Bereaved Support

Grieving a loss to suicide can seem overwhelming, but the support and understanding of others can be a powerful source of strength.

Bereavement Programs, Resources & Support Groups by Province

Alberta

CMHA Suicide Services Bereavement Program
Edmonton, Alberta
Website: https://edmonton.cmha.ca/programs-services/suicide-grief-support-program

Catholic Family Services – Men’s Support Group
(for men experiencing any type of loss)
9902-101 Street (lower level)
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2P5
Contact: Erna
Phone: (780) 532-9381
email: moone@gpcsd28.ab.ca

Sharing Our Loss – Lethbridge Family Services
1107 – 2nd Avenue North
Lethbridge, AB T1H 0E6
Contact: Mary Shillington
Phone: (403) 327-5724
email: mshillington@lethbridge-family-severices.com

Hope & Healing Through Grief Suicide Survivors Bereavement Support Group
10015 – 98 Street
Peace River, AB T8S 1T4
Contact: Coordinator, Mental Health Services
Phone: (780) 624-6151
email: careen.griffin@pchr.ca
website: www.pchr.ca

Living with Loss to Suicide
When: The Last Monday of the Month
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Queen Street Medical Centre
FCSS Office 105 – 505 Queen Street, Spruce Grove, Alberta
Contact: Meryl Murray R.S.W.
Work phone—780-342-1340

British Columbia

BC Bereavement Helpline
http://bcbh.ca/pages.php?pID=13

Suicide Bereavement Support Group
16 – 1708 Bowen Road
Nanaimo, BC
Contact: Lyndsay Wells
Phone: (250) 753-2495
email: lyndsay@cvics.ca

S.A.F.E.R. Counselling Services (Suicide Attempt Follow-Up, Education and Research)
310 – 1669 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5N 1V9
Phone: (604) 675-3985
email: dammy.albach@vch.ca
Intake Worker – 8:30am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday

Heartbeat: A Suicide Survivor Support Group CMHA
1152 3rd Avenue
Prince George, BC
Phone: (250) 964-8644

Abacore Suicide Support Group
14660 – 72nd Avenue
Surrey, BC
Contact: Marlyn Ferguson
Phone: (604) 596-8866

Healing after Suicide Support Group
P.O. Box 400, 421 16th Ave. S.
Creston, BC
Contact: Creston RCMP Victim Services
Phone: (250) 428-9313

SOLOS: Surviving Our Loved One’s Suicide
(Surrey Central Mental Health)
7525 King George Hwy, #110
Surrey, BC V3W 5A8
Contact: Dave Kealy
Phone: (604) 592-4945

Grief Support Group
(Surrey Memorial Hospital)
13750 – 96th Avenue
Surrey, BC V3V 1Z2
Phone: (604) 581-2211 x2940

After Suicide Support Group
(Chimo Crisis Services )
120-7000 Minoru Blvd
Richmond, BC V6Y 3Z5
The Caring Place
Contact: Sylvia Cust
Phone: (604) 279-7077

Support for Suicide Loss
300-818 Douglas Street
Victoria, BC
Contact: Melanie Winter
Phone: (250) 386-6328
email: admin@need2.ca

Manitoba

Healing From Suicide’s Grief
St. John’s United Church
52 Cariboo Road
Thompson, MB R8N 0L1
Contact: Leslie King
Phone: (204) 677-4495
email: stjohn@mts.net

After Suicide Bereavement Support Group
(Klinic Community Health Centre)
870 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0P1
Contact: Elly Vander Zande
Phone: (204) 784-4064
email: klinic@klinic.mb.ca

Speak: Suicide Prevention Education Awareness Knowledge
Klinic Community Health Centre (Survivors of Suicide Self Help Group)
870 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0Z3
Phone: (204) 784-4064
email: speak@klinic.mb.ca

New Brunswick

Capital Region Mental Health and Addictions Association
292-65 Brunswick Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 1G5
Phone: (506) 458-1803

Grief Recovery Outreach Program
349 Big Cove Rd
Elsipogtog, NB E4W 2S3
Phone: 506-523-8222
email: crisis@ehwc.ca

CMHA: Survivors of Suicide Self-Help Group
Suite 1500, 15 Market Square
Saint John, NB E2L 1E8
Contact: Executive Director
Phone: (506) 633-1705
Fax: (506) 633-2892
email: cmha@nb.aibn.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group – St. Johns
99 Dorans Lane
St. Johns, NFLD
Contact: Tina Davies
Phone: (709) 726-4223
email: tgdavies99@gmail.com

