Suicide bereavement groups
Support for friends and whānau after a suicide loss.
Support for survivors of another’s suicide
A suicide bereavement support group in Newtown Wellington.
A suicide bereavement support group in Newtown Wellington. All suicide bereaved welcome.
Meetings are in person. Attendees can also join online by zoom. This group is run by Richard Jeffrey and the organisation Men and Trauma.
To get in touch for more information and join a meeting please visit our website.
Region
Wellington
Contact Information
Website: https://www.menandtrauma.nz/make-an-appointment.html
Tairāwhiti Gisborne Growing Through Grief
The Growing Through Grief Service offers programmes for children, young people and adults who are experiencing change, loss and grief in their lives.
The Seasons for Growth programme aims to strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of those attending following significant loss and change, and to support individuals to adapt to what they are experiencing.
Programmes are available in Tararua, Central Hawke’s Bay, Te Matau-a-Māui, Tairāwhiti, Ōpōtiki, Whakatāne, Rotorua, Taupō, Tauranga and Te Puke.
Region
Gisborne
Contact Information
Website: www.acw.org.nz/grief-services
Email: gtgadmin@acw.org.nz
Taupō Waves Group
A programme designed to support adults who have been bereaved by suicide.
Waves is an eight-week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC. To register interest in attending or for more information, please contact us.
Region
Waikato
Contact Information
Location: arc Counselling Services
Phone: 0800 299 5272
Contact Name: Mel Flynn
Email: mel@arctpo.co.nz
Tauranga after suicide support group
Support for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Meets on the last Monday of each month from 6pm-7.30pm. Please contact us for details.
Region
Bay of Plenty
Contact Information
Location: Grief Support Services, 147 Chadwick Road, Greerton, Tauranga
Phone: 021 090 39568
Email: amy@griefsupport.org.nz
Tauranga and Western BOP Waves Group
A programme designed to support adults who have been bereaved by suicide.
Waves is an eight-week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC. To register interest in attending or for more information, please contact us.
Region
Bay of Plenty
Contact Information
Contact Name: Jeanette Jones
Phone: (07) 578 4480
Email: jeanette@griefsupport.org.nz
Wellington Suicide-Loss Support Group
A peer support group for adults bereaved by suicide.
A peer support group for adults bereaved by suicide. All welcome. We meet monthly, on the second Wednesday of each month, 7–9pm, in the Youth Room of the Newlands Community Centre.
Phone or text Nerys or Shelley if you have any questions.
Region
Wellington
Contact Information
Contact Name: Nerys
Contact Number: 027 340 8579
Contact Name: Shelley
Contact Number: 027 454 8558
Wellington Waves Group, Tony's Place
A group grief education programme run by Tony's Place.
Waves is an eight-week group grief education programme that supports adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Tony's Place Charitable Trust.
Region
Wellington
Contact Information
Contact Name: Shelley Brunskill-Matson
Contact Number: 022 451 1979
Email: shelley@tonysplace.org.nz
Website: https://www.tonysplace.org.nz/waves-programme
West Coast Suicide Loss Group
Monthly support and shared activities for all people affected by bereavement due to suicide.
Meeting monthly and alternating between Greymouth and Hokitika for shared activities. The group meets at 6.30pm on the first Friday of every month for shared activities such as walks and pot luck meals.
Region
West Coast
Contact Information
Phone: (03) 762 5812
West Coast Waves Group
A programme designed to support adults who have been bereaved by suicide.
Waves is an eight-week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group to be confirmed. To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Annabel Gosset.
Group
West Coast
Contact Information
Contact Name: Annabel Gossett
Contact Number: 027 463 9059
Email: annabelgosset@yahoo.com
Whanganui support group for those bereaved by suicide
Support group for people bereaved by suicide.
The group welcomes in confidence immediate family, relatives, friends and others. We are here to support others by understanding their pain as we still walk our lives.
Contact Bonnie Lethaby or James Forrest for more information.
Region
Whanganui
Contact Information
Contact Name: Bonny Lethaby
Contact Number: (06) 343 7573
Contact Name: James Forrest
Contact Number: (06) 349 0202
24-hour helpline: 027 684 3386 (texts are welcome)
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