For some suicide loss survivors, participation in a support group is felt to be their only access to people who they feel can understand them.
| Support Group Name | Contact Person | Phone Number | Email Address | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County LOSS support group | Diane Tegenkamp | 567-549-8530 | dtegenkamp@passaah.org | Allen |
| Ashland County, Grievers of Suicide Support Group | Pam Lemaster | (419)281-3716 | plemaster@appleseedcmhc.org | Ashland |
| Ashland County, Hospice Grievers of Suicide | Becky Pfiser, Kathy Wantland | Becky Pfiser, 419-281-7107, Kathy Wantland, 740-397-5189 | kathy.wantland@hospiceofknox.org | Ashland |
| Athens County Suicide Bereavement Support Group | Lori Brown and Jane Riley | 740-541-4317 | lori.brown@mhaohio.org and jane.riley@mha.ohio.gov | Athens |
| Auglaize County LOSS support group | Diane Tegenkamp | 567-549-8530 | dtegenkamp@passaah.org | Auglaize |
| Butler County LOSS/DOSS Suicide/Drug Overdose Loss Support Group | Jennifer MacLean | (513) 868-2100 | jmaclean@envisionpartnerships.com | Butler |
| Butler County, Hope and Healing After A Suicide Loss | Sheila Munfando-Kanonza | 513-870-9108 | sheila@companionsonajourney.org | Butler |
| Tuscarawas/Carroll County Survivors of Suicide Support Group | Abigail Lindsay | 330-639-0642 | support@lightafterloss.org | Carroll, Tuscarawas |
| Clark County, Loved Ones Left Behind by Suicide | Jerry Newport | (937)206-1295 | jernewport@gmail.com | Clark |
| Clermont County Survivors After Suicide | Melissa Murphy, LISW | 513-317-2249 | MLMurphy@fuse.net | Clermont |
| Clinton County Survivors After Suicide | Jennie Mason | 937-728-1402 | jenniemason@hotmail.com | Clinton |
| Columbiana County Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Support Group | Georgia Smith | (330) 853-4194 | 6georgiapeach@gmail.com | Columbiana |
| Muskingum County Survivors of Suicide Support Group | Pam Easterly | (740) 607-3895 | peasterly@allwell.org | Coshocton, Guernsey, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry |
| Cuyahoga County Circle of Hope Support Group | Denise Holcomb | 216-835-0083 | denise@rtstigma.org | Cuyahoga |
| Cuyahoga County, Suicide Loss Education Group | Kristen Cook | 216-524-4673 | KCook@cornerstoneofhope.org | Cuyahoga |
| Cuyahoga County, Lyndhurst Community Presbyterian Church Survivors of Suicide | Binnie Eiger | e.k.eiger11@gmail.com | Cuyahoga | |
| Cuyahoga County, Middleburg Heights SOS | Margaret Petruccelli | (440) 467-2340 | MHSOSGroup@gmail.com | Cuyahoga |
| Defiance County Survivor After Suicide Support group | Amanda Waldfogel | 419-438-6217 | 4countysurvivorsgroup@gmail.com | Defiance |
| Delaware County Traumatic Loss Support Group | Kim Turner | 216-389-8542 | kturner@cornerstoneofhope.org | Delaware |
| Franklin County, Hope After Suicide Loss Support Group | JoAnn Borer | 614-824-4285 | JoAnn@cornerstoneofhope.org | Franklin |
| Franklin County, LOSS Community Services Support Group | Angela Damon | 614-530-8064 | angela@losscs.org | Franklin |
| Franklin County Survivors of Suicide Support Group | Rick Baumman | 614-395-0727 | sps@ncmhs.org | Franklin |
| Fulton County Survivor After Suicide Support group | Amanda Waldfogel | 419-438-6217 | 4countysurvivorsgroup@gmail.com | Fulton |
| Fulton County, H.E.L.P group (Helping Each Other Live Past Suicide) | Patricia Franz Pahl, LSW LCDC III | 419-335-2015 ext. 2385 | ppahl@fulhealth.org | Fulton |
