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Self-Help support group offered on the first and third Wednesday of each month for all those who have lost a loved one through suicide. Click here for details.>>>


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Help and Support Links


Access to Care — www.a2care.org
Access to Care provides assistance with counseling, medication or substance abuse treatment, and can cover treatment received anywhere in the country, when received by a licensed provider of your choice. Services are covered from August 30, 2005 until April 30, 2008.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention — www.afsp.org
American Association of Suicidology — www.suicidology.org
Befrienders International — www.befrienders.org
Depression-Screening.org — www.depression-screening.org
Fall River Health, Beauty and Wellbeing — www.fall-river-spot.com
The complete guide to Health, Beauty and Wellbeing in the Fall River, Massachusetts area.
The Jason Foundation — www.jasonfoundation.com
Mental Health Net — www.mentalhelp.net
Metanioawww.metanoia.org
Military-Net.com military search engine and portal — www.military-net.com
Providing comprehensive military resource and information guide to US armed forces.
National Mental Health Association (NMHA) — www.nmha.org
Out of the Darkness Overnight — www.theovernight.org
Out of the Darkness Overnight: A 20-mile walk through the night to end the silence surrounding suicide, benefiting the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. On July 16 & 17, 2005, thousands of men and women will embark on a 20-mile walk, from sunset to sunrise, to raise funds and awareness for suicide prevention, education and survivor programs. Click here to read entire press release.
Suicide Awareness\Voices of Education (SA\VE) — www.save.org
Suicidehotlines.com — www.suicidehotlines.com
Suicide Prevention Action Network, Inc. — www.spanusa.org
suicidepreventionlifeline.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Suicide Prevention Services, Inc. — www.spsfv.org
TADS, Treatment for Adolescent Depressions — Study www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/tads.cfm
TADS, Treatment for Adolescent Depressions — Study www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/tads.cfm
Therapist and Drug Rehabs www.therapistunlimited.com/index/Articles/Teen+Help
TherapistUnlimited.com is a National directory of centers and counseling services for those seeking help with family and marriage counseling, or treatment for substance abuse, mental and physical disorders, and more.
The Fred Fund — www.thefredfund.com
The Fred Fund seeks to diminish the stigma associated with suicide and provides a forum for interaction regarding emotional and mental conditions associated with suicide.
Using Music in Therapy — The Power of Music as a Coping Skill - www.enterthefreudianslip.com
Quit Smoking — www.thefinebalance.com
QuitMaker is a 36-day online program that leads to a nicotine-free lifestyle. There are no tricks and no miracle cures, and no external substances such as nicotine patches, chewing gums or pills, just the power of your intellect to undo the conditioning and be free... Let us show you how to quit smoking

Geographical Links
Samaritans of New Hampshire — www.samaritansofboston.org
Samaritans of Boston — www.samaritansofboston.org
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention — www3.sympatico.ca/masecard/index.html
Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands (Massachusetts) — www.capesamaritans.org
Samaritans in Ireland — www.iol.ie/~vast/support/Samaritans.htm
Samaritans of the Monadnock Region (New Hampshire) — /www.muw.org/samaritans
Samaritans Befrienders of Hong Kong — www.sbhk.org.hk
Samaritans of Hong Kong — www.samaritans.org.hk/
Samaritans of New York — www.samaritansnyc.org
Samaritans of Albany, NY — www.timesunion.com/communities/samaritans.htm
Samaritans of Rhode Island — www.geocities.com/risamaritans
Samaritans of Southern Alberta (Canada) — www.samaritans.ab.ca/sams
Samaritans UK — www.samaritans.org.uk
Survivors Links
Griefnet.org — www.griefnet.org
Living With Suicide — www.pbs.org/weblab/living
1000 Deaths - Loved Ones Lost to Suicide — www.1000deaths.com
Survivors of Suicide — www.sossd.org/


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Resources

General  |  Prevention  |   Survivors

General Resources

The SamaritansThe Cruelest Death - The Enigma of Adolescent Suicide; David Lester; Charles Press; 1993. .

The Enigma of Suicide; George Howe Colt; Touchstone; 1991.

"I Thought People Like That Killed Themselves." Lesbians, Gay Men and Suicide; Eric E. Rofes; Grey Fox Press; 1983.

No One Saw My Pain - Why teens kill themselves; Andrew Slaby, M.D. and Lili Frak Garfinkel; W.W. Norton & Co.; 1994.

Now I Lay Me Down - Suicide and the Elderly; David Lester and Margo Tallmer, editors; Charles Press; 1994.

Suicide in the United States, 1980-1992; Violence Surveillance Summary Series, No. 1.; Kachur, Potter, James and Powell; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; 1995.

Why Suicide?; Eric Marcus.


Prevention Resources
Not With My Life I Don't - Preventing your suicide and that of others; Howard Rosenthal; Accelerated Development; 1988.

A Parent's Guide for Suicidal and Depressed Teens; Kate Williams; Hazelden; 1995.

Preventing Youth Suicide - A handbook for educators and human service professionals; Marcia and Alan McEvoy; Learning Publications, Inc.; 1994.

Suicide - Prevention, Intervention, Postvention; Earl A. Grollman; Beacon Press; 1988.

Suicide Prevention In Schools; Antoon A. Leenaars and Susanne Wenkstern; Hemisphere Publishing Corp.; 1991.


Survivors Resources
Beyond Grief; Carol Staudacher; New Harbinger; 1987.

I Know Just How You Feel; Erin Linn; The Publishers Mark, IL.

I Never Know What To Say - How to help your family and friends cope with tragedy; Nina Hermann Donnelley; Ballantine, NY; 1987.

Living Through Mourning; Harriet Sarnoff Schf, Penguin.

Living With An Empty Chair; Roberta Temes; Mandala Books.

Men and Grief; Carol Staudacher; New Harbinger.

Recovering From The Loss Of A Child; Katherine F. Donnelly; Dodd, Meade & Co.

Recovering From The Loss Of A Parent; Katherine F. Donnelly; Dodd, Meade & Co.

Recovering From The Loss Of A Sibling; Katherine F. Donnelly; Dodd, Meade & Co.

Stepping Stones to Grief Recovery; D. Roth; IBS; 1968.

Suicide Survivors Handbook - A guide for the bereaved and those who wish to help them; Trudy Carlson; Beeline Press, MN; 1995.

When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults; Edward Meyes; Penguin.

You Can Help Someone Who's Grieving; Victoria Frigo, Diane Fisher, Mary Lou Cook; Penguin; 1996.


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