Resources for Survivors
Information is listed to assist you as you seek
to understand and cope with the horrific loss(es) of your loved
one(s). This information does not replace professional or faith-based
counseling. Please visit individual tree coordinators for their
personal Web memorials
or support group. Memory
Tree of Lights archives is located at the bottom of this section.
I do not endorse, promote, or seek
supernatural solutions outside
of orthodox religion. Indirect links or sublinks, which may connect you to
such, are unintended and I encourage you to avoid such temptations.
Spiritual Comfort
Father's Love Letter, a
beautiful message of hope and love for those who are hurting. Please
visit their website at www.FathersLoveLetter.com.
Prevention & Understanding
American Association of
Suicidology, understanding and preventing suicide.
American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention, prevention, research, and prevention
programs.
Bright Side, helpful
resources dealing with suicide, grief, and depression.
BPD World,information on mental health and Bipolar Personality Disorder.
Center for Suicide Prevention, 31,000 references pertaining to all aspects of
suicide.
Defeat Depression, Information on
stress anxiety and depression.
Oassis, excellent Interfaith Resources surrounding suicide.
Military Suicide Research
Team, Helping military who may be suicidal.
Natl Org. for People of Color
Against Suicide, suicide awareness among African-Americans.
Tears of A Cop, an officer dies every
24 hours from suicide, stats and more.
The Jed Foundation, suicide is second
leading cause of death among college-age students.
PIPS: Public Initiative for the Prevention of Suicide and Self-harm.
The aim has been to raise awareness and to educate, provide support for those left behind and those at risk.
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), suicide
awareness, stigma, survival.
Suicide and Mental Health Association International, education, awareness and treatment in regards to mental health.
Suicide Prevention Action Network, USA, Inc.(SPAN), information on suicide prevention.
Suicide Reference Library, extensive information about suicide and mental health.
Violence and Injury Prevention
(VIP), addresses suicide and homicide-suicide.
Yellow Ribbon, youth outreach for schools
and communities.
Support Agencies
Alive Alone, loss of your only or all of your children.
Bright Side, support
and coping.
Compassionate Friends, friendship
and support to bereaved parents.
Depression and BiPolar Alliance, improving
the lives of those living with mood disorders.
Dave Dravecky's Outreach of Hope, free Encourager
e-magazine of encouragement and hope.
Families for Depressive Awareness, bringing
depression into the light.
Fierce Goodbye surviving after the loss of a loved through faith communities by Mennonite Media.
Friends for Survival, Inc., loving
outreach for those of suicide loss.
Gift from Within, survivors of trauma and victimization.
Grief Companion, words of comfort from the Bruderhof community.
GriefNet, dealing with grief, death, major
loss by Cendra Lynn, Ph.D.
Heartbeat, national
and international support groups.
Jesus Saves,hope for the weary.
Mental Health Spiritual
Support, talk to a minister or pastor.
Samaritans (formerly Befrienders Int.), directory
of suicide crisis hotlines.
Sibling Connection, sibling
grief process by Pleasant Gill White, Ph.D.
Survivors of Loved Ones to Suicide, numerous
support tools, by Christine Smith, PhD.
Web Healing, Tom Golden, LCSW
Memorialize our Loved Ones
1000 Deaths Memorial Gardens
Dearly Departed Memorial Page
Law Enforcement Memorial
Online Memorials
NetKin
Parents of Suicide Memorials
Suicide Memorial Wall
Virtual Memorial Board
Virtual Christmas Memorial Page
Virtual Memorial Garden
Virtual Memorials
Reading Corner
Bereavement Magazine, complete
grief resource center.
Centering Corporation, grief resource
center.
Surviving After
Loss of Child Suicide, Jan Anderson, tree coordinator for UK.
Surviving
Suicide, Mary Scovel who lost both sons to suicide.
Suicide Survivors Handbook, coping with others and holidays.
Suggested books, assisting with
coping and recovery.
Memory
Tree Coordinator Articles
Two mothers
setting up suicide support group (Malta), 2003
Maryland Memory Tree memorializes
suicide victims (Maryland), 2003
Grants to Prevent Suicide (Virginia),
2002
Memorial unites familes left
behind (South Dakota), 2002
South Dakota Tree Lighting 2002
Suicide Memory Tree In Sioux
Falls (South Dakota), 2002
Texas Tree Lighting 2002
Christmas Tree Remembers Suicide Victims (Tennessee),
2001
Colorado Tree Lighting, 2001 Pennsylvania Promo Flier, 2001
Texas Tree Lighting Press Release,
2001
Tree Honors the Victims of Suicide
(Colorado), 1998
Memory Tree Coordinator Photos
Colorado Memory Tree Lighting, 1998-2001
Memorial unites familes left
behind (South Dakota) pictorial, 2002
Pennsylvania Memory Tree Lighting,
2001
Virginia Memory Tree Lighting, 2001
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