| Greene County Suicide Survivors Support Group | Florence Randolph | 937-767-3716 | frandolph@vil.yellowsprings.oh.us | Greene |
| Hamilton County, Surviving After Suicide | Melissa Murphy, LISW | 513-317-2249 | mlmurphy@fuse.net | Hamilton |
| Henry County Survivor After Suicide Support group | Amanda Waldfogel | 419-438-6217 | 4countysurvivorsgroup@gmail.com | Henry |
| Huron County Survivors of Suicide Support Group | Kathy Failor | 419-625-5269 | kfailor@steinhospice.org | Huron |
| Knox County, Grievers of Suicide | Becky Pfiser, 419-281-7107, Kathy Wantland, 740-397-5189 | 419-281-7107 | kathy.wantland@hospiceofknox.org | Knox |
| Licking County Survivors After Suicide | Jamie Wright | 740-763-3209 | jamiew@hopevalleywellness.org | Licking |
| Logan County, TCN SOS-Survivors of Suicide Support Group | Stephanie Ketchell | (937) 631-2883 | sketchell@tcn.org | Logan |
| Lorain County Survivors of Suicide Support Group | Mike Brummitt | 440-204-4261 | MBrummitt@nordcenter.org | Lorain |
| Mahoning County Survivor of Suicide Support Group | Laura Haas | 330-746-7929 x243 | lhaas@jewishyoungstown.org | Mahoning |
| Montgomery County Survivor of Suicide Loss Support Group | Megs Francis | 937-443-0416 x 121 | mfrancis@mcadamhs.org | Montgomery |
| Montgomery County, Keeping Our Light | Carol Griesdorn | 937-416-2011 | CGriesie1@gmail.com | Montgomery |
| Morrow County Traumatic Loss Support Group | Kim Turner | 216-389-8542 | kturner@cornerstoneofhope.org | Morrow |
| Muskingum County Genesis Survivors of Suicide | Kelli Ross | 740-454-5364 | kross@genesishcs.org | Muskingum |
| Portage County Survivor of Suicide Support Group | Phyllis Vair | 330.593.5959 | phyllis@kellysgriefcenter.org | Portage |
| Richland County Grievers of Suicide | Becky Pfiser, 419-281-7107, Kathy Wantland, 740-397-5189 | 419-281-7107 | kathy.wantland@hospiceofknox.org | Richland |
| Seneca County Survivors of Suicide Support Group | Kathy Oliver | 419.355.5532 | solitudeministries@outlook.com | Seneca |
| Stark County, Light after Loss | Abigail Lindsay | 330-639-0642 | support@lightafterloss.org | Stark |
| Virtual Gathering | LOSS Community Services | 614-530-8064 | https://losscs.org/virtual-gathering/ | Statewide |
| Virtual SOS (Survivors of Suicide) Loss Group | Light After Loss | (330) 846-3630 | https://lightafterlossstark.org/new-survivor-support/ | Statewide |
| Healing & Understanding Grief after Suicide (HUGS) | Amanda Marunich | 330-253-3100 x4175 | HUGS@portagepath.org | Summit |
| Summit County Survivors after Suicide | Albert Jennings | jennings4@roadrunner.com | Summit | |
| Trumbull County Survivors after Suicide | Amy Zell | 330-506-1232 | tclossteam@gmail.com | Trumbull |
| Tuscarawas/Carroll County Survivors of Suicide Support Group | Abigail Lindsay | 330-639-0642 | support@lightafterlossstark.org | Tuscarawas |
| Washington County H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Endure) Support Group | LeeAnn Price | 740-350-3365 | leeannprice@hotmail.com | Washington |
| Wayne County, People Affected by a Loved-One’s Suicide (PALS) | Jen Grim | 330-264-1590 | jgrim@namiwayneholmes.org | Wayne |
| Williams County Survivor After Suicide Support group | Amanda Waldfogel | 419-438-6217 | 4countysurvivorsgroup@gmail.com | Williams |
| Wood County Suicide Survivors Support Group | Donita McGuire | (419) 352 - 4624 | dmcguire@unisonhealth.org | Wood |