STAR-Center offers Survivors of Suicide (SOS) bereavement support groups for adults who have lost a loved one or family member to death by suicide.
- Open to anyone over 18 years of age, and with any type of relationship to the deceased.
- The group meets in an 8-week session. A new group begins each fall, winter, and spring.
- There is a monthly group for those who have participated in the weekly group.
- A professionally-led support group to help members cope with the death of a loved one from suicide.
- The purpose of the group is to give survivors an opportunity, in a safe environment, to voice the many painful feelings that suicide leaves in its wake.
- Survivors share their experiences with other survivors who are in different stages of grief, and learn from each other.
Upcoming Groups: 8-week groups have returned to an in-person format. Meetings take place on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Parking is provided.
Starting in 2025, we will run one virtual group on Zoom per year. The Virtual group will be held during the Winter session (January-February).
For more information on these services, please contact: survivorsofsuicide@upmc.edu