The National Home for these Family-Friends
Hosted by Annemarie Matulis
1) A Voice At The Table: information, documentaries, training programs and other support resources for people affected by suicide in any way: people bereaved by suicide, people living with suicide thoughts and/or attempts, and family-friends of those people
2) Is This the Night: Finding Inner Peace; a self-care guide for family & friends impacted by a suicidal crisis. 2017
American Association of Suicidology, Impacted Family & Friends Division
Chair: Annemarie Matulis
Let Their Voices Be Heard:
How Family and Friends of People Living Through Suicide Crises are Allies
by Annemarie Matulis and Marcia Epstein
United Survivors webinar: December 12, 2017
Marcia’s presentation slides
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS OF PEOPLE WITH SUICIDE THOUGHTS AND/OR ATTEMPTS
The Blurt Foundation: Supporting Someone Who Has Depression
https://www.blurtitout.org/resource/supporting-someone-depression/
Families for Depression Awareness
https://www.familyaware.org/
From Heidi Bryan:
1) Website: After a Suicide Attempt: Hope, Help, and Support for families and friends after an attempted suicide http://afteranattempt.com/
2) Booklet: After A Suicide Attempt: The Emotional Impact of a Suicide Attempt on Families
http://www.oswegocounty.com/mental/suicide/after%20an%20attempt%20families.pdf
NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness
Includes many support and educational programs for Family & Friends of People with Mental Illness. Some programs are available online through the national organization, some are online and/or in-person through the state and local chapters.
Speaking of Suicide: Friends and Family section
blogs by Stacey Freedenthal, Ph.D., LCSW
https://www.speakingofsuicide.com/category/friends-family/
To Increase Understanding & Empathy:
~ Live Through This: photo portraits and essays about people who have attempted suicide
http://livethroughthis.org/
~ Mental Health on The Mighty: blogs by people living with mental illness
https://themighty.com/mental-health/
In the USA, Free, 24/7 Support for You or Someone Else
CRISIS TEXT LINE: text START to 741-741
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE: 800-799-7233, https://www.thehotline.org/
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE: 1.800.273.8255 or soon 988
RAINN, Rape Abuse Incest National Network, 800-656-HOPE (4673), https://www.rainn.org/
TRANS LIFELINE: staffed by trans and nonbinary people, for trans and nonbinary people,
https://TransLifeline.org , 877-565-8860
THE TREVOR PROJECT: for LGBTQ+ teen and young adults, hotline plus chat and text options
included on the website, https://www.thetrevorproject.org/. 866-488-7386
VETERANS CRISIS LINE: hotline plus chat and text options included on the website
VeteransCrisisLine.net , 800-273-8255 Option 1 (soon to be through 988)
Plus, although not 24/7, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Helpline,
800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org