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  • A Path to Peace: Navigating Long-Term Suicide Loss and Post-Traumatic Growth

    Virtual - Zoom

    This virtual presentation introduces Soul Exhaustion, a concept developed by Sarah Gaer to explore the profound effects of trauma, grief, and adverse life experiences on the human spirit. For those grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide, Soul Exhaustion provides a framework to acknowledge the depth of that loss beyond traditional grief models.

  • Boston Marathon 2025

    Support Team Samaritans as they run 26.2 miles for suicide prevention. Each year, members of our community run the Boston Marathon and raise funds to support our lifesaving programs — crisis services, educational workshops, and suicide grief support.

  • Breakfast for Hope 2025

    The Westin Copley Place 10 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

    Join us at our Breakfast for Hope, celebrating over 50 years of lifesaving impact and looking ahead to a future where every conversation counts.

  • Healing from Suicide Loss: A One-Day Summit for Long-Term Loss Survivors

    Embassy Suites by Hilton Boston Waltham 550 Winter Street, Waltham, MA, United States

    Please join us for a free, one-day summit designed to create connection and healing among long-term suicide loss survivors. This event, made possible with support from The Parmenter Foundation, will provide participants with hands-on, tangible skills to help them better understand post-traumatic growth and integrate that knowledge into their healing.

  • Beyond the Baby Blues: Understanding & Supporting Maternal Mental Health

    Pregnancy and postpartum are vulnerable times for new mothers, birthing persons, and families. Perinatal mental health conditions affect approximately 1 in 5 perinatal individuals. Suicide is one of the overall leading and preventable causes of death in pregnancy and the first year after giving birth. Intervening through intentional screening and compassionate care is critical for

  • Webinar: Building Safer Communities

    Join our webinar during Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month   Register Now   Every year, over 250 people die by gun violence in Massachusetts. More than half of these deaths are suicides—that's enough to fill two subway cars on the MBTA Red Line.  Behind each of these deaths is a devastated family and a grieving

  • 27th Annual Samaritans 5K

    Artesani Park 1255 Soldiers Field Rd, Brighton, MA, United States

    Join us at the 27th Annual Samaritans 5K Run/Walk for Suicide Prevention to honor loved ones lost to suicide and help ensure that no one struggles alone. Each year, our community comes together during Suicide Prevention Month for this powerful day of connection, reflection, and hope. Register at samaritans5k.org.

  • TCS New York City Marathon

    Join us on Sunday, November 2, 2025 to cheer on our amazing Team Samaritans for the TCS New York City Marathon! This will be our 5th year running in NYC

  • Healing Strides for Young Adults

    Healing Strides: Walking through Grief, Together
    Where: Charles River Esplanade, Boston, MA (specific location to be shared after registration)

    Navigating early adulthood can be challenging. If you have lost a loved one to suicide, it can be even harder. Our Healing Strides walking group offers a safe space for young professionals, graduate students, and other young adults in Boston to honor those we've lost while moving forward one step at a time. This fall,

  • International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

    140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

    International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is an event in which survivors of suicide loss come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experience. This event is for Survivors of Suicide Loss only.

  • Responding With Care: First Responder Strategies for Mental Health Crises

    Virtual - Zoom

    Every day in Massachusetts, first responders help people in severe mental health and suicidal crises. In these moments, the right intervention can save a life. 

    This webinar equips law enforcement officers, social workers, and other first responders with practical strategies to effectively respond to mental health emergencies, including situations involving firearms.

  • Annual Memorial 2026

    Corcoran Heights Room Boston College 140 Commonswealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA

    Join our Annual Memorial to honor loved ones lost to suicide. At this open event, loss survivors and other members of the Samaritans community come together to connect, find support, and share memories.

  • Grief Recovery Method for Suicide Loss

    March 31- May 19, 7:00-8:30pm  After a suicide death, grief can be isolating, confusing, and leave you feeling stuck. Samaritans is offering a Grief Recovery Method® group specifically for suicide loss survivors. This closed support group is a structured weekly program designed to help you move through your grief journey.    Each week, you’ll learn practical tools, complete guided reading and writing assignments, and take small,

  • Boston Marathon 2026

    Support Team Samaritans as they run 26.2 miles for suicide prevention. Each year, members of our community run the Boston Marathon and raise funds to support our lifesaving programs —

  • Breakfast for Hope 2026

    Join us at our Breakfast for Hope, celebrating over 50 years of lifesaving impact and looking ahead to a future where every conversation counts.

  • Cooking Through Grief

    Third Space Kitchen 53 Winchester St, Newton, MA, United States

    A family-centered class designed to help children ages 5–12 and their caregivers explore feelings of suicide loss through the comforting act of cooking together. Share a meal, make something new,

  • How Healthcare Professionals Can Promote Firearm Safety

    Virtual - Zoom

    Every day in Massachusetts, first responders help people in severe mental health and suicidal crises. In these moments, the right intervention can save a life. 

    This webinar equips law enforcement officers, social workers, and other first responders with practical strategies to effectively respond to mental health emergencies, including situations involving firearms.

  • Canton: In-Person SafePlace Meetings for Loss Survivors – Monthly

    Canton: In-Person SafePlace Meetings for Loss Survivors
    92 Pleasant St. Canton, MA 02021 92 Pleasant St., Canton, MA, United States

    Canton SafePlace meetings for anyone who has experienced a loss to suicide take place on every third Thursday of every month. These meetings offer a chance to suicide loss survivors to heal together in community. Losing someone to suicide is a painful and difficult experience. Samaritans SafePlace meetings provide a forum for suicide loss survivors

  • Beyond Policy: How Immigrant Status Impacts Mental Health

    Virtual - Zoom

    Every day in Massachusetts, first responders help people in severe mental health and suicidal crises. In these moments, the right intervention can save a life. 

    This webinar equips law enforcement officers, social workers, and other first responders with practical strategies to effectively respond to mental health emergencies, including situations involving firearms.

  • Boston: In-Person SafePlace Meetings for Loss Survivors – Monthly

    In-Person SafePlace Meetings for Loss Survivors
    6 Chestnut St, Boston MA 01208 6 Chestnut St, Boston, MA, United States

    Losing someone to suicide is a painful and difficult experience. Samaritans SafePlace meetings provide a forum for suicide loss survivors to explore feelings not often understood by others. Meetings are facilitated by trained volunteers who have lost someone to suicide. SafePlace is not a professional therapy group, but rather a peer support group offering nonjudgmental

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