Outreach
Grieving Parents Internet Community and POS-FFOS Internet Community
The volunteers from the Grieving Parents Internet Community and the POS-FFOS Internet Community have created and maintain the following groups and websites. We invite you to join a group and to visit the websites.
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| Grieving Parents Internet Community The Grieving Parents Internet Community began as an e-mail support group on January 16, 1999. The mission of Grieving Parents is to offer understanding, support, information and helpful connections to parents whose sons or daughters have died: any age, any cause of death. Grieving Parents Internet Community began as an e-mail support group on January 16, 1999. The mission of Grieving Parents is to offer understanding, support, information and helpful connections to parents whose children have died. (Applications must be completed and approved in order for someone to join the group.) Visit and join here. |
Parents of Suicides (POS) Parents of Suicides (POS) Internet Community was founded on October 9, 1998. The mission of POS is to offer understanding, support, information, connections and hope to parents bereaved by suicide. The group has a private private chat room, twice monthly electronic newsletter, and annual retreats in Tennessee. Membership is international. Join here. |
| Friends and Families of Suicides (FFOS) Friends and Families of Suicides (FFOS) is an international e-mail group and Internet community, established on September 30, 2000. Our mission is to offer understanding, support, information, and hope to anyone who has lost someone to suicide. The group has a private private chat room, monthly electronic newsletter, and annual retreats in Tennessee. Membership is international. Join here. International Suicide Memorial Wall The International Suicide Memorial Wall is located in Columbia, Tennesse; it was dedicated to the memory of those who died by suicide on April 21, 2006. It holds over 400 photos and tiles commemorating people from all over the world. It is hoped that the Wall will provide comfort to friends and family members left behind, and that it will help educate those who see it in person. Visit here. |
POS-FFOS Internet Community main website The main website of the Parents of Suicides - Friends and Families of Suicides Internet community is filled with many resources for people who have lost someone to suicide. It's the "Grand Central Station" of the community. Visit here. |
| Suicide Grief Support Forum The Suicide Grief Support Forum is here to provide information, support, understanding and hope to anyone whose life has been touched by suicide. It's a public message board, reaching out to people all over the world. Visit here. |
Faces of Suicide The Faces of Suicide site was created as a visual reminder to the world that people who take their lives are not just numbers and statistics. They were real people, people who mattered to their friends and family members. The Faces of We Remember Them is also a strong reminder of the fact suicide needs to be prevented. Please join with us in the challenge to educate the world and prevent suicide. Start with your own community. You can make a difference. Visit here. |
| We Remember Them Memorial Wall The We Remember Them Memorial Wall is was created as special place for people to honor the names of people they love who have died. We Remember Them Memorial Wall is divided into five sections, each one representing one classification of death: natural, accidental, homicide, suicide, all other. Visit here. |
Died by Suicide: Memorials (FaceBook) Died by Suicide: Memorials, is an outreach site connected with the international POS-FFOS Internet community. Photos are grouped by age of the person. Viewing is public; membership is not required. Visit here. |