Chico
Name of Group: Survivors Bereavement Group
Butte County Mental Health
592 Rio Lindo
Chico, CA 95926
Contact Person: Janine Cullar
(530) 879-3311
Meetings per Month: Two - Second and Fourth Tuesdays
Fee: No
Chino Hills
Name of Group: Hope After Suicide Support Group
Pomona Valley Healthy Center
2140 Grand Avenue, Suite 105
Chino Hills, CA 91709
Contact Person: Patricia Harness-Overley, M.S.
(909) 393-2563
Meetings per Month: Two - First and Third Wednesdays, 7 p.m.
Fee: No
Dana Point
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
2 Baycrest Place
Dana Point, CA 92629
Contact Person: Sylvia A. Vasques or Jerry Nosanov
949-218-5904 / 702-336-7322 / 949-201-8981
sylvia4sos@aol.com
Meeting Place: Please call for location
Meetings per Month: Two - Second and Fourth Thursday.
Serves Southern Orange County
Fee: No
Davis
Name of Group: Spring Group/ Fall Group
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services
1784 Picasso
Suite A
Davis, CA 95616
Contact Person: Diane Sommers
(530) 756-7542
Meetings per Month: 6-week group
Fee: No
Encino
Name of Group: Survivors After Suicide
The Bereavement Counseling Center
16255 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 308
Encino, CA 91436
Personal Coaching Seminar
Contact Person: Dr. Rosemarie White
(818) 906-8832
Meetings per Month: Twice Yearly - April and November
Fee: Yes
Encino
Name of Group: Survivors After Suicide
The Bereavement Counseling Center
16255 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 308
Encino, CA 91436
Contact Person: Dr. Rosemarie White
(818) 906-8832 (Office)
Meetings per Month: 9 week program
After eight meetings of SAS group, a monthly group meets in a member’s home.
Fee: Yes
Fresno
Name of Group: Fresno Survivors of Suicide Loss
2585 E. Perrin
Suite 102
Fresno, CA 93720
Contact Person: Leann Gouveia, Executive Director
(559) 322-5877
Meetings per Month: Three - Tuesday from 7-9 p.m.
Meetings held at the Hope Lutheran Church, 364 E. Barstow Ave.
Fee: No
Garden Grove
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
12141 Lewis Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Crystal Cathedral
Contact Person: Jeri Livingstone
(714) 971-4032
Jeri Livingstone
(714) 539-1429
Meetings per Month: Two - First and Third Sundays at 1:30 p.m.
Fee: No
Glendale
Name of Group: Mothers Surviving Suicide of a Child
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Chaplain’s Department
1509 Wilson Terrace
Glendale, CA 91206
Contact Person: Alice Parsons Zulli
(818) 409-8008
Meetings per Month: Two
Glendale
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Chaplain’s Department
1509 Wilson Terrace
Glendale, CA 91206
Contact Person: Alice Parsons Zulli
(818) 409-8008
Meetings per Month: weekly
Fee: No
Los Angeles
Name of Group: Survivors After Suicide
Suicide Prevention Center
DIDI Hirsch Community Mental Health Center
Culver City, CA
Contact Person: Rick Mogil
(310) 895-2326
24 hrs: (310) 391-1253
Meetings per Month: 8 week series
Serves Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, West Los Angeles, South Bay, San Gabriel Valley and Montrose
Fee: Donations Requested
Los Angeles
Name of Group: Survivors After Suicide
2001 S. Barrington Avenue, #202
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Contact Person: Terry Jordan, LCSW
(310) 859-2241
tjordanlcsw@alumni.usc.edu
Meetings per Month: please contact for details.
Separate Groups for Parents Who Have Lost Their Gay Teens to Suicide.
Website: www.psychotherapyinla.com
Fee: $40 per group
Los Angeles
Name of Group: Loss of a Child to Suicide
2001 S. Barrington Ave, #202
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Contact Person: Terry Jordan, LCSW
(301) 859-2241
tjordanlcsw@alumni.usc.edu
Meetings per Month: 8 sessions
Fee: $40 per session
Modesto
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
c/o Community Hospice, Inc.
601 McHenry Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350
Name of Group: SOS
Contact Person: Sherry Luecke
(209) 578-6378
Meetings per Month: 8 week series
Community Hospice, Inc. also offers TAG (TeenAge Grief) and HUG (Hanging Up Grief).
