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Michigan Suicide Support Groups


Ann Arbor
Arbor Hospice & Home Care
2366 Oak Valley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Maryjane Bottonari, MSW
(734) 761-2988
(734) 662-5999
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 8 week series
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call for schedule; donations are appreciated.

Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic
2101 Commonwealth Blvd. (Enter through Suite B or C)
Ann Arvor, MI 48105
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Support Group
(Group A for adults, Group B for adolescents and college aged persons)
Contact Person: Susan Bryant
(734) 764-0267
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - 2nd Wednesday, 7 to 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

Benton Harbor
Touched by Suicide
Samaritan Center
1850 Colfax
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Group Name: Touched by Suicide
Contact Person: Lou Burdick
(269) 926-6199
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Monday at 5 pm
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

Birmingham
Those Touched by Suicide
1775 Melton
Birmingham, MI 48009
Group Name: Those Touched by Suicide
Contact Person: Father Sylvester Taube
(248) 642-1148
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1 - 4th Wednesday at 7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

Bloomfield Hills
Common Ground Sanctuary
1410 S. Telegraph
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Shawn Force
Phone: (248) 456-8137 ext. 174
Crisis Line: 800-231-1127
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 8 week sessions. Please call for information
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

Cadillac
North Central Community M.H.
527 Cobbs
Cadillac, MI 49601
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Melissa Sjogren
(616) 775-3463
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

Chesterfield Township
Macomb County Crisis Center
46360 Gratiot Avenue
Chesterfield Township, MI 48051
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Jean Larch
(586) 307-9100
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Bi-yearly closed educational workshops also available.

Dearborn
Hope Lutheran Church
3640 Madison
Dearborn, MI 48124
Group Name: Grief After Suicide
Contact Person: Elaine Lamparski
(313) 561-1500
info@howe-peterson.com
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 7 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Hope Lutheran Church is east of Telegraph between Michigan and Vanborn.

Detroit
Wayne County Crisis Line
(313) 224-7000

Flint
Catholic Social Services
901 Chippewa Street
Flint, MI 48503
Group Name: SOS Support Group
Contact Person: Laurie Powell
(810) 232-9950
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st & 3rd Thursdays from 6-7:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

Grand Rapids
West Michigan Survivors of Suicide
2548 Newberry Lane SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
Group Name: Grand Rapids
Contact Person: Ethel Bucek
(616) 971-1000
ebbucek@aol.com
www.angelfire.com/mi2/westmisos
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month:
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes
Additional Information: Park Congregational Church - 10 E. Park Place N.E., Ransom Street entrance.

Holland
West Michigan Survivors of Suicide
270 Hoover Blvd.
Holland, MI 49423
Group Name: Holland
Contact Person: Andrea Reiffer, MSW
(616) 396-2972 ext. 273
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 1st Thursday of each month, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

Howell
Surviving After Suicide
Livingston Community Hospice
620 Byron Rd., Community Room
Howell, MI 48843
Group Name: Surviving After Suicide
Contact Person: Patrice Starkweather, MSW
(517) 540-9037
Amy Burton, MSW
(517) 552-7152
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 1
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Meets at McPherson Hospital.

Ironwood
Survivors of Suicide
P.O. Box 117
Ironwood, MI 49938
Group Name: SOS
Contact Person: Anne Tyson
(715) 587-1840
Joan Oja
(906) 932-4504
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: Every other month
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

Kalamazoo
Gryphon Place
1104 South Westnedge
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide
Contact Person: Judy Whitehurst, LCSW
(616) 381-4357
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 1 - last Thursday of each month
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Additional Information: Please call before attending

Muskegon
West Michigan Survivors of Suicide
Calvin Christian Reformed Church
973 W. Norton Avenue
Muskegon, MI 49441
Group Name: Muskegon
Contact Person: Bryan Grover
(231) 766-0064
(231) 737-5207
mylz2ryd@comcast.net
Leadership Type: Peer
Meetings/Month: 1 - 3rd Tuesday from 7 - 8:30 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes

Saginaw
Saginaw Survivors of Suicide
Child and Family Services
2806 Davenport
Saginaw, MI 48602
Group Name: Surviors of Suicide
Contact Person: Barb Smith
(989) 781-5260
Leadership Type: P/P
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1sr and 3rd Thursday, 7 to 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

Waterford
Suicide Survivors Support Group
Central United Methodist Church
3882 Highland Road
Waterford, MI 48328
Group Name: Suicide Survivors Support Group
Contact Person: Kathy Garwood
(248) 673-1213
Leadership Type: Prof
Meetings/Month: 2 - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 7 - 9 PM
Charge: No
Newsletter: No

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