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SUMMARY:Annual Memorial 2026
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/annual-memorial-2026/
LOCATION:Corcoran Heights Room Boston College\, 140 Commonswealth Ave\, Chestnut Hill\, MA\, 02467
CATEGORIES:Suicide Grief Support
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SUMMARY:Canton: In-Person SafePlace Meetings for Loss Survivors - Monthly
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLosing 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. \nSafePlace is not a professional therapy group\, but rather a peer support group offering nonjudgmental listening\, peer connection\, and shared understanding. It offers a chance to share helpful resources\, and to give and get support through the long process of grieving. Meetings are free\, ongoing\, and drop-in. \n\n\n\nMeetings are held: \n\n\n\n\nThird Thursday of every month\n\n\n\n7:00 – 8:30 pm ET\n\n\n\nCanton Community Center\, 92 Pleasant St. Canton\, MA 02021\n\nSamaritans SafePlace groups are open anyone\, to regardless of race\, ethnicity\, age\, gender\, religion\, sexual orientation\, gender identity\, gender expression\, disability\, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. \nRSVP \n 
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/canton-in-person-safeplace-meetings-for-loss-survivors/2026-03-19/
LOCATION:92 Pleasant St. Canton\, MA 02021\, 92 Pleasant St.\, Canton\, MA\, 02021\, United States
CATEGORIES:SafePlace,Suicide Grief Support
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SUMMARY:Grief Recovery Method for Suicide Loss
DESCRIPTION:March 31– May 19\, 7:00-8:30pm \nAfter 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.    \nEach week\, you’ll learn practical tools\, complete guided reading and writing assignments\, and take small\, supported steps forward.   \nUnlike SafePlace\, which offers open\, peer-to-peer support grounded in shared experience\, the Grief Recovery Method is a closed\, 8-session\, structured program that follows a curriculum focused on grief and loss. The Grief Recovery Method\, developed by the Grief Recovery Institute\, is an evidence-based model that has been shown to be effective in helping people deal with the emotional pain of loss.   \nThis group will be led by Samaritans Senior Director of Suicide Grief Support Services Sissi O’Shaughnessy\, who is a certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist. Sissi brings both professional expertise and lived experience as a suicide loss survivor\, creating a space that is grounded\, compassionate\, and practical.   \nProgram Details  \nDates: Tuesdays\, March 31 – May 19 (8 weekly sessions)  \nTime: 7:00–8:30 PM ET  \nFormat: Virtual\, closed\, small-group sessions  \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/grief-recovery-method-program/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Suicide Grief Support
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SUMMARY:Living Our Story After Suicide Loss: A One-Day Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nDate & Time: Saturday\, April 11\, 2026 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM \nLocation: College Hall Foyer\, Regis College\, Weston\, MA \nThe pain from a suicide loss may change over time\, but it never goes away. Many loss survivors find it difficult to move forward with their grief\, even years later. Storytelling can help make sense of suicide loss and find purpose. This day-long summit invites long-term suicide loss survivors (5+ years after loss) to explore how sharing their story can foster connection\, healing\, and hope. Through guided writing exercises and group discussion\, participants will define their own stories in ways that honor their loved ones and work through lingering grief. Together\, we will examine how telling our stories can help find meaning after loss and inspire others who may be struggling. \nWho Should Attend: This event is for individuals who have been navigating life after suicide loss for five years or more and are looking to move forward in their healing journey. \nDetails: \nBreakfast and lunch will be provided. \nThe program is free of charge and limited to about 50 participants. \nThe summit is supported with funding from the Parmenter Foundation. \nProgram: \n10:00 a.m. – Check In and Networking \n10:30 a.m. – Program Begins \n12:00 p.m. – Break for Lunch \n1:00 p.m. – Afternoon Session Begins \n3:00 p.m. – Program Ends \nHow to Register:\nRegister Now
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/living-our-story-after-suicide-loss-a-one-day-summit/
LOCATION:Regis College\, 235 Wellesley St\, Weston\, MA\, 02493\, United States
CATEGORIES:Suicide Grief Support
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SUMMARY:Boston Marathon 2026
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/boston-marathon-2026/
LOCATION:MA
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SUMMARY:Breakfast for Hope 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our Breakfast for Hope\, celebrating over 50 years of lifesaving impact and looking ahead to a future where every conversation counts.
