Survivor Support
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Description
The Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups are a free service provided by various agencies and/or communities in the State of Nevada. The self-help groups are for family and friends who have lost a loved one to suicide. These groups are for adults 18 years and older.. The groups are designed to help survivors cope with the suicide loss and the grief issues they are now facing.
Goals
- Provides support and validation for the feelings survivors are experiencing.
- To meet others who have lost a loved one to suicide to reduce isolation.
- Provides a safe and comfortable environment where group members can talk about their feelings and the issues suicide brought to their lives.
- Group members learn new ways of coping with their situation by hearing how others have coped with theirs.
- The group provides a sense of hope that they will survive this loss.
Confidentiality
The information shared during support group meetings is confidential in nature, with one exception. If or when any group member threatens suicide, homicide or physical abuse against another individual the confidentiality will need to be broken to put services in place to protect the life of the group member and/or harm to anyone else.
If you are in the Southern Nevada area, please check out the Surviving Suicide Loss support group. A complete list of additional groups throughout the state of Nevada can be viewed here: List of Nevada Support Groups