SURVIVING A SUICIDE

Despite the best efforts of friends, loved ones and professionals, suicides do occur. The family members and friends left behind after a suicide are known as "survivors." If you are a suicide survivor, the resources below may be of interest to you.

• Learn how to channel your energy and passion for suicide prevention into action and advocacy with SPAN-USA
• The SOS Handbook: A Handbook for Survivors of Suicide (PDF)
• Friends and Families of Suicide Memorial Website
• SAVE: Coping with Loss
• Survivor support groups and locator
• AFSP: Surviving After Suicide
• Survivor Resources from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC):

• Online support groups offer help for those whose lives have been affected by suicide: Parents of Suicides