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SUPPORT GROUPS
Please note that the groups listed below may not always be actively meeting. Regional Hospitals, local Community Health and Hospice, VNA’s and Mental Health centers may also be a resource for support groups in your area.
If you do not reach a group, call NAMI NH for up-to-date contact information: (800) 242-6264 or (603) 225-5359 or info@naminh.org.
CONCORD
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
Contact:
Sue Hill, (603) 435-5365
Meeting Place:
NH Hospitals Assn., 125 Airport Rd.
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Second Thursday each month, 7 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Central New Hampshire
EXETER
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Grief Support Group for Those Who Have Lost a Loved One Through Suicide
Seacoast Hospice
10 Hampton Road
Exeter, NH 03833
Contact:
Deborah Proulx, Bereavement Coordinator dproulx@seacoasthospice.org
Carole Wiemer, Bereavement Coordinator cwiemer@seacoasthospice.org
Elaine Wiesman, Bereavement Program Manager ewiesman@seacoasthospice.org
(603) 778-7391
800-416-9207 Bereavement Coordinator
Meeting Place:
Locations in Rockingham & Strafford counties
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Varies. Groups meet once a week for six weeks, offered 2-3 times a year. Also an ongoing group.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: All welcome
Comments: Seacoast Hospice also has a children’s grief and support group, Bridges. The program is 10-weeks long, offered every spring and fall. It meets in area churches
HAMPSTEAD
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Survivors of Suicide
28 Fieldstone Drive
Hampstead, NH 03841
Contact:
Dan Wells (603) 329-5276
dwells5@comcast.net
Meeting Place:
Same
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Four times a month
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served:
KEENE
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Safe Place Support Group
The Samaritans, Inc.
103 Roxbury Street, Suite 304
Keene, NH 03431
Contact: Executive Director or Program Coordinator
(603) 357-5510
samarita@worldpath.net (inquiries only)
www.muw.org/samaritans
Meeting Place: Varies
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Varies
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Newsletter: Yes, but not strictly for support group
Counties Served: Monadnock Region (includes all of Cheshire County and 14
towns in Hillsbrough County)
A new Safe Place Support Group will be starting October 2007 in this area. For more information, or to pre-register, contact Samaritans at 603-357-5510.
LEBANON
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Upper Valley Survivors of Suicide
Contact:
uvsos@valley.net OR
1-888-595-1597, Ext. 2035
Meeting Place:
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd and 4th Thursday each month from 4:30 - 6:00PM
Facilitated by: Peers
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: New Hampshire and Vermont
NORTH CONWAY
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Suicide Survivors Bereavement Group
Nativity Lutheran Church
PO Box 1638
North Conway, NH 03860
Contact:
Rev. Anne Roser (603) 356-7827 nativitystar@netzero.net
Meeting Place:
Nativity Lutheran Church
15 Grove Street
North Conway, NH
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Please call for information.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Open to all who have lost a friend or loved one to suicide
PLYMOUTH
Group Name & Mailing Address:
Plymouth Area Survivors of Suicide support Group
Contact:
Marcia VanderMast, meadowpond@gmail.com
Meeting Place:
Speare Memorial Hospital, Social Services Conference Room, Plymouth
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Second Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Open to anyone!
Disclaimer: This website is not intended to be a substitute for a professional evaluation of any individual deemed to be suicidal. If you or someone you know is in crisis, go to Emergency Help.
