- Surviving After Suicide (SAS) Education/Support Class Surviving After Suicide (SAS) Education/Support ClassDesigned to help people who have lost a loved one to suicide express and understand the troubling and powerful grief, stigma, pain, and guilt they experience. It is a nine week education class and support group for survivors of suicide. Each class will focus on a unique aspect of survivor grief and includes a component in which group members share and support each other. The class is offered three times a year in January, April, and September. Registration is required. - Surviving After Suicide (SAS) Support Group A monthly support group for people who have lost someone to suicide. Survivor information packets are also available at no cost. The focus is on survivors connecting and supporting each other. Any survivor age 18 and over is welcome to attend. Registration is not required for this support group. It is an open/on-going group. - 1 group will be available: In person - 7:00pm - 8:30pm, 3rd Thursday of each month Virtual - 6:00pm - 7:30pm, 3rd Wednesday of each month - Surviving After Suicide Events Supportive events are open to anyone over 18 who has been impacted by a suicide loss. Various activities throughout the year including: Suicide Prevention Week; National Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (Saturday before Thanksgiving); etc. Email or call to get on invite list for events. - If you would like to get in touch with someone, please complete the Suicide Services Request Form. - Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Program The LOSS program responds to survivors of suicide immediately after the death of the loved one. Staff provide immediate assistance to new suicide survivors by making an outreach visit to their home (in the Sioux Falls area) or making a support phone call (anywhere in South Dakota). This visit and/or call provides support, comfort, and education about being a survivor of suicide. Individuals needing immediate crisis care should call 9-8-8. Standard message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to opt-out. For end user privacy and terms and conditions of texting with 898211, go to: http://www.preventionpaystext.com/policies/

Domani for Grief provides grief support, courses, resources, and to help individuals cope with the loss of a loved one. Services included: On-Demand Courses Live Events/Webinars Grief Support Groups Free Downloads

Provides support and assistance for survivors of homicide victims. Self-help support groups and/or contact persons who are themselves survivors are able to give support to anyone hurting from the loss of a loved one through homicide.

An evidence-based and practice informed program that has been shown to effectively influence components of grief and grief recovery. Based on over 40 years of practice dealing with grief and working one on one with grievers, the GRM program helps reduce grief by teaching grievers new skills on how to cope and process grief; how to confront old myths or unhelpful patterns of grieving; how to examine the ways in which grief has impacted their life through detailed assignments and exercises; and how to let go of pain from loss through the timely identification of apologies, forgiveness, and significant emotional statements, all within a helpful, supportive environment. There are 4 programs; 8-week support group, 7-week one on one, 4-week Helping Children Deal with Loss, and 6-week for Pet Loss. Wellness/Brain Health Coaching is a psycho-education program for working with a variety of issues such as depression, anxiety, self efficacy, ADD, ADHD, and addictions which address the four circles of health and healing: biology, psychology, social, and spiritual. Services can be offered by Skype, Zoom, and onsite. Contact by phone or email to discuss process and procedure.

Grief Counseling Services Monument Home+ Home Health and Hospice offers individual, couples, and family grief counseling to the immediate family members of the patients who were on our services. Counselors are professional social workers with specialized training and experience in grief and loss. Since people grieve differently, counseling is offered to meet the distinctive needs of different age groups and types of loss. Call and schedule an appointment. Support Groups Monument Health Home+ Home Health and Hospice has educational, supportive grief groups available. These groups bring people together who have experienced loss and provide a safe environment to share experiences and learn from one another. These groups are open to anyone in the community grieving the loss of a loved one at no charge. Please call for additional information and group registration. Rapid City, Custer, and Hot Springs: 605-755-7729 Rapid City Open Group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the lower level of the Hospice House at 224 Elk Street every Thursday, 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Rapid City Closed Group - 12-week educational support group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. Meets in the lower level of the Hospice House at 224 Elk Street. Call for registration 605-755-7729 Hot Springs Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Calvary Hot Springs Church located at 1938 Canton Avenue, 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, 12:00noon - 1:00pm. Custer Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Custer Monument Health Hospital Conference Room located at 1220 Montgomery Street, 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, 12:00noon - 1:00pm Spearfish and Belle Fourche: 605-939-8909 Spearfish Open Group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Monument Health Hospice Office located at 931 E. Colorado Boulevard, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 12:00noon - 12:45pm. Spearfish Closed Group - 12-week educational support group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Monument Health Hospice Office located at 931 E. Colorado Boulevard, Tuesdays, 12:00noon - 12:45pm. Registration Required 605-939-8909 Belle Fourche Open Group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Global Methodist Church located at 1804 7th Avenue, 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, 12:00noon - 12:45pm.