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/breakfast-for-hope-2026/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:breakfast for hope
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SUMMARY:Cooking Through Grief
DESCRIPTION: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\, & connect with others on their grief journeys at a one‑night cooking class at Third Space Kitchen. \nThis event is open to individuals and families\, but space is limited to 15 participants. The meal will be Italian\, and a gluten‑free option will be available. \nThis event is made possible by The Parmenter Foundation. \nProgram Details\nThursday\, May 21\, 6:30 PM \nLocation: Third Space Kitchen\, 53 Winchester St\, Newton\, MA 02461 \nRegister >> \n 
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/cooking-through-grief/
LOCATION:Third Space Kitchen\, 53 Winchester St\, Newton\, MA\, 02461\, United States
CATEGORIES:Suicide Grief Support
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SUMMARY:How Healthcare Professionals Can Promote Firearm Safety
DESCRIPTION:Every clinician has a role to play in preventing suicide. Yet most have never been trained to talk about firearms. \nIn Massachusetts\, more than half of firearm deaths are suicides. Healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to intervene if a patient is in crisis. \nThis webinar equips frontline clinicians—including physicians\, nurses\, and social workers—with practical tools and language to start these conversations. Learn how to incorporate firearm safety into routine visits\, assess lethality\, and recognize when to consider an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO)\, an important and underutilized option now available to Massachusetts clinicians. \nGun violence is a growing epidemic and medical professionals need to be part of the conversation. Safer communities are built through honest dialogue\, and this session will help you find your role — whether at the bedside\, in your institution\, or as an advocate for your patients and community. \nFunding for this webinar is provided by a grant received from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. Application for social work continuing education credits has been submitted. Please contact us at marketing@samaritanshope.org for the status of social work CE accreditation. \n  \nRegister Now \n  \n  \n Annie K. Buck\, MS\nAnne K. Buck\, MS\, is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Law\, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her research sits at the intersection of trauma surgery\, public health\, and social justice\, with a focus on firearm injury prevention and gun policy at both the state and national levels. She serves as the Resident Advocacy Chair for the founding chapter of Socially Responsible Surgery at Boston Medical Center and is completing her dissertation on the expansion of Massachusetts’ red flag laws to include clinician petitioners\, a project funded by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. Nationally\, she also serves as the Co-Chair of the Student and Early Career Professional Committee for the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR). \n  \n \nDr. Tracey Dechert\, MD FACS \n\n\nTracey A. Dechert\, MD\, is Chief of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery at Boston Medical Center (BMC). She is also an associate professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Appointed Chief in 2022\, Dr. Dechert is the first woman to be named Surgical Trauma Chief at a Level 1 adult trauma center in Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg\, PA and Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia\, PA. Dr. Dechert completed her residency in General Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond\, VA and her fellowship in the Department of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia\, PA. \n  \n\n\n \nDr. Hemal Sampat \nDr. Hemal Sampat is a hospitalist physician at Massachusetts General Hospital\, double-specialized in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics\, and an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the Director of Clinician Training at the MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center and an Associate Program Director for the Harvard-MGH Medicine-Pediatrics Residency program. Dr. Sampat is active in legislative advocacy with the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics\, and his op-eds and essays have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine\, Newsweek\, USA Today\, and STAT News.\n\n\n  \n  \n \nModerator: \nKacy C. Maitland LICSW \n\nKacy C. Maitland is the Chief Clinical Officer at Samaritans\, a Massachusetts-based suicide prevention organization. In that role\, she oversees all programming\, including the 24/7 crisis helpline\, youth text line\, grief support services for those who have lost loved ones to suicide\, and suicide prevention community education. Kacy has over 15 years of experience in the field of mental health. She has practiced as both a trainer and clinician in a variety of settings\, including working with those struggling with severe and persistent mental illness\, and holds leadership roles with community organizations and government policy advisory groups. Kacy is a Commissioner for the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She has also been an Adjunct Professor of Social Work at Simmons University Graduate School of Social Work and in Sociology at Quincy College.
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/how-healthcare-professionals-can-promote-firearm-safety/
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