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Wednesday each month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: None
Newsletter: None
Areas Served: All welcome
Last Updated: 4/27/09
BURLINGTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
388 Main Street East
Milton, ON L9T 1P8
Contact:
Cecilia Marie Flynn, 905-693-4270, info.cmha@haltonhealthworks.ca
Meeting Place:
Burlington Baptist Church
2225 New Street
Burlington, ON L7R 1J2
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Tuesday of the month, 7-8:30PM
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Halton
Last Updated: 6/10/09
HAMILTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Friends in Grief, Inc
1030 Upper James St, Suite 207
Hamilton, Ontario L9C 6X6
Contact:
Betty-Anne Brown
(905) 318-0059
fig@mountaincable.net
Meeting Place:
Friends in Grief
1030 Upper James St. Room 207
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7-8:30 PM
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes, under Friends in Grief
Areas Served: Hamilton and surrounding areas
Last Updated: 6/24/09
KINGSTON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Survivors
Canadian Mental Health Association
6 Ordance Street, Suite 214
Kingston, ON K7L 5T9
Contact:
Michael Borges, (613) 549-7027, cmhstaff@kingston.net
Meeting Place:
Canadian Mental Health Association
6 Ordance Street, Suite 214
Kingston, ON
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Contact for Information
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Kingston and surrounding areas
Last Updated: 5/27/09
LONDON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
Suicide Bereavement Peer Support
648 Huron Street
Canadian Mental Health Association
London-Middlesex Branch
London, ON N5Y 4J8
Canada
Contact: Patricia Van Egmond (519) 434-9191Ext 226
www.london.cmha.ca
Meeting Place: 648 Huron Street
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
S.O.S. -- 8 evenings, spring and fall. Specific dates and times arranged each season.
Facilitated by: Peer & Professional
Charge: None
Newsletter: None
Areas Served: Middlesex county and region. All are welcome
Last Updated: 12/2/08
PETERBOROUGH
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
466 George St. North
Peterborough
ONTARIO K9H 3R7
Contact:
Joni White, 705-748-6711 #216, jwhite@peterborough.cmha.on.ca
Meeting Place: Peterborough, Ontario
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
TBA
Facilitated by: peer & professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Peterborough and surrounding
Last Updated: 7/15/09
ST. CATHARINES
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Loving Outreach
Contact:
Lucienne and Walt Chemerika, (905) 934-2176, lovingoutreach@becon.org
Meeting Place:
The Hearth Room
United Church
366 St. Paul st.
St. Catharines, Ontario
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peers
Charge: None
Newsletter: Yes - once a year.
Areas Served: All are welcome
Last Updated: 5/19/09
TORONTO
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors Support Programme
10 Trinity Square
Toronto, ON M5G 1B1
Canada
Contact:
Karen Letofsky or Alex Shendelman (416) 595-1716
karen@torontodistresscentre.com or alex@torontodistresscentre.com
Meeting Place: Flexible
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time: Flexible
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: None
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Greater Toronto Area
Last Updated: 12/4/08
WATERLOO
Group Name & Mailing Address:
"Why?"...support after suicide
People Needing People Bereavement Resource Centre
171 King Street South
Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P7
Website: www.erbgood.com
Contact: Dena Moitoso, 519-745-2195, denamoitoso@erbgood.com
Meeting Place:
Erb & Good Family Funeral Home - The Kuntz House
171 King Street South
Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P7
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Fall, Winter and Spring - support groups, 9 week sessions
Facilitated by: Professional
Charge: None
Areas Served: Waterloo Region and surrounding area
Last Updated: 3/25/10
WEST ELGIN
Group Name & Mailing Address:
"After Shock" Survivors Journey Through Grief
Contact: Penny Knapp, 519-854-0393, icareletstalk@hotmail.com
Melanie McLeod, 519-768-1715 ext 2299, mmcleod@wechc.on.ca
http://www.rememberingnicholas.ca/
Meeting Place: Contact for information
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Groups run 2-4 months on 1st Monday of the month. Contact for more information.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: None
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: West Elgin & necessary request from outside our community
Last Updated: 1/8/10
WINDSOR
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Surviving Bereavement Support Group
Canadian Mental Health Association, WECB
# 1275 Walker Road, Suite #4
Contact: Christine MacMillan, 519-971-0314, cmacmillan@cmha-wecb.on.ca
Meeting Place:
Canadian Mental Health Association
Windsor-Essex County Branch
1400 Windsor Avenue
Windsor, ON N8X 3L9
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Please all for intake process prior to group.
Facilitated by: Peer and Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Windsor and Essex County
Last Updated: 5/21/09
LAVAL
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Adults Bereaved by Suicide, Youths Bereaved by Suicide, Children Bereaved by Suicide
1665 Rue du Couvent
Laval, Quebec H7W 3A8
Contact: Danyelle Latreille, (450) 687-5690 X434, Danyelle_Latreille@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Meeting Place:
1665 Rue du Couvent
Laval, Quebec, H7W 3A8
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Please call or email for information.
Facilitated by: Each group is facilitated by two professionals
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Youth and Children groups open to province of Quebec
Adult group open to Laval, Quebec
Last Updated: 6/26/09
SASKATCHEWAN
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
W.J.Jones and Son Family Centre
262 Athabasca St. E.
Moose Jaw
S6H 0L5
SK, Canada
Contact:
Della Ferguson, Phone: (306) 691-4715, Fax: (306) 691-4719
jonesfamilycenter@wjjonesandson.com
Meeting Place:
W.J.Jones and Son Family Centre
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4th Wednesday of each month 7:30-9pm
Facilitated by: Grief Support Worker
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Areas Served: Moose Jaw and District
Last Updated: 6/12/09
NAKURU
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Joy Counseling Consortium
Contact: 0+254724824636, joycounselling@yahoo.com
Meeting Place: Miti Mingi Center
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Twice a month at 10 a.m.
Facilitated by: professional
Charge: Varies
Newsletter: Yes
Areas Served: Nakuru
Last Updated: 5/30/08
Group Name:
Connecting
Contact:
(+9120) 26333044, connectingngo@gmail.com
Meeting Place:
Connecting office, Dastur Girls School,
Moledina Road, Pune Camp
[next to Westside, opposite Dorabjee's,]
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Please call or email for information.
Facilitated by:Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Areas Served: Pune, India
Last Updated: 6/12/09
INVERCARGILL
Group Name & Mailing Address:
HEARTBEAT -- Grief Support for Suicide Bereaved
Contact:
Louise Campbell 0276-975-148, louhou67@orcon.net.nz
Meeting Place:
John Collie Hall
Windsor Community Church
Windsor Street
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Friday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Areas Served: Southland
Last Updated: 3/31/08
DURBAN
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of a Loved Ones Suicide (SOLOS)
Contact:
Joy Chiang 083 256 5993
Sue Fairall 074 182 4360
Yvonne Haswell 083 691 0135
Gaylynn de Villiers 072 340 0055
Email: suicidesupportsa@gmail.com
Meeting Place:
171 Bulwer Road
Durban
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Monday of every month, 18H30 to 20H30
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge:
Newsletter: Yes
Areas Served: Southland
Last Updated: 3/12/09
