BY THE NUMBERS
“I feel relieved, comforted that others are feeling how
I feel and I’m not alone.”
Suicide Bereavement
The Suicide Bereavement program reaches out to individuals who have experienced a loss by suicide and need support with
their grief. The program offers counselling, support groups and peer support that assist clients in their journey. CMHA hosts
the Survivors of Suicide Day, an annual event where people who have faced a loss by suicide can come together and support
one another while remembering the ones they have lost.
BY THE NUMBERS:
HIGHLIGHTS:
68
511
individuals served
143
individuals gathered at the 2013 Survivors
hours of one-on-one counselling and
indirect service
of Suicide Day with 86.5% reporting they
found the day’s activities beneficial to their grief
process.
Five new Suicide Bereavement Services volunteers have
been recruited and trained. New volunteers shadow senior
volunteers as a form of offering more training to new
volunteers and giving senior volunteers the opportunity to be
more involved in the program’s development.
The Peer Match program has been revitalized to offer another
way to support new mourners. The program matches a
volunteer peer with a new client.
97%
of drop-in group participants reported
they felt supported by the facilitators and group
members
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