Chico
Butte County Mental Health
592 Rio Lindo
Chico, CA 95926
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Bereavement Group
Contact Person: Janine Cullar
(530) 879-3311
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Chino Hills
Pomona Valley Healthy Center
2140 Grand Avenue, Suite 105
Chino Hills, CA 91709
Group Name: Hope After Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Patricia Harness-Overley, M.S.
(909) 393-2563
Leadership Tupe: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Davis
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services
1784 Picasso
Suite A
Davis, CA 95616
Group Name: Spring Group/ Fall Group
Contact Person: Diane Sommers
(530) 756-7542
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 8-week group
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Encino
The Bereavement Counseling Center
16255 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 308
Encino, CA 91436
Group Name: Survivors Personal Coaching Seminar
Contact Person: Dr. Rosemarie White
(818) 906-8832
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: Twice Yearly - April and November
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: Yes
Encino
The Bereavement Counseling Center
16255 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 308
Encino, CA 91436
Group Name: Survivors After Suicide
Contact Person: Dr. Rosemarie White
(818) 906-8832 (Office)
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 9 week program
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: After 8 meetings of SAS group, a monthly group meets in a member’s home. Charge is $25/meeting. A sliding fee scale is available.
Fresno
Fresno Survivors of Suicide Loss
2585 E. Perrin
Suite 102
Fresno, CA 93720
Group Name: Fresno S.O.S.
Contact Person: Leann Gouveia, Executive Director
(559) 322-5877
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 3rd Tuesday from 7-9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Meetings held at the Hope Lutheran Church, 364 E. Barstow Ave.
Garden Grove
SOS/Survivors of Suicide
12141 Lewis Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Group Name: Crystal Cathedral
Contact Person: Jeri Livingstone
(714) 971-4032
Jeri Livingstone
(714) 539-1429
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Sundays at 1:30 pm
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Glendale
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Chaplain’s Department
1509 Wilson Terrace
Glendale, CA 91206
Group Name: Mothers Surviving Suicide of a Child
Contact Person: Alice Parsons Zulli
(818) 409-8008
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Glendale
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Chaplain’s Department
1509 Wilson Terrace
Glendale, CA 91206
Group Name: Beyond Loss: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Alice Parsons Zulli
(818) 409-8008
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: weekly
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: Yes
Los Angeles
Suicide Prevention Center of Los Angeles
DIDI Hirsch Community Mental Health Center
Culver City, CA
Group Name: Survivors After Suicide
Contact Person: Tom Rankin, M.A.
(310) 751-5370
24 hrs.: (310) 391-1253
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 8 week series
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Serves Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, South Bay, San Gabriel Valley and East Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Survivors After Suicide
2001 S. Barrington Avenue, #202
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Group Name: Survivors After Suicide
Contact Person: Terry Jordan, LCSW
(310) 859-2241
tjordanlcsw@alumni.usc.edu
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: please contact for details
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Separate Groups for Parents Who Have Lost Their Gay Teens to Suicide and for Individuals Who Have Lost Their Gay Partners to Suicide
Los Angeles
Loss of a Child to Suicide
2001 S. Barrington Ave, #202
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Group Name: Loss of a Child to Suicide
Contact Person: Terry Jordan, LCSW
(301) 859-2241
tjordanlcsw@alumni.usc.edu
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 8 sessions
Charge: $40 per person, per group
Newsletter: No
Modesto
Survivors of Suicide
c/o Community Hospice, Inc.
601 McHenry Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Sherry Luecke
(209) 578-6378
Meetings/Month: 8 week series
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Community Hospice, Inc. also offers TAG (TeenAge Grief) and HUG (Hanging Up Grief).
Please call above number before attending to register or for more information.
