Altamonte Springs
Hospice of the Comforter
595 Montgomery Road
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Group Name: Left Behind After Suicide Support Group (LBAS)
Contact Person: Ann Dumont
(407) 682-0808, voicemail 430
anndu2@hotmail.com
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays (excluding major holidays), 6:30 to 8:00
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call before attending the first time.
Boca Raton
Suicide Survivors Support Group
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
4400 N. Federal Hwy., Suite 210
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Support Group
Contact Person: Joan Fine
(561) 392-7877
joan@afspflse.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2- 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes (if AFSP member)
Additional Information: Counties served - Palm Beach and Broward.
Boynton Beach
Family Support After Suicide
8500 Jog Road
Boynton Beach, FL 33437
Group Name: Family Support After Suicide
Contact Person: Ronny Cutler
(561) 369-3800
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Davenport, Florida
Group Name:
HALOS - Healing After a Loved One's Suicide
Contact:
Marie Dudek (863) 424-4810 or halosflorida@gmail.com
Meeting Place: Southwest of Orlando I-4 and Route 27
Contact Marie Dudek for exact location address
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Meets the second Wednesday of each month (excluding holidays)
7-8:30pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Polk, Orange, Osceola, Lake
Daytona Beach
Mental Health Association of Yolusia Co. Inc.
531 South Ridgewood Ave.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Group Name: Assure
Contact Person: Janine Kosek
(386) 441-9327
MHA: (386) 252-5785
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Monday of each month
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes (email)
Deland
Hospice of Yolusia / Flash Flagler
1250 S. Spring Garden Avenue
Deland, FL 32720
Group Name: After Suicide
Contact Person: Laura Meyer
(386) 736-2446
Edna Cortez
(386) 822-4851
MHA
(386) 252-5785
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays each month
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes, via email
Fort Lauderdale
Broward General Medical Center
1600 South Andrews Avenue
2nd Floor Auditorium, Room A
Fort Lauterdale, FL
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Support Group (AFSP)
Contact Person: Rhoda Freeman
(561) 392-7877
inquiry@afspflse.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: To AFSP members
Fort Myers
9470 Health Park Circle
Ft. Myers, FL 33908
Group Name: Fort Myers SOS Group
Contact Person: Teresa Tate
(239) 541-1151
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: All survivors are welcome.
Ft. Myers
Hope of Southwest Florida, Inc.
9470 Health Park Circle
Ft. Myers, FL 33908
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Bill Enslen
(239) 482-4673
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Thursday
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Gainesville
Alachua County Crisis Center
218 SE 24th Street
Gainesville, FL 32641
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Marcia Brant
(352) 264-6789
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Jacksonville
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
P.O. Box 1754
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32004
Group Name: Jacksonville
Contact Person: Deborah Davis
(904) 868-5156
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Thursday
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Miami
Suicide Survivors Support Group
Miami, FL
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Patricia Reiss
(305) 629-9188
patr@amtec-itp.com
Leadership Type: PEER
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Thursday from 7-9pm
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: please call for location
Naples
Project Help, Inc.
P.O. Box 7804
Naples, FL 34101
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Beth Knake
(239) 262-7227
24 hr Hotline - local number
(941) 649-1404
24 hr. Hotline - Collier County only
(800) 329-7227
projecthelpinc@juno.com
www.projecthelpnaples.org
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Serves Collier and Lee Counties. Please call first. Free counseling also available.
North Palm Beach
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church
10970 State Road A1A
North Palm Beach, FL
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Joan Fine
(561) 392-7877
joan@afspflse.org
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Meetings take place on the second floor of the building behind the church. Counties served: Palm Beach and Martin.
Orlando
Lifeline of Central Florida
Survivors of Suicide Hotline
Contact Person: Hotline Volunteer
(407) 425-2624
Additional Information: Provides free counseling and community resource information for survivors 24/7.
Orlando - Southwest
Hospice of the Comforter
St. Luke's United Methodist Church of Windermere (Building C, classroom 201-203)
4851 South Apopka - Vineland Road
(Bay Hill & Sand Lake Road Area)
Orlando, FL 32819
Group Name: Left Behind After Suicide Grief Support Group (LBAS)
Contact Person: Dr. Joanne MacPherson
Church Phone: (407) 876-4991
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6:30 to 8 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Palmetto
Emmanuel Baptist Church
8305 North 310
Palmetto, FL
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Ginny Chappelear, M.Ed., F.T.
(941) 552-7515
vchappelear@hospice-swf.org
Leadership Type:
Meetings/Month: 1 - 4th Monday, 6 to 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Palm Coast
Survivors of Suicide
Florida Hospital - Flagler
60 Memorial Medical Parkway
Palm Coast, FL 32137
Group Name: Flagler County
Contact Person: Valerie Smith
(386) 446-4690
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Wednesday at 6:30 pm
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes - via email
Additional Information: Serves Flagler, St. Johns and Volusia counties
Ponte Vedra Beach
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
P.O. Box 1754
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32004
Group Name: Ponte Vedra Beach
Contact Person: Deborah Davis
(904) 868-5156
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Thursday
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call before attending a meeting.
Sarasota
Tidewell Hospice and Palliative Care
5955 Rand Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34238
Group Name: S.O.S.
Contact Person: Ginny Chappelear, M.Ed., F.T.
(941) 929-2315
vchappelear@hospice-swf.org
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Monday, 6 to 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Serves Manatee, Sarasota, Desoto and Charlotte counties.
St. Cloud
St. Luke and St. Peter's Episcopal Church
2745 Canoe Creek Road
St. Cloud, FL 34772
Group Name: Left Behind After Suicide Grief Support Group (LBAS)
Contact Person: Jackie Merritt
Church Phone: (407) 892-3227
Leadership Type:
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6:30 to 8 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: group meets in conference room. Monthy meetings starting in October 2006.
Vero Beach
Mental Health Association in Indian River County, Inc.
Lost to Suicide Support Group
777 37th Street, Suite D104
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Group Name: Lost to Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Kathy Kowanic
(772) 569-9788
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: one on one meeting; posibility of group given numbers
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Please call MHA for more information.
Weston
Broward Sheriffs Dept./Weston
17300 Arvida Parkway
Weston, FL 33326
Group Name: Weston Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact Person: Silvana Savio
(954)924-00124
fisp@earthlink.net
Leadership Type:
Meetings/Month: 1st and 3rd Wednesday, 6:00-7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
