£1 of every book sold will be donated to Kidscape, the UK charity committed to keeping children safe from bullying and abuse.
Links
Suicide Survivor Support
Child Suicide: A supportive site for anyone who has experienced the tragedy of child suicide. Link up with other parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, friends and relatives who have suffered the indescribable loss of a loved one to suicide. This site also offers support resources for the depressed and suicidal.
Friends & Families of Suicides SD: We are a support group for friends and family members of suicide victims. Together we will walk the journey to healing after the loss of our loved one's. Sharing our experiences and feelings in an attempt to help each other and offering hope.
Journey From Mourning to Joy: A support group for mothers experiencing the loss of a child. The death of our children at any age, from any circumstance is indeed one of the cruelest blows life has to offer. The journey through grief is long, dark, difficult and painful. But know that you will smile and find joy again; you will never forget your child, he or she will be in your heart and memories for as long as you live.
Memory Tree of Lights: The "Memory Tree of Lights" is a ministry which focuses on the Christmas holiday season and provides comfort, education, intervention and hope to people whose lives have been impacted by the loss of someone to suicide and who are overwhelmed by this loss during the Christmas season.
Parents of Suicides SD: A wonderful online support group for parents who have lost a child to suicide. Highly recommended.
Pips Project: PIPS was started in 2003 by Philip McTaggart, following the suicide of his son, Pip. The programme provided a clear vision and action plan for 20 members of PIPS, helping them to manage and improve the support. Part of the strategy that emerged from this, was to create Neighbourhood Response Teams. It has provided training for 208 community volunteers in how to support bereaved families using ASIST – applied suicide intervention skills training. The programme also helped PIPS to mentor and supervise the volunteers.
Suicide and Mental Health Association International: SMHAI strives to be the most comprehensive and informative Survivor network available anywhere. With your help, it is possible! SMHAI allows Survivors to have a voice in what goes on in the field of suicide and to help shape the organisation.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide SOBS: (Survivors Of Bereavement by Suicide) is a British self-help, voluntary organisation. Many of those helping have, themselves, been bereaved by suicide. They exist to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend.
YOUTH-FFOS-of-SD: We are a support group exclusively for youth who are suffering from a suicide loss of a friend or family member. The membership is made up of 10-17 year olds. The unique connection of youths to suicide victims will be acknowledged and explored.
Anti Bullying Organisations
Kidscape: The UK charity committed to keeping children safe from bullying and abuse. £1 of every copy sold of Chasing Death: Losing a Child to Suicide will be donated to Kidscape.
Beat Bullying: Empowers young people to lead anti-bullying campaigns in their schools and local communities and assists and supports young people who are being bullied.
Bully Police USA: Bully Police USA posts current anti bullying laws, research, news and support information for parents and/or anti bullying activists who are dealing with bullying in schools.
Ryan's Story: This site is dedicated to the memory of our son Ryan and for all young people suffering in silence from the pain of bullying and having thoughts of suicide. We hope students become less ashamed to ask for help when feeling suicidal. We hope adults gain knowledge from our tragedy. As a society, we need to find better ways to help our children through their most difficult growing years. John Halligan, Ryan's father.
Mental Health
Befrienders Worldwide: Befrienders listen to people who are lonely, despairing or considering suicide. They don’t judge them and don’t tell them what to do. They listen. That may not sound much, but it can make the difference between life and death.
Depression Alliance: Depression Alliance works to relieve and to prevent this treatable condition by providing information and support services to those who are affected by it.
Maytree – A sanctuary for the suicidal: Maytree offers a short stay in a safe residential setting in London where you can talk, reflect and rest - and restore hope.; a place where you will be heard, respected and accepted, without judgement and in confidence.
SMHAI – Hope for Suicide Attempters: A support group for those who have attempted suicide and for self-injurers. This is not a pro-suicide website and posts of this nature are not tolerated.
YoungMinds: YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional well being and mental health of children and young people and empowering their parents and carers. Parents’ Helpline on 0808 802 5544.
Counselling Services
Elemaitch Counselling Elemaitch is a counselling service for everyone, whatever your circumstances. Elemaitch provides a safe, non-judgemental environment where you can talk or cry, laugh or feel angry, play or participate in some creative activity to enable you to start to move forward in your life. If you have trouble dealing with any of the following, Elemaitch can help: Anorexia, Bulimia, Bullying, Abuse, Harrassment, Rape, Relationships, Bereavement, Pregnancy, Parenting, Relationships, Divorce, Stepfamilies, Illness, Anxiety, Stress, Depression.
The Compassionate Friends: The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is an organisation of bereaved parents and their families offering understanding, support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children. They also offer support, advice and information to other relatives, friends and professionals who are helping the family.
Adult Sibling Grief: This site is dedicated to the formation of a support community for those who have suffered the devastating loss of an adult sibling.
KIDSAID: KIDSAID is a safe place for kids to share and to help each other deal with grief about any of their losses. It’s a place to share and deal with feelings, to show artwork and stories, to talk about pets and to meet with one’s peers.
Spiritual Links
Angelic Gateways Angelic Gateways is a portal that provides access to channelled information and tools from a soul group of people that dovetail with the ever increasing vibrations of the mass conciousness and our new Earth. Each page details a very personal and different journey as a facet of truth on the spiritual pathway interwoven with individual work streams. These pages are gateways into books (some channelled from the angelic realm, some written), websites, support groups and resources that each has been guided to share in an attempt to 'pay forward'. Each has the commonality of a spiritual foundation, but integrates this into their everyday life and work in very different ways.