North Oakland
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
P.O. Box 3120
Oakland, CA 94609
Group Name: Grief Counseling Program
Contact Person: Chrissy Brewer
(800) 260-0094
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 8 week series
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Pacific Grove
Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast
Attn: Pat Garrigues
PO Box 52078
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Group Name: Grief Support Services
Contact Person: Pat Garrigues
(831) 375-6966
patgsps@aol.com
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Serves Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benitez counties
Placerville
S.P.E.A.R. (Suicide Prevention Education Action Resource)
P.O. Box 1006
Placerville, CA 95667
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Vivian Hurtado Figueira
(530) 676-2119
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 6
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Pleasanton/Livermore
P.O. Box 565
Sunol, CA 94586
Group Name: Tri-Valley Survivors of Suicide
Contact Persons: Betty Dimmick, MFT
(925) 829-4236
Shirley Kaminsky, RN
(925) 872-5634
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Redding
Help, Inc.
PO Box 992498
Redding, CA 96099-2498
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide - Closed Group
Contact Person: Matthew Ruby
(530) 225-5252
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 3-4 five week sessions per yr., 2 hr. per week
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Redding
Help, Inc.
PO Box 992498
Redding, CA 96099-2498
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Matthew Ruby
(530) 225-5252
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Sacramento
Friends for Survival, Inc.
P.O. Box 214463
Sacramento, CA 95821
Group Name: Friends for Survival Support Group
Contact Person: Marilyn Koenig
(916) 392-0664
(800) 646-7322
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 3
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
San Diego
Survivors of Suicide Loss - San Diego County
P.O. Box 4325
La Mesa, CA 91944-4325
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Loss
Contact Person: Bonnie Bear, Executive Director
(619) 482-0297
Hotline 24 hours
soslsd@yahoo.com
www.soslsd.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 6
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Various meeting sites and times throughout the San Diego area
San Francisco
Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention
3330 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94118
Group Name: Self Help Grief Group - Goldman Institute on Aging
Contact Person: Patrick Arbore
(415) 750-4180 ext. 230
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 8 week group and monthly drop-in
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Donations are suggested
San Francisco Suicide Prevention
SOS Support Group
P.O. Box 191350
San Francisco, CA 94119
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Sally Cerreta
(415) 984-1900 ext. 117
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 8 week series
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
San Luis Obispo
Hospice of San Luis Obispo County, Inc.
1304 Pacific Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Group Name: Suicide Survivor’s Group
Contact Person: Mary Kunz, MFT
(805) 544-2266
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 4 - weekly
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: meetings per month vary
San Rafael
Suicide Prevention and Community Counseling
P.O. Box 4369
San Rafael, CA 94913-4369
Group Name: Grief Counseling Program
Contact Person: Linda Allen
(415) 499-1193 (business line)
24 hr. Hotline
(415) 499-1195
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 8 week groups; twice a year
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
San Rafael
Survivors of Suicide Loss Bereavement Group
711 D Street
Suite 201
San Rafael, CA 94901
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Brian Jensen, Ph.D.
(415) 258-0449 ext. 2
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 8 week groups twice a year
Charge: Yes
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Fees are on a sliding scale; group and individual counseling is available
Santa Barbara
Hospice of Santa Barbara, Inc.
520 W. Junipero Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Joanne Talbot
(805) 563-8820
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 5:30-7 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Pre-registration is required.
Santa Rosa
Sutter VNA & Hospice
Bereavement Services
1110 N. Dutton Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Valerie Waidler
Margo Requarth
(707) 535-5780
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: Every Monday from 12noon-1:30pm
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Sun City
First Baptist Church of Sun City
29029 Murrieta Road
Sun City, CA 92586
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Loss Riverside County
Contact Person:
Kathy North-Ackenback
(951) 679-2008
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Mondays from 7-8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: San Diego Group Newsletter
Additional Information: Serves Riverside County; It is mandatory to call before attending each meeting; Other programs also available, please call Kathy for more information.
Walnut Creek
Contra Costa Crisis Center
P.O. Box 3364
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Susan Moore
(800) 837-1818
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 4
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