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support – Corner Brook
Summit Place, 112 Premier Drive
Corner Brook, NL
Contact: Community Mental Health Initiative
Phone: (709)634-4322
Email: cmhi.iac@gmail.com

Nova Scotia

Bereavement Support
P.O. Box 2391
Springhill, NS B0M 1X0
Contact: Earl & Marie Gilbert
Phone: (902) 597-3611

Survivors of Suicide
St. Andrew’s United Church Hall, 6036 Coburg Rd (at Robie Street)
Halifax, NS B3H 1Z1
Contact: George Tomie
Phone: (902) 445-0860
email: george.tomie@gmail.com
website: www.SOSnovascotia.com

Survivor of Suicide Support Group
929 Greenhill Road, R.R. #1
Westville, NS B0K 2A0
Contact: Lori Miller
Phone: (902) 396-3000

Northwest Territories

Whitehorse, Yukon
CMHA Yukon
415 Baxter St.
Whitehorse, Yukon
867-668-6429

Kamatsiaqtut Help Line
Iqaluit, NU
Phone: (800) 265-3333
website: www.nunavuthelpline.ca/index.html

Ontario

Toronto Distress Centre
Phone: (416) 595-1716
Website: www.torontodistresscentre.com/survivor-support

Canadian Mental Health, Brantford
Lill Petrella
Email: lill@cmhabhn.ca

Friends in Grief, Hamilton
Bay Gardens Funeral Home, 947 Rymal Road East
Phone: (905) 318-0059
Email: fig@mountaincable.net

Bereaved Families of Ontario-Ottawa Region
Phone: (613) 567-4278
Website: www.bfo-ottawa.org
Email: office@bfo-ottawa.org

CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
Website: https://cmhatv.ca 
Email: grief@cmhatv.ca

Victim Services Bruce Grey Perth
Phone: (888) 577-3111
Email: sgsg@victim-services.com
Website: www.victim-services.com

Orillia
Contact: Bernadette/Dianne
Phone: (705) 326-9941/ (705) 327-5970

Barrie
Contact: Bernadette/Sheila
Phone: (705) 326-9941/ (705) 737-0534

Waterloo
Nine week professional run group 4 times/year and monthly peer support group
Contact: Elisa Brewer-Singh
Phone: 519-894-1400 ext 2151
Email: ebrewersingh@lutherwood.ca

Halton/Peel
Heartache 2 Hope
Contact: Flavia Ceschin
1155 North Service Rd. Unit 11
Oakville, ON
Phone: 905.599.HOPE (4673)
Website: www.Heartache2Hope.com

Prince Edward Island

CMHA: Adult Survivors of Suicide Self-Help Group
178 Fitzroy St
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L9
Contact: Consumer & Family Support Program
Phone: (902) 628-1648
email: selfhelp@cmha.pe.ca

Quebec

Support Group for Children 8 – 12
Laval, QC
contact: Danyelle Latreille
phone: (450) 687-5691

Family Survivors of Suicide
phone: (514) 932-9692
website: www.suicideaftermath.ca

Teen Survivors of Suicide
1857 de Maisonneuve Blvd.
Montreal, QC H3H 1J9
phone: (514) 937-5351
email: info@ccs-montreal.org

Saskatchewan

After Suicide Support Saskatoon
108 – 322 LaRonge Road
Saskatoon, SK S7K 8B9
Contact: Cathy Campbell
Phone: (306) 249-5666
email: ccampbell@shaw.ca

Surviving Suicide Support Group
Greystone Bereavement Centre
700 B 4400 – 4th Avenue
Regina, SK S4T 0H8
Contact: Marlene Jackson
Phone: (306) 766-6947

Survivors of Suicide Grief Support Group
4th Wed. of each month at 7:30pm
at Jones-Parkview Funeral Services
474 Hochelaga St. W.
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan.
Contact: Della Ferguson
Email: dferguson@sasktel.net
Phone Jones-Parkview at 306-693-4644

Suicide Bereavement Group
Contact: Joanne Nicholls
Tisdale, Sakstachewan
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm
Anglican Church (1304-98th Street, Tisdale)
Phone: 306-873-3760