Surviving a Suicide Loss  |  Resource and Healing Guide
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You may also find that the group setting isn’t quite right for you. 
Whatever you feel works for you, the hope is to find fellow loss 
survivors who may become additional support or friends, and who 
come together based on the common bond of understanding the 
pain and tragedy of suicide loss.
AFSP lists United States and international suicide bereavement 
support groups as a public service to loss survivors. AFSP does 
not run, recommend, endorse, or fund any of the groups listed. 
If there is not a local support group in your area, there are 
several online groups available. Find local or online groups at 
afsp.org/SupportGroups.
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
(ISOSLD)
ISOSLD is an event in which survivors of 
suicide loss come together to find connection, 
understanding, and hope through their 
shared experience.
In 1999, Senator Harry Reid, who lost his father to suicide, 
introduced a resolution to the United States Senate, leading 
to the creation of International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day in 
the United States and around the world. Also known as Survivor 
Day, the day was designated by the U.S. Congress as a day on 
which those affected by suicide can join together for healing 
and support. It was determined that Survivor Day would always 
fall on the Saturday before American Thanksgiving, as the holidays 
are often a difficult time for suicide loss survivors.
AFSP supports hundreds of Survivor Day events around the 
world each year. These informative and caring events provide 
suicide loss survivors with an opportunity to come together to 

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