Cherokee County, Georgia
There is a safe place in our community, Cherokee County Georgia, for survivors (families and loved ones of suicide victims) to share their loss with others who are experiencing similar thoughts and feelings. The group is open to all adult survivors of suicide.
The death of a loved one by suicide presents special problems in grieving. There is often more shock, a greater sense of injustice, more guilt and blame, and a heightened sense of helplessness, and these all tend to complicate the healing process for survivors.
Grieving this loss is different from grieving any other. You may feel that no one else can understand, and you may be unsure of what is normal to feel. In this room, you are not alone in any of it.
You will not be asked to give anything at a group meeting except respect. Free parking surrounds the venue, and Crosspoint City graciously provides the meeting space for free with no strings attached.
Your information will not be shared with them. The meeting stays focused on one thing, your grief from the loss of someone by suicide. There is NO POLITICS and NO RELIGION, and no discussion outside of that loss.
You are under no obligation to attend. Come to as many meetings, or as few, as you need, and there is no expectation that you will return.
When
The 2nd Tuesday of every month, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Where
Crosspoint City Church, downtown Canton, Georgia.
151 E Marietta St., Canton, GA 30114.
Parking
Parking is available on the street, at the Cherokee County History Center, and in the parking deck behind the history center.
You don't have to talk. You can come, sit, and just listen. There is no agenda, no leader giving a speech, and nothing to prepare.
We share only if we want to. Most people come because they are tired of carrying it alone and want to be in a room where someone simply gets it. If that is you, there is a place for you here.
Email: info@SOScherokee.com
Peer facilitators
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Development offers free guides on suicide loss:
For a fuller, regularly updated list of crisis lines and organizations that understand suicide loss specifically, including how to find a group if there isn't one near you, see the resources page for Still Dead, Still Here.
Still Dead, Still Here: Long Grief After Suicide, by David Lloyd.
A memoir of what grief actually does over years, and a back half you can hand to the people who want to help. If this loss is new and confusing, it may be one of the few books that sounds like what you're actually going through.