Links To National and Other Suicide Prevention Organizations (excellent sites to educate you about suicide, give you a voice in the effort to prevent suicide, as well as link you to many resources of specific interest. These links are very highly recommended.
1) American Association of Suicidology (AAS): This site is dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide. For researchers, therapists, survivors of suicide, prevention specialists or anyone else concerned with all aspects regarding suicide. Be sure to look all around this site. Known as "THE" site on suicide. Has AAS recommended reading, National directory of support groups, research, and links to tons of online sites related to suicide.
http://www.suicidology.org
2) The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): This organization was founded by scientists, business and community leaders and survivors of suicide in an effort to support the research and education needed to prevent suicide. Site offers educational programs and conferences for survivors, mental health professionals, physicians and the public. Also has a section dedicated to survivor support and links of interest.
http://www.afsp.org
3) Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) This site is very highly recommended. If you want to become involved, hands-on, in the prevention of suicide and become an advocate and activist in the fight against suicide, this is the site for you.
http://www.spanusa.org
4)National Counsel for Suicide Prevention NCSP Mission statement: To further effective suicide prevention through collaborative activities and information sharing in order to save lives.
http://ncsp.org
5) SA/VE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) Main focus is on depression education. Also suicide related links and Lasting Legacy plaques are available.
http://www.save.org
6) Suicide Information & Education (SIEC) Canadian based organization with a lot of helpful information; a library and resource center for suicide information and education. SIEC is the largest suicide information resource center and library in the world.
http://www.siec.ca
7) Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Committee: This site is dedicated to suicide prevention, promoting suicide prevention awareness and help removing the stigma associated with suicide. This site is excellent for caregivers of those who are at risk for suicidal or are suicidal. They provide them with professional resources and support. Also for survivors of suicide; lists support organizations, etc.
http://www.feelingblue.org
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Links For Survivors Of Suicide (for comfort, to memorialize your loved one, for support from other survivors and to further educate yourself)
1) Suicide and Mental Health Association International: Excellent site and very comprehensive. Allows you to memorialize your loved one in the most beautiful ways (The Most Beautiful Virtual Quilt, Candlelighting, etc.). Excellent recommended reading list and many memorial sites. Tons of poetry and prose.
http://www.suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org
2) Lifekeepers: Home of Sandy Martin and the Lifekeeper Quilt, the National Quilt for suicide victims. What a wonderful way to make a much needed statement and memorialize our loved ones at the same time. Be sure and check this one out and don't forget to take the Lifekeeper Promise!
http://www.lifekeeper.org/home.html
3)Sibling Survivors: Great site by Michelle Linn-Gust, a survivor of her sister's suicide and author of the wonderful book "Do They Have Bad Days In Heaven? Surviving the Suicide Loss of a Sibling." If You've lost a sibling to suicide, this is a website and a book you need to look into.
http://www.siblingsurvivors.com
4)The Sibling Connection: Nice site about the connection between siblings and the grief the "forgotten mourners" suffer when we lose ours.
http://www.counselingstlouis.net/
5)1000 Deaths/SOLOS: Wonderful site with tons of comfort for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. They have an email support group and discussion board and ways to memorialize your loved one. SOLOS also has a wonderful shirt you can buy for $15.00. Be sure and check this site out.
http://www.1000deaths.com
6) Adult Sibling Grief: Another site dealing with the grief of losing a sibling, this one geared exclusively to losing a sibling in adulthood.
http://adultsiblinggrief.com/
7)Survivors of Suicide Online Support Groups: Email Support groups. If you've never tried an online support group, you need to. You don't have to leave home so it's convenient. Sometimes it's just easier to talk to strangers from behind a monitor. If you're having a hard night you can go back and read posts or vent to people who truly understand what you're going through...at any time. I've met some beautiful souls at the two online support groups I'm a member of. You never know, your experience may very well help someone else in need.All of the emails may be overwhelming at first, but it is worth giving it a try and figuring it all out. My advice is to jump right in and begin posting. Shy? That's OK too. Many members don't post but receive much comfort reading the poetry, thoughts and stories of our more extroverted friends.
http://www.parentsofsuicide.com
http://www.friendsandfamiliesofsuicide.com
http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com
http://1000deaths.com
http://www.suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org/osg.html
8) The Most Difficult Journey E-mail Newsletter: This email newsletter is filled with information, research, poetry and inspiration all related to suicide.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tmdj/
9) Suicide Paradigm: Tony Salvatore's wonderful site. From a Father's perspective. Has a lot of different information. Informative aspects of suicide and also vocabulary and terms of words common in suicide terminology. Highly recommended for all, especially Fathers. Also, click on the "Recovering From Suicide" link...this is an excellent 23 page booklet that I would highly recommend to anyone who lost someone they love to suicide, especially new survivors.
http://members.tripod.com/~LifeGard/index.html
Links to other survivor's of suicide personal/memorial websites
1) Memorial site for Alexey Ilyushin Berardi (Flight of the Golden Eagle): After a year and a half of searching through memorial websites, this is by far the most beautiful and moving site I've ever had the honor of visiting. You will not be able to navigate through this site with dry eyes. Nicola and Letizia (Alexey's parents) write about their pain of losing their youngest son with honesty,skill and beauty I have never before seen.
http://www.dreamscape.com/alexey
2) The Gift of Keith: Great site created by Carol & Dick Loehr in memory of their son, Keith, who died by suicide. This site is in two parts: one part is dedicated to Keith and his life, the other part is specifically for survivors and has information, articles on suicide and depression, poetry, stories of other survivors and great links.
http://www.thegiftofkeith.org
3) Kiriana's Memorial site for her Dad: Kiriana is Todd's beautiful daughter and my beautiful niece. She is overflowing with creative talent. THink I'm just bragging? Visit her site and judge for yourself.
http://www.freewebs.com/inmemorytem
4) Ann Gay's Memorial site for her son, Wayne: Ann writes beautifully and her poetry is deep and wonderful.
http://freewebs.com/williamwaynecox/index.html
5) Jan Andersen's Memorial site for her son, Kristian: Jan's site is packed full with tons of information for survivors, along with a beautiful tribute to her son. I spent hours wandering around this highly informative site.
http://childsuicide.homestead.com/
6) Suicide Reference Library: Tons of information and articles pertaining to suicide. Karyl Chastain-Beal, who also created ParentsOfSuicide(POS) and FriendsAndFamiliesOfSuicide (FFOS) online support groups, is also the creator of this wonderful and highly informative site. I also highly recommend Karyl's online email support groups: POS and FFOS (see links above).
http://www.suicidereferencelibrary.com
7) Suicide Discussion Board: Also created by Karyl, this is a great site for sharing and learning with other survivors of suicide.
http://www.suicidediscussionboard.com
