Suicide Prevention Community Resources

Non-profit that provides suicide prevention resources, loss and healing programs, professional trainings, and advocacy.

Services

• Support groups 

  • GROUP LOCATION: Pittsfield, MA

    • Healing after Suicide Loss

    • Contact Name: Bertha Connelley, suicideloss@berkshirecoalition.org

    • Meeting Place: 1st Tuesday: Unitarian Universalist Church, 175 Wendell Ave. (corner of Broad St) Pittsfield MA 01201

    • 3rd Tuesday: Virtual meeting via Zoom: 6 to 7:30 PM.

    • In order to abide by COVID-19 restrictions, please register via email for details: suicideloss@berkshirecoalition.org.

    • Meeting Day/Time: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 6 to 7:30 PM.

    • Overview: Peer (Survivor) Facilitated, No Fee

GROUP LOCATION: East Longmeadow, MA

• Healing after Suicide Loss

  • Contact Name: Diana & Paul Lewis, (413)525-7752, DPROF52@aol.com

  • Meeting Place: Forestiere-Smith Funeral Home, 220 North Main St., East Longmeadow, MA

  • Meeting Day/Time: 3rd Mondays monthly from 7:00PM to 9:00PM.

  • Overview: Peer Facilitated, No Fee, Group does not meet on major holidays.

GROUP LOCATION: Northampton, MA

• Healing after Suicide Loss

  • Contact Name: Geraldine Unger (413)203-1200, sas4healing@gmail.com

  • Meeting Place: Forbes Library, 20 West Street, Northampton, MA 01060

  • Meeting Day/Time: 2nd Tuesday each month 1:00 – 2:30 pm.

  • Overview: Peer facilitated, No fee. Members must be 18 or over.

GROUP LOCATION: NORTHAMPTON, MA

• The Garden - Center for Grieving Children and Teens

  • Contact Name: Shelly Bathe Lenn, (413)584-7086 x124, shelly.thegarden@gmail.com

  • Meeting Place: Hampshire Regional YMCA, 286 Prospect St., Northampton, MA 01060

  • Meeting Day/Time: Weekly on Sunday Afternoons during Fall and Spring

  • Overview: Peer/Professional, No charge.

Survivor Outreach Program, AFSP WESTERN MASS

• Contact Jim McAleer, mcaleer2006@verizon.net, 413-734-3676 for trained local volunteers who have experienced suicide loss and who will:

  • meet in person with newly-bereaved survivors and their families

  • listen with compassion and offer reassurance that surviving a suicide loss is possible

  • recommend helpful things to read, provide info about support groups and resource

Nonprofit that offers peer group art therapy for teens after a suicide attempt

Focuses on social and emotional learning and creative youth development through the expressive arts, peer support, dialectical behavior therapy and community building

The 16 week program includes resources for families about suicide prevention, safe talk and safety planning, and strategies to prevent self harm.

Services/programs 

• The Art for Social Justice Project & YLS

• Art for Social Justice Project (a program of the Youth Leadership for Success Initiative)

• The Youth Leadership for Success Initiative fosters youth working independently in the studio, planning and executing their own program and culminating art show. 

Contact info 

• Contact Marney Schorr marn73@hotmail.com (631) 697-8291 or 

• airyberkshires@gmail.com