Fee: No
North Oakland
Name of Group: Grief Counseling Program
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
P.O. Box 3120
Oakland, CA 94609
Contact Person: Chrissy Brewer
(800) 260-0094
Meetings per Month: 8 week series
Fee: Yes
Pacific Grove
Name of Group: LOSS
Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast
PO Box 1222
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Contact Person: Alexis
(831) 459-9373
Meetings per Month: Two
Serves Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benitez counties
Fee: No
Placerville
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
S.P.E.A.R. (Suicide Prevention Education Action Resource)
P.O. Box 1006
Placerville, CA 95667
Contact Person: Vivian Hurtado Figueira
(530) 676-2119
Meetings per Month: 6
Fee: No
Pleasanton/Livermore
P.O. Box 565
Sunol, CA 94586
Name of Group: Tri-Valley Survivors of Suicide
Contact Persons: Karen Carlson (925) 336-1633
Shirley Kaminsky, RN
(925) 872-5634
Meetings per Month: One
Fee: No
Redding
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
Help, Inc.
PO Box 992498
Redding, CA 96099-2498
Contact Person: Matthew Ruby
(530) 225-5252
Meetings per Month: Three - 4 five week sessions per year, 2 hours per week
Fee: No
Redding
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
Help, Inc.
PO Box 992498
Redding, CA 96099-2498
Contact Person: Matthew Ruby
(530) 225-5252
Meetings per Month: One
Sacramento
Name of Group: Friends for Survival Support Group
Friends for Survival, Inc.
P.O. Box 214463
Sacramento, CA 95821
Contact Person: Marilyn Koenig
(916) 392-0664
(800) 646-7322
Meetings per Month: Three
Fee: No
San Diego
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide Loss
P.O. Box 4325
La Mesa, CA 91944-4325
Contact Person: Bonnie Bear, Executive Director
(619) 482-0297
Hotline 24 hours
soslsd@yahoo.com
Website: www.soslsd.org
Meetings per Month: 6
Various meeting sites and times throughout the San Diego area
Fee: No
San Francisco
Name of Group: Self Help Grief Group - Goldman Institute on Aging
Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention
3330 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94118
Contact Person: Patrick Arbore
(415) 750-4180 ext. 230
Meetings per Month: 8 week group and monthly drop-in
Fee: No
San Francisco
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
Suicide Prevention
SOS Support Group
P.O. Box 191350
San Francisco, CA 94119
Contact Person: Sally Cerreta
(415) 984-1900 ext. 117
Meetings per Month: 8 week series
Fee: Yes
San Luis Obispo
Name of Group: Suicide Survivor’s Group
Hospice of San Luis Obispo County, Inc.
1304 Pacific Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Contact Person: Mary Kunz, MFT
(805) 544-2266
Meetings per Month: Four (weekly)
Fee: No
San Rafael
Name of Group: Grief Counseling Program
Suicide Prevention and Community Counseling
P.O. Box 4369
San Rafael, CA 94913-4369
Contact Person: Linda Allen
(415) 499-1193 (business line)
24 hr. Hotline
(415) 499-1195
Meetings per Month: 8 week groups; twice a year
Fee: Yes
San Rafael
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide Loss Bereavement Group
711 D Street
Suite 201
San Rafael, CA 94901
Contact Person: Brian Jensen, Ph.D.
(415) 258-0449 ext. 2
Meetings per Month: 8 week groups twice a year
Fee: Yes
Santa Barbara
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
Hospice of Santa Barbara, Inc.
2050 Alameda Padre Serra #100
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Contact Person: Gabriela Dodson
(805) 563-8820
Meetings per Month: Two - First and Third Wednesdays from 5:30-7 p.m.
Fee: No
Santa Barbara
Family Sevice Agency / 2-1-1 Program
123 W. Gutierrez St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Contact Person: Cynthia McNulty, LCSW
(805) 965-1001 ext. 245
Fee: No
Santa Cruz
Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast
PO Box 1222
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Contact Person: Alexis
(831) 459-9373
Meetings per Month: Two
Serves Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties
Fee: No
Santa Rosa
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
Sutter VNA & Hospice
Bereavement Services
1110 N. Dutton Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Contact Person: Valerie Waidler
Margo Requarth
(707) 535-5780
Meetings per Month: Every Monday from 12noon-1:30p.m.
Fee: No
Sun City
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide Loss
First Baptist Church of Sun City
29029 Murrieta Road
Sun City, CA 92586
Contact Person:
Kathy North-Ackenback
(951) 679-2008
Meetings per Month: Two - Second and Fourth Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m.
Serves Riverside County
Fee: No
Walnut Creek
Name of Group: Survivors of Suicide
Contra Costa Crisis Center
P.O. Box 3364
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Contact Person: Susan Moore
(800) 837-1818
Meetings per Month: Four
Fee: No
