Suicide bereavement groups
Support for friends and whānau after a suicide loss.
Empathy support group, Taranaki
Support group for all who have been bereaved by suicide.
Facilitated peer support, coffee and kai, tools and resources for your kete. Meetings fortnightly, no cost to attend. We meet at The Blind Foundation, New Plymouth.
We also offer the Waves Program regularly - please contact us to find out more.
Region
Taranaki
Contact Information
Phone: 06 215 0993
Contact Name: Jamie Allen
Email: empathy@taranakiretreat.org.nz
Empathy support group, Hibiscus Coast/Orewa
Support group for all who have been bereaved by suicide.
For people who have lost loved ones to suicide in the Rodney or North Shore area.
Please get in touch with us via our Facebook page, or contact Brigitte Windsor.
Region
Auckland
Contact Information
Contact Name: Brigitte Windsor
Phone: 021 102 8701
Email: brigitte.windsor@yahoo.co.nz
Greater Wellington 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, please contact Te Whatu Ora, see below.
Region
Wellington
Contact Information
Contact Name: Lil Leeper
Contact Organisation: Te Whatu Ora - National Public Health
Phone: 027 450 0083
Email: olivialeeper@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz
Grief Support Services, Tauranga
Support for people who have lost loved ones to suicide.
You are most welcome to come along and be part of this supportive group and/or receive our monthly newsletter. We also offer WAVES which is a grief education program that aims to support adults bereaved by suicide in their understanding and management of grief and development of resilience. Subsidised one-on-one counselling is also available. Please contact Grief Support Services, Tauranga for further details.
Region
Bay of Plenty
Contact Information
Address: 147 Chadwick Road, Greerton, Tauranga
Phone: (07) 578 4480
Email: support@griefsupport.org.nz
Website: https://www.griefsupport.org.nz/slspeers
Hamilton Suicide Loss Support Group
Support for those who have lost someone close to them to suicide.
Nau mai, haere mai. Meet new friends and journey to healing together. This group is for those who have lost someone close to them to suicide. We meet monthly on the second Thursday night of each month, 6-7pm. Contact Karyn for more details.
Region
Waikato
Contact Information
Contact Name: Karyn Woodhouse
Phone: 021 437 803
Email: karynwoodhouse@gmail.com
Address: Fairfield Baptist Church, 1101 Heaphy Terrace, Fairfield, Hamilton
Hamilton 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.
Date to be confirmed. To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Karyn Woodhouse.
Region
Waikato
Contact Information
Contact Name: Karyn Woodhouse
Contact Number: 021 437 803
Email: karynwoodhouse@gmail.com
Hawke's Bay 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
Hawke's Bay
Contact Information
Website: www.acw.org.nz/grief-services
Email: gtgadmin@acw.org.nz
Helping Parents Heal - Australia/New Zealand Moving Forward After Suicide
Online support group for families who have lost a child to suicide.
An online support group for parents and close family who have lost a child to suicide. We provide a safe space to share and receive support from others with lived experience and provide a shared healing journey.
Region
Nationwide
Contact Information
Contact Name: Alison
Email: austnzhphaftersuicide@gmail.com
Facebook page: Linked here.
Kāpiti 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.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Kāpiti Loss and Grief Centre.
Region
Wellington
Contact Information
Contact Name: Letitia Geldenhuys
Email: letitialossandgrief@gmail.com
Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust – bereavement support group
Bereavement support groups led by trained facilitators with lived experience.
The Life Matters Suicide Bereavement Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at 5:30pm in Dunedin at the Hope Centre.
We can be contacted via our website: www.lifematters.org.nz/contact
We can arrange a one-on-one appointment for you in the Hope Centre if you would like more individual support.
Region
Otago
Contact Information
Phone: 027 240 0114
Address: Hope Centre, 63 Hanover Street, Dunedin
Email: admin@lifematters.org.nz
Website: https://www.lifematters.org.nz/
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