Dear Friends,
This is a reminder that the mission of this board is suicide grief support.
We are not qualified to help people deal with suicidal thoughts, so we cannot allow suicidal messages to be posted.
Anyone who is having suicidal thoughts needs to find someone in their community to help them, or they should call 1-800-273-8255, the suicide hotline, if they live in the US.
Unfortunately, messages from suicidal people can bring up memories for some of us that may re-traumatize. Because of the anonymous nature of this board, we are not able to get emergency help to people who are struggling. The helpless feeling of reading suicidal messages while being helpless to stop the person could cause immeasurable harm to the people who come to this board hoping to find grief support.
If someone posts a suicidal message on this board (even an indirectly suicidal message), please let the monitors know immediately, or contact me at [email protected] so we can deal with the situation.
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The Suicide Grief Support Forum is a public message board, an outreach project of the Parents of Suicides (POS) and Friends and Families of Suicides (FFOS) Internet Communities. The forum officially began on October 2, 2002. Our mission is to provide information, support and comfort to anyone whose life has been touched by the suicide of another person. Connecting with others who have walked the same road can sometimes make a difference in how we survive a tragedy that may be incomprehensible. The board is monitored by special volunteers who give freely of their time in memory of the people they lost to suicide. We do not pretend to be professionals, and we encourage anyone whose needs are greater than can be met here to seek out professional help.
These links are for our other outreach sites. We encourage you to visit them. Parents of Suicide Internet Community Friends and Families of Suicides Community POS-FFOS Internet Community We Remember Them Memorial Wall Suicide Memorial Wall International Suicide Memorial Wall Faces of Suicide |
This is not a suicide or crisis hotline. Please contact a counselor, family member, friend, or emergency services if you are having suicidal thoughts. Visit www.samaritans.org or e-mail [email protected] or www.befrienders.org for international telephone numbers. Or in the USA, call: 1-800-SUICIDE 1-800-273-TALK1-800-784-2433 1-800-273-8255 For Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and People with Speech Disabilities who use a TTY, call 1-800-799-4TTY (4889) Links to Other International Resources |
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