Vancouver Island Crisis Society facilitated a monthly suicide bereavement support group at our conference room in Nanaimo. We were always cognizant of communities that did not have access to these kinds of supports, even as we offered our Crisis Services (Line, Chat, and Text) throughout Vancouver Island. We hoped that we could begin to support those who dealt with the complexity suicide bereavement brings.

Vancouver Island Crisis Society now offers ISLAND-WIDE Suicide Bereavement Support! Vancouver Island Crisis Society supports survivors of suicide loss via Zoom meetings

Our Suicide Bereavement Support Group meets on the first Wednesday of every month via the Zoom platform.

The purpose of our support group is to create a safe space once a month for sharing feelings of loss and grief with others who have an understanding of what it is to survive a suicide loss. We are also here to help one another navigate new situations and complicated questions we've never been confronted with, such as having to grocery shop at midnight or prepare ourselves for particularly difficult times like holidays or anniversaries, as well as to sort through the kinds of complicated emotions that often accompany suicide bereavement.