Survivors of Suicide

The loss of a loved one by suicide is shocking and unexpected.  It usually triggers a unique, intense, complex and long grief. 

Survivor grief does not follow a linear path and there is no predictable time frame.  The journey through grief can be brutally challenging.  Survivors' lives will never be the same, but healing can and does occur and people do go on to enjoy life once again.  The survivor experience leaves many with an increased wisdom about the fragility of life and an expanded capacity for compassion for others' losses.

There are currently almost 32,000 suicides annually in the U.S.

It is estimated that for every suicide there are 6 survivors.

Based on this estimate, approximately 5 million Americans became survivors of suicide in the last 25 years.