If you’ve lost someone to suicide, or want more information about grief and healing, here are some useful websites.

On healing loss by suicide…

www.forsuicidesurvivors.com – Resources for suicide survivors by Ronnie Walker, MS LCPC

www.afsp.org – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention information

www.iasp.org – International Association for Suicide Prevention

On writing and healing…

www.journaltherapy.com – Center for Journal Therapy, founded by Kathleen Adams, author of Journal to the Self and The Write Way to Wellness

http://tiny.cc/IfszG – Reflective writing research leader, Dr. James W. Pennebaker

www.alexandrakennedy.com – Alexandra Kennedy MA, author of The Invisible Thread

www.writetotheheart.com – Ray McGinnis, author of Writing the Sacred

www.thehourstories.com – Dale Adams-Segal, creator of The Hour Stories

On grief and loss…

www.compassionatefriends.org – American branch of The Compassionate Friends, an international organization for parents, siblings, and grandparents grieving the loss of a child

www.tcfcanada.net – The Canadian branch of The Compassionate Friends

www.centerforloss.com – Centre for Loss and Life Transition, founded by Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt, author of several books on grief and loss

On suicide prevention…

www.suicideprevention.ca – Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention

www.afsp.org – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

www.suicidology.org – American Association of Suicidology

www.save.org – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education

www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention – National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (US)

www.sprc.org – Suicide Prevention Resource Center