Grief Counseling Services Monument Home+ Home Health and Hospice offers individual, couples, and family grief counseling to the immediate family members of the patients who were on our services. Counselors are professional social workers with specialized training and experience in grief and loss. Since people grieve differently, counseling is offered to meet the distinctive needs of different age groups and types of loss. Call and schedule an appointment. Support Groups Monument Health Home+ Home Health and Hospice has educational, supportive grief groups available. These groups bring people together who have experienced loss and provide a safe environment to share experiences and learn from one another. These groups are open to anyone in the community grieving the loss of a loved one at no charge. Please call for additional information and group registration. Rapid City, Custer, and Hot Springs: 605-755-7729 Rapid City Open Group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the lower level of the Hospice House at 224 Elk Street every Thursday, 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Rapid City Closed Group - 12-week educational support group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. Meets in the lower level of the Hospice House at 224 Elk Street. Call for registration 605-755-7729 Hot Springs Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Calvary Hot Springs Church located at 1938 Canton Avenue, 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, 12:00noon - 1:00pm. Custer Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Custer Monument Health Hospital Conference Room located at 1220 Montgomery Street, 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, 12:00noon - 1:00pm Spearfish and Belle Fourche: 605-939-8909 Spearfish Open Group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Monument Health Hospice Office located at 931 E. Colorado Boulevard, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 12:00noon - 12:45pm. Spearfish Closed Group - 12-week educational support group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Monument Health Hospice Office located at 931 E. Colorado Boulevard, Tuesdays, 12:00noon - 12:45pm. Registration Required 605-939-8909 Belle Fourche Open Group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Global Methodist Church located at 1804 7th Avenue, 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, 12:00noon - 12:45pm.

Working to provide connection, comfort, and hope to families who have experienced the unexpected loss of an infant. They provide care packages to those families and a network of connections to others who have experienced a similar loss. A Run for Their Lives! 5K run/walk event is held annually on Mother's Day. Participate in-person in Spearfish, SD, or virtually from anywhere! This event is a great way to honor the memory of a child with a community of supporters. Also works to provide SIDS and safe-sleep awareness and education as well as funding for SIDS-related research. Operations are home-based.

Grief Counseling Services Monument Home+ Home Health and Hospice offers individual, couples, and family grief counseling to the immediate family members of the patients who were on our services. Counselors are professional social workers with specialized training and experience in grief and loss. Since people grieve differently, counseling is offered to meet the distinctive needs of different age groups and types of loss. Call and schedule an appointment. Support Groups Monument Health Home+ Home Health and Hospice has educational, supportive grief groups available. These groups bring people together who have experienced loss and provide a safe environment to share experiences and learn from one another. These groups are open to anyone in the community grieving the loss of a loved one at no charge. Please call for additional information and group registration. Rapid City, Custer, and Hot Springs: 605-755-7729 Rapid City Open Group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the lower level of the Hospice House at 224 Elk Street every Thursday, 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Rapid City Closed Group - 12-week educational support group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. Meets in the lower level of the Hospice House at 224 Elk Street. Call for registration 605-755-7729 Hot Springs Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Calvary Hot Springs Church located at 1938 Canton Avenue, 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, 12:00noon - 1:00pm. Custer Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Custer Monument Health Hospital Conference Room located at 1220 Montgomery Street, 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, 12:00noon - 1:00pm Spearfish and Belle Fourche: 605-939-8909 Spearfish Open Group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Monument Health Hospice Office located at 931 E. Colorado Boulevard, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 12:00noon - 12:45pm. Spearfish Closed Group - 12-week educational support group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Monument Health Hospice Office located at 931 E. Colorado Boulevard, Tuesdays, 12:00noon - 12:45pm. Registration Required 605-939-8909 Belle Fourche Open Group Open to anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one. This group meets in the Global Methodist Church located at 1804 7th Avenue, 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, 12:00noon - 12:45pm.

