Support for suicide loss survivors
Support After Suicide helps people in Washington State who have lost someone to suicide.
A program for people in Washington State who have lost someone to suicide
Have you experienced the death of a loved one by suicide? If so, you are a survivor of suicide. A survivor may be a spouse or partner, child, close family member, co-worker or anyone who is impacted by loss to suicide.
When a person dies because they have taken their own life, the effect on survivors can be devastating. Grief can be intensified because the death was a suicide. Common feelings include shock, anger, guilt, depression, confusion and shame.
Crisis Connections can help and offers Support After Suicide to guide survivors through the complex grief due to a suicide loss.
Talk someone at 988 now
We are here to talk with you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call or text 988 any time, and a real, compassionate, and nonjudgmental person will answer. We'll listen, understand, and support you however you need it. There is no wrong reason to call. No concern is too small or too big. And no grief is too old or too new.
Get ongoing support from Support After Suicide
When the death of a loved one occurs by suicide, it can be unexpected and shocking. The suicide can leave survivors unclear as to why it happened or if they could have prevented it. It may take a while to accept, but it is not your fault.
Healing from a suicide loss can be a long and difficult journey, but you are not alone.
Our Services
1:1 Grief Companion Peers
Sometimes it helps to talk with someone who has been through a similar loss. Our volunteers have all lost someone to suicide and want to help others through their grief journey.
We will do our best to match one of our volunteer companions based on the relationship of the loss, for example, sibling, parent, friend.
Our mentor will contact the loss survivor within two weeks of the request to confirm their interest in the connection. We will continue communication only if the loss survivor desires it.
Care Packages
We send free boxes with helpful items and information for people who have recently lost someone to suicide. These packages include materials about grief and items that other survivors have found comforting. Available to anyone in Washington State.
Professionally Facilitated Support Groups
We offer free online support groups where you can talk with others who have lost someone to suicide. These drop-in groups are held virtually and are facilitated by a licensed clinician experienced in grief due to suicide.
1st and 3rd Monday of the month | 6:30-8:30pm
Survivor thoughts and insights
Sibling Loss Survivor | Seattle, WA
After losing my sister to suicide, talking to a grief companion peer was the most helpful thing I did toward recovery.
By talking with someone who truly understood what I was going through was I able to give myself grace and find a way forward.
Coworker Loss Survivor | Seattle, WA
The care package arrived today and it was just perfect. Your organization and the care package are truly appreciated. I am most grateful.
Anna | Parent Loss Survivor
Thank you for the care package. It really meant so much to me in the passing of my dad.
Devon | Grief Companion Peer
I wish I had reached out sooner for help after my brother died by suicide. I found this community six years later and felt a sense of connection and safety not found elsewhere. Surviving a loss from suicide can only truly be understood by someone who has also experienced a loss this way. WASAS provides a safe space where I feel supported and heard. I can talk openly about my loss and provide support and understanding to others. I feel like I am part of an essential service-centered community.