For Survivors of Suicide Loss
If you are contemplating suicide, please call 988 or text HOME to 741741 to reach a volunteer Crisis Counselor.
The resources below were compiled in an attempt to provide reassurance and general information to those who have lost someone to suicide.
Online Resources
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Support Group Directory
A directory for locating a support group near you after losing someone to suicide.
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Asking the Question Why (Cup Analogy)
Asking the Question Why? : A brief analogy and description for those who focus on the question why in response to a loved ones death from suicide.
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Affirmations for Survivors of Suicide Loss
Affirmations of suicide loss that can be used when responding to individuals who have recently loss someone to suicide.
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Beyond Surviving Suggestions for Survivors
Suggestions for those who have loss someone to suicide during their grieving process.
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Survivor of Suicide Loss Bill of Rights
This validating list of “rights” is for those grieving someone that has taken their life.
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Beatitudes for Survivors
A list of "beatitudes" for survivors after suicide.
Recommended Reading
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No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving The Suicide Of A Loved One
Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. This is just one of the many painful and paralyzing truths author Carla Fine discovered when her husband, a successful young physician, took his own life in December 1989. And being unable to speak openly and honestly about the cause of her pain made it all the more difficult for her to survive.
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Voices of Healing and Hope: Conversations on Grief After Suicide
Iris Bolton's book, VOICES of HEALING and HOPE: Conversations on Grief after Suicide, addresses phases of grief after suicide. With helpful stories and tools, each chapter helps define different aspects of the grieving process.
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Shattered: From Grief to Joy After My Son's Suicide
When Rebecca Tervo awoke on January 29, 2012 it seemed like just another lazy Sunday morning. What she didn’t realize was that her life and the life of her family had already been changed forever. Her 17 year old son, Trevor, was already dead of suicide in an adjacent room, she just didn’t know it yet.
Looking for more?
We have compiled a list of additional Community Resources that are all available and willing to offer assistance to all those directly and indirectly affected by suicide.
If you need local help, we have compiled a list of some
Alabama-based crisis centers and support services.