Getting support in North Somerset
If you are living in North Somerset and have been impacted by suicide, you can access our monthly peer-support group. We know that meeting people who have experienced similar things is comforting and powerful in adjusting to life after this type of loss. Our group is welcoming, relaxed and friendly; a place where you can be yourself and be accepted for who you are.
Not feeling ready for a group setting just yet? You are more than welcome to have one-to-one support from one of our Suicide Bereavement Specialists in the meantime.
- We meet monthly in Weston-Super-Mare and the group is completely free of charge.
- There is no expectation for you to talk about your grief or circumstances (of course you can if you wish) as you will quickly discover that everyone attending just “gets it”.
- Groups are shaped by the people that attend and we are very happy to adapt and change according to the group’s wishes.
Simply being with other people who have also been bereaved by suicide have me a feeling of deep understanding and connection with people I’d never met before … without having to explain anything at all.
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‘I will never forget how fearful I was stepping in to Pete’s Dragons for the first time and being told that things would get better. I wanted to believe you but Ijust couldn’t imagine how it was possible. Little did I know, that will all your strength, knowledge, compassion and life changing strategies, you haveenabled me to grow and keep going.’
Resources
A Pete’s Dragons resource explaining how to get the most from our peer-support groups
View PDFA resource for people bereaved through suicide or other unexplained death, and for those helping them.
View PDFHow to support someone who has been bereaved and affected by suicide.
View PDFMaking sense of the lasting memories and emotions following the suicide of someone you didn't know.
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