Suicide Resources:
Coping with Suicide Loss:
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=FED822A2-D88D-4DBD-6E1B55D56C229A75
Other Websites for Survivors:
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=FF3C1B92-E45D-41CA-DDB62301890DEE0B
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Suicide Information:
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=54&ContentID=23041
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Information regarding the Catholic Faith and Suicide:
Journey: Newsletter of the National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved,
"Our Misconceptions about Suicide"
http://www.griefwork.org/articles/Journey2009-03.pdf
National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved:
http://www.griefwork.org/index.html
Books for Adolescents and Teenagers
After
Francis Chalifour, Tundra, 2005. Nominated for the Canadian Governor General's Literary Awards 2005, this autobiographical novel tells the story of 15-year-old Francis, whose father took his own life. It explores Francis’s struggles with guilt, anger, profound sadness and search for hope, during the first year after his father’s suicide.
After a Suicide: Young People Speak Up
Susan Kuklin, Putnam Publishing Group, 1994. Nine personal accounts of survivors, many of whom are teens. Each account focuses on a specific topic, such as losing a parent, losing a sibling, seeking therapy, support groups.
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=FF1F73F3-01DF-26E3-05AB12DF557FCA0E
Support Groups
Mount Carmel Health- Evergreen Program:
o Offers a Support Group for Families experiencing Grief ever 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:00-7:30 pm.
o Must call 614-234-0200 to pre-register
o NO COST
• http://www.suicide.org/support-groups/ohio-suicide-support-groups.html
o WESTERVILLE
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
Concord Counseling Center
924 Eastwind Drive
Westerville, OH 43081
Contact Person: Linda DeStefano, R.N., L.P.C.
(614) 882-9338
Meetings per Month: One
Fee: No
COLUMBUS
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
Survivors of Suicide
192 S. Princeton Avenue
Columbus, OH 43223
Contact Person: Carol Stewart
(614) 279-9382
Meetings per Month: One
Fee: No
Other Helpful Resources:
Mental Health America of Franklin County:
http://www.mhafc.org/index.php
Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Columbus:
http://www.colscss.org/
Articles for Parents:
http://dhs.stfrancisdesaleshs.org/teachers/kshelton/Parent%20Articles.htm
SFDHS Guidance Website:
http://www.stfrancisdesaleshs.org/current-students/guidance
Suicide Prevention Education Alliance:
www.helppreventsuicide.org/coping-with-loss
Children’s Advocacy Project:
www.cap4kids.org
Surviving a Suicide Loss-A Resource and Healing Guide