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to families grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. There is no religious affiliation and no individual membership fees or dues are charged. All bereaved family members are welcome. Founded in England in 1969, TCF was established in the United States in 1972, with 501(c)(3) not-for-profit incorporation in 1978, under which provision the organization's more than 650 local chapters also operate. TCF operates as separate entities in at least 30 countries around the world. - Regular meetings of local chapters provide a caring environment in which bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents can work through their grief with the help of others who have been there. Monthly, more than 17,000 attend chapter meetings. - Outreach is provided to more than 182,000 bereaved family members and professionals each month through chapter newsletters, websites, Facebook Pages, special programs including regional conferences, concurrent walks, phone calls, letters, e-mails, and personal visits. - Educational information on grief following the death of a child and the work of TCF is provided to the community through publicity, speaking engagements, and the distribution of materials. - Virtual chapters through an Online Support Community supply support, encouragement, and friendship. There are general bereavement sessions as well as more specific sessions. This program was established to encourage connecting and sharing among parents, grandparents, and siblings (over the age of 18) grieving the death of a child. The national website www.compassionatefriends.org includes an Online Support Community, information about the annual National Conference, and national Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/TCFUSA.

Helps families and their support systems find hope and healing after the loss of a child at any age. Provides encouragement, compassion and support through retreats, education and small groups. The groups provide a way to connect with other families who are walking a similar journey. Different from other retreats, Healing Hope hosts only 1 family at a time (in a guest house on on 5-acre property), creating a unique one-on-one experience. The facilitators walk alongside the families, not as counselors, but as peers that have been on a similar journey. Healing Hope also appreciates the opportunity to educate the community by sharing personal stories of grief and life lessons with different groups, churches, schools, etc.

Provides emotional, financial, educational assistance and support to families experiencing the loss of a child regardless of gestation or age. Support provided includes care packages for loved ones of the child that passed; financial assistance with the cost of a casket or urn; handmade stuffed bears that weigh the same as the baby birth weight; connection/support from other Loss Moms; lactation kits and angel outfits to hospitals.

Variety of groups available: - Divorce (or After Relationship) Group Support group for adults going through the pain experienced at the end of a relationship (divorce, separation, break up). Support group is led by a licensed professional counselor. Babysitting during support group (must call ahead to register). Lasts for 12 weeks and 10 persons maximum allowed in group. Co-Dependency No More Support Group Co-Dependency No More for Clergy Support Group Loss Support Group (for those coping with significant losses in life) Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss Support Group Children's After Divorce Support Group Teen's After Divorce Support Group Emotional Wellness Support Group Discovering Self Through Art Support Group

A team of first responders who work with law enforcement when there has been a death by suicide in Pennington County. The LOSS Team is called to the scene to help survivors with the next steps and offer any extra support and resources to the surviving loved ones. The Loss Team follows families for up to a year after their loss with case management services. The LOSS Team offers an 8-week class called "Understanding Your Suicide Grief" for survivors of suicide. It is offered twice a year in the spring and fall. This class focuses on helping those who have lost a loved on to suicide in hopes of assisting them in understanding the grief process and helping them find hope and health their hearts. The LOSS Team also has a monthly support group called SOS )Survivors of Suicide Support Group - a peer-to-peer lead support group, held the fourth Saturday of every month from 10:00am - 12:00 pm (MT). This monthly support group is offered to anyone 18 years of age and older who has lost someone to Suicide.

A support group for those who have experienced the death of a child, grandchild, or sibling at any age, for any reason.

Provides the following: Journey - a special grief group for bereaved adults who have lost a relative, friend, or child through either a natural death, or a sudden, unexpected death. Critical Incident Stress Management groups for any emergency responders, or for traumatized bystanders.