How to Start a Suicide Attempt Survivors Support Group - WEBINAR
This video is a condensed version of my training on How to Create a Suicide Attempt Survivors Support Group in Your Community or Organization. Welcome to SPEAK THE UNSPEAKABLE, a series focused on suicide prevention through the lens of lived experience.
You can DOWNLOAD a PDF copy of this presentation at http://webinar.speaktheunspeakable.org
My name is Scott Teichmer. I am a SUICIDE PREVENTIONIST and a SUICIDE ATTEMPT SURVIVOR. For more information about me, please see the Speak the Unspeakable ABOUT page.
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If someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, ask them if you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text the Crisis Text Line 741-741 together. If you are having thoughts of suicide, please reach out; you deserve support, and YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction & Overview
01:10 Impetus: Why I started a support group
01:48 Myths & Fears
03:00 Rationale
03:57 National Action Alliance, The Way Forward, Zero Suicide
04:23 History & Models: Didi Hirsch SOSA, Alternatives to Suicide, Suicide Anonymous
06:16 Development: Partners / Sponsors
07:11 Peer Recruitment & Co-facilitation
10:03 Considerations: Format, Supervision, Frequency, Screening, Location
13:18 Meeting Structure, Group Rules, Crisis Plan, Communication, Marketing
18:23 Challenges
22:37 Materials: Marketing and Handouts
27:27 Resources: Journey Toward Health & Hope, Drawing from Life, SOSA Primer by Stephanie Weber, AAS, SAMHSA
29:25 Support Group Facilitation Guide - MHA Center for Peer Support
29:51 Contact Info & Additional Resources