Resources · Websites
More to read and understand
Not everyone is ready to join a group or call a hotline, and that’s okay. These websites offer clear, compassionate information about suicide and suicide loss to read at your own pace, whenever you’re ready.
Understanding & Coping
Written for Suicide Loss Survivors
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Speaking of Suicide
Written by a licensed clinical social worker and university professor, Speaking of Suicide offers clear, well-researched information on suicide, warning signs, and coping — including a dedicated section for survivors of suicide loss.
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The Leftover Pieces
Founded by Melissa Bottorff-Arey after losing her son to suicide, The Leftover Pieces offers grief coaching, a long-running podcast of suicide loss conversations, and free resources for learning to live alongside grief rather than move past it.
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Sunflowers After Suicide
Written by a survivor, for survivors. Jack Klingert’s blog offers personal reflection and practical guidance on the hard parts of suicide loss, from writing an obituary and handling blame to getting through holidays and anniversaries.
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AFSP: I’ve Lost Someone
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s hub for loss survivors, with guidance on the early days, talking with children, coping with anniversaries, and its widely used Surviving a Suicide Loss resource guide.
Grief More Broadly
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What’s Your Grief
Created by two mental health professionals, What’s Your Grief is a large, practical library of articles on grief and coping, including many written specifically for people grieving a suicide.
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Refuge in Grief
Founded by therapist and author Megan Devine after the sudden death of her partner, Refuge in Grief offers honest, compassionate writing on grief that doesn’t need to be fixed or rushed, only supported.
For Children & Teens
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The Dougy Center
The national center for grieving children and families offers free tip sheets and activities for parents and caregivers helping a child or teen through a death, including a death by suicide.
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Camp KITA
Run by The Kita Center in Acton, Maine, Camp KITA is a free summer bereavement camp for children ages 8–17 who have lost a loved one to suicide. Campers meet daily in small peer support groups alongside mentors with lived experience, with time for hiking, canoeing, and other traditional camp activities.
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Comfort Zone Camp
A national nonprofit offering free weekend camps for grieving children, including dedicated camps for kids and young adults who have lost someone to suicide or overdose. Travel scholarships and an optional program for parents and guardians are available.
Suicide & overdose loss camps
Helping Others
Some families find meaning in helping prevent future losses. The option below is entirely voluntary. Please take your time, and only explore it if and when it feels right.
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The Black Box Project
A suicide prevention research project led by Stop Soldier Suicide and open to all families, not only military families. Families may choose to lend a loved one’s phone, tablet, or computer so researchers can study warning signs that came before a suicide. Names are removed before research use, devices are returned, there is no cost, and you can withdraw at any time. It starts with a no-pressure conversation.
Looking for a support group or crisis line instead? See Support Resources
