This page includes compassionate resources to help you process loss, find comfort in difficult times, and connect with support networks that understand your journey through grief.
Stay; For Life collaborates with The Kita Center to offer a "Comfort Box" to those navigating the devastating journey of losing a loved one to suicide. These boxes contain thoughtfully chosen items designed to offer comfort and support during such difficult times. To request a box for yourself or someone you know, please fill out the form, and we will get in touch with you shortly.
Book by Martha Whitmore Hickman
2002
“I personally found this book incredibly helpful. It’s not rainbows and roses, it’s real grief. It gives you a new perspective to think about each day.” -Angela
Book by Lena M.Q. Heilmann
2019
Grief support in the form of comfort and relief, daily. Grief Refuge provides a mobile app to help individuals feel comforted, cared for, and supported throughout their grief journey.
Preventing suicide by building intentional environments to foster connections and a lifelong engagement with mental wellness.
Home of Camp Kita
This website provides a wide variety of topics and resources related to coping with suicide loss and grief.
Maine Support Groups by County listed on the State of Maine website.
State of Maine Grief Support Resources listed by County.
The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.
AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health.
The Stay: For Life website should not be used as a substitute for medical advice, counseling, or health-related services. We do not offer crisis counseling or emergency services. If you feel that you are in a crisis situation, please call 911 or go to your closest emergency room. You can call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. It is a free, 24-hour hotline should you or someone you know is feeling suicidal or thinking about hurting themself.