Grief and Loss Support
Your grief and loss journey is not linear and is unique to you. There is no “right” way to heal and process your loss. When you are ready, below are some resources and organizations that are available to help support you.
Resources and Organizational Support
Resources for Those Who Have Lost a Loved One to Suicide and Overdose
Johnson County Suicide Prevention Coalition
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Resources
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Coping with the Loss of a Loved One by Suicide: 6 Steps Survivors Can Take
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After a Suicide Resource Directory: Coping with grief, trauma, and distress
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Suicide Loss Survivors Groups
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Church of the Resurrection (COR) Through This Together Group
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Suicide Awareness Survivor Support - Kansas City Missouri (sass-mokan.com)
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Book Recommendations from American Foundation of Suicide Prevention
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After Suicide Loss: Coping with Your Grief by Bob Baugher and Jack Jordan
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Remembering Garrett: One Family’s Battle with a Child’s Depression by Gordon H. Smith
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Suicide Survivors’ Club: A Family’s Journey through the Death of Their Loved One by Rebecca Anderson and Laurie Phillips
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Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide by Christopher Lukas and Henry Seiden
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Additional Book Options Provided by the JoCo Library and the JoCo Suicide Prevention Coalition
Local Organizations
Hotlines and Support
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Johnson County Mental Health Center Crisis Line: 913-268-0156
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Note: You do not have to be in crisis to call and talk to a compassionate clinician on the other line.
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call or Text 988
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Note: Start the conversation however you feel comfortable. You do not have to have a specific word to start the conversation as that is only for analytics purposes. Say anything you feel comfortable and need to say to get the conversation going.
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Contact 911 and request a co-responder or CIT officer
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The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
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Veterans Crisis Line: Text 838255
Resources for Those Supporting Loss Survivors
Tips to Help Loss Survivors: (AAS and NSPL)
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Listening without judgment
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Using the lost loved one’s name to show that person is not forgotten
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Accepting the loss survivor's feelings, which can include shock, shame and abandonment
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Avoiding phrases such as "I know how you feel," unless you, too, are a loss survivor
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Avoiding telling them how they should act or feel
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Being sensitive during holidays and anniversaries
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Resources for Supporting Someone Who Has Lost a Loved One to Suicide and Overdose
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Recommendations from American Foundation of Suicide Prevention
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Reaching Out After Suicide: What’s Helpful and What’s Not by Linda H. Kilburn
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Hotlines and Support
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Johnson County Mental Health Center Crisis Line: 913-268-0156
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Note: You do not have to be in crisis to call and talk to a compassionate clinician on the other line.
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call or Text 988
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Note: start the conversation however you feel comfortable. You do not have to have a specific word to start the conversation as that is only for analytics purposes. Say anything you feel comfortable and need to say to get the conversation going.
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Contact 911 and request a co-responder or CIT officer
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The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
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Veterans Crisis Line: Text 838255