American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, call 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

It is natural to feel unsure about going to your first support group meeting. It may take a few meetings before you feel comfortable. Some people attend a support group almost immediately after their loss, while others wait for years. Do what you feel is best for you. Some survivors attend regularly for a year or two, and then continue to go only occasionally.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers Healing Conversations: Support for suicide loss

Please visit the AFSP website for more information.

KNOW THE SIGNS

Keeps to themselves; isolation

Nervous or anxious

Order; puts affairs in order

Withdrawn from family and friends

Talking, thinking, or writing about death, dying or suicide

Helplessness and hopelessness

Experiences mood changes

Substance abuse

Impulsiveness; takes unnecessary risks

Guilt; talks about being a burden

No reason to live; no goals

Seeking access to firearms or other lethal means

LOCK & TALK

Lock & Talk GOW Pathway to Hope is program developed to prevent self-harm by limiting access to firearms, medications and other potentially dangerous items during a mental health crisis. We can provide free safety devices such as cable gun locks, medication lockboxes, and medication mail-back envelopes. If you, a family member, or loved one could utilize these resources, please contact us to arrange a time to connect and retrieve materials.

MANTHERAPY

Therapy the way a man does it.

https://mantherapy.org/

SUICIDE PREVENTION CENTER

PreventSuicideNY

NAMI

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
NAMI National https://www.nami.org/

NAMI NYS https://naminys.org/