RESOURCES
- SPRC- Suicide Prevention Resource Center - SPRC's online training site. Our mission is to train service providers, educators, health professionals, public officials, and community-based coalitions to develop effective suicide prevention programs and policies. SPRC's online courses are listed below. All courses are available free of charge and can be completed at your own pace.
- Teen Central.net - TeenCentral.Net is a safe, free and totally anonymous site that offers help when you need it most. If you have a problem, question, difficult situation or just want to vent, write your “story” and there will be an answer waiting for you within 24-hours. It’s that easy – so log on and work it out
- Veteran's Crisis Line - The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Support for deaf and hard of hearing individuals is available.
- Safe Teens - Nothing's off limits at SafeTeens Answers! Ask us anything about sex, your body, relationships, birth control or STDs. It's free and confidential.
- Parent Central - ParentCentral.Net is a special place where you as a parent can communicate with counselors and other parenting professionals and receive answers within 24 hours.
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline - No matter what problems you are dealing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area, anytime 24/7.
- Family Service Association of NEPA - Family Services Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization working with children, individuals, families, and communities to achieve their potential. Established in 1895 by a group of involved and concerned members of the community, FSA NEPA has been built on the dynamic association of a volunteer governing board, a professional staff, and a consumer community
- Prevent Suicide PA - The best predictor of a future suicide attempt is a previous attempt. This is why it is important to get help, design a plan of action, and increase communication with your loved one immediately after an attempt. You may be feeling confused and unsure how to talk to your loved one who attempted suicide. AOASPC has published a helpful resource for people who have experienced a suicide attempt in their family called, After An Attempt: The Emotional Impact of a Suicide Attempt on Families.
- How to Talk to a Child about a Suicide Attempt in Your Family - If there has been a recent suicide attempt in your family, this may be one of the toughest experiences you and your children may ever face. It is important to take care of yourself, so that you are better able to care for your child. This guide is intended to provide you with some of that support, and also share other resources that may be helpful for you now and as your family recovers. The guide is not intended to replace professional mental health advice. In fact, it may be best to use this along with professional support if you or your child is struggling with how to talk about this difficult subject.
- Beyond Blue (for Australians) - beyondblue is working to reduce the impact of depression and anxiety in the community by raising awareness and understanding, empowering people to seek help, and supporting recovery, management and resilience.
- International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day - International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day can change your life. It’s the one day a year when people affected by suicide loss gather around the world at events in their local communities to find comfort and gain understanding as they share stories of healing and hope.
- NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness - is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. Today, we are an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need. - See more at: https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI#sthash.6fA1Bel4.dpuf
FOR CHILDREN
- When Families Grieve - Sesame Street. Download the video, songs and a story book, "Something Small: A Story About Remembering" , for young children
- The Dougy Center - The Dougy Center provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences. We provide support and training locally, nationally and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief. We are supported solely through private support from individuals, foundations and companies. The Dougy Center does not charge a fee for its services.
- Helping Children Understand - When explaining the suicide to a child or adolescent, provide truthful information, encourage questions, and offer loving reassurance.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Pennsylvania
- Facing Traumatic Grief Support Group (FREE TO ATTEND)
- 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7pm. Second floor of the Hawley Silk Mill (Room 218) 8 Route 6 Hawley, PA (click for directions)
- Contacts:
- Dot Beam 570-280-5442
- Sheila Whitman 570-780-2986
- Jeanette Liddy 718-614-0112
- Contacts:
- 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7pm. Second floor of the Hawley Silk Mill (Room 218) 8 Route 6 Hawley, PA (click for directions)
- Help Stop theSilence- The Survivors After Suicide Loss (FREE TO ATTEND) -http://www.helpstopthesilence.org/support-groups
- (1st) & (3rd) Tuesday of each month, and no fees are charged 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Catholic Social Services 33 E. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701 (click for directions)
- Facilitator
- (2nd) & (4th) Tuesday of each month, and no fees are charged 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Catholic Social Services 214 W. Walnut Street Hazleton, Pennsylvania 18201 (click for directions)
- Facilitators:
- Catholic Social Services Professional & Peer
- Catholic Social Services Professional & Peer
- Facilitators:
- (1st) & (3rd) Tuesday of each month, and no fees are charged 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Catholic Social Services 33 E. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701 (click for directions)
- Northeast Suicide Prevention Initiative (FREE TO ATTEND) http://www.northeastsuicidepreventioninitiative.org/
- 3rd Monday of each month. 6-8pm. 1327 Wyoming Ave Scranton PA (click for directions)
- Facilitators:
- Peer & Professional
- Facilitators:
- 3rd Monday of each month. 6-8pm. 1327 Wyoming Ave Scranton PA (click for directions)