Suicide Bereavement Support Services
Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region
- Description
- Provides group support for adults who are grieving a loss to suicide.
Service offers:
- support to adults who are grieving a loss to suicide
- 2 annual community events
Includes:
- 3 self-contained, closed-group program modules: Emotional Regulation; Guilt, Shame, and Self-Compassion; Beliefs and Values
- opportunities for participants to reflect and explore how these factors relate to their grief journeys
- a drop-in support group with loosely structured session content for those who have attended the 12-week group
- a focus on offering support to those waiting to begin a module, wanting to augment their participation in group, or for whom the group is not a good fit
Annual community events include:
- An Evening to Remember - an annual memorial to remember loved ones lost to suicide
- Life After Suicide Loss - a safe space for those grieving a loss to suicide to share experiences and learn from each other
Key Provider: certified crisis workers - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- 18 years and older
- who are grieving a loss to suicide
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, To access service:
- contact to attend an intake session
- visit website for more information
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Telephone
- 780-414-6300
- Fax
- 780-482-7498
- Web Site
- http://edmonton.cmha.ca
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: Yes,Annual Special $2.50
Annual Basic $5.00
Annual Standard $20.00
Annual Corporate $50.00
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- July 3, 2024
- Location
- Edmonton
- Hours of Operation
Support hours vary. Groups take place weekly on Tuesdays from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM and Wednesdays from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Problem solving groups are every 2 weeks on Wednesdays, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Drop-in groups are every 2 weeks on Wednesdays, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM and Thursdays, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
