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SUMMARY:Virtual SafePlace Meeting for Loss Survivors - Monthly on Saturday
DESCRIPTION: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. \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. \nWe understand that you may be unsure about discussing your loss in a virtual support group. Please review our Virtual SafePlace FAQs\, which we hope will address any understandable concerns you may have about privacy and the dynamics of a virtual group. \nThis meeting is held: \n\nFirst Saturday of each month\n10:00 am – 11:30 am ET\nAfter you register\, we will follow up with Zoom meeting details.\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/virtual-safeplace-meeting-for-loss-survivors-monthly-on-saturday/2026-07-11/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:SafePlace,Suicide Grief Support
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SUMMARY:28th Annual Samaritans 5k\, Ending Suicide Together
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the 28th Annual Samaritans 5K for a powerful morning of connection\, reflection\, and hope dedicated to ending suicide together. Each year this event brings our community together during Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month to honor loved ones lost to suicide and reduce the stigma associated with mental health struggles. \nWhether you walk\, run\, roll\, or cheer from the sidelines\, your presence supports free\, lifesaving programs —crisis services\, community education\, and support for those affected by suicide. Attend as an individual\, start a team\, or sign up as a volunteer. \nTogether\, we can create a world without suicide. \n  \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://samaritanshope.org/event/28th-annual-samaritans-5k-ending-suicide-together/
LOCATION:Artesani Park\, 1255 Soldiers Field Rd\, Brighton\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:For Youth\, By Youth: The Power of Peer Mental Health Support
DESCRIPTION:“I have the chance to be the support I never received.” \nThat’s how one Hey Sam team member describes what it means to work on Samaritans’ peer-to-peer mental health textline for people up to age 24. \nSince its launch in 2022\, Hey Sam has held over 16\,000 text conversations with young people feeling overwhelmed\, lonely\, or suicidal. Teenagers and young adults are trained to ask difficult questions and listen without judgment\, small steps that can have a big impact on someone who is struggling. \nThis Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month\, join us for a webinar panel that shows why suicide prevention starts with everyday conversations. Hear directly from Hey Sam team members about the value of peer support\, what it’s like to text someone through a hard moment\, and what adults should know about youth mental health today. \nWe all have a role to play in suicide prevention. Whether you work with young people or want to better support your own kids\, this webinar will show that you don’t have to be a professional to help. \n  \nRegister Now \n  \n  \nAndrew Obara \n\nAndrew Obara (he/him) is a Hey Sam Volunteer and Learning Shift Mentor. Originally from Massachusetts\, he is a psychology major at American University in Washington\, DC. Andrew has been involved with Hey Sam since September 2024 and takes great pride in supporting fellow young people who reach out to Samaritans and mentoring new volunteers as they begin their work on the textline. Andrew is also a huge soccer and live music fan. \n\n  \n  \n  \n \nAaron Tsai \n\n\nAaron Tsai (he/him) has been with Hey Sam since 2024\, first as a textline responder and now as a Learning Shift Mentor and Advisory Board member. He has lived in Arizona his entire life and attends the University of Arizona as a sophomore\, majoring in Physiology and Molecular and Cellular Biology. Aaron also co-facilitates children’s grief support groups and volunteers in hospice and pediatric hospital care. He is grateful for the trust texters place in him during hard moments. In his free time\, he runs\, lifts\, and plays piano at nursing homes around Tucson. \n\n\n  \n  \n \nAnjana Vallepalli \nI’m Anjana Vallepalli! I’m a junior at the University of South Florida\, studying biomedical sciences and Spanish.  I started with Hey Sam in December 2023\, and I volunteer on the hotline\, as a learning shift mentor\, and on the advisory board! I work as an optometric technician at a pediatric optometric office\, and I run a show at a local radio station. I also work at a lab focused on suicide prevention in Florida! In my free time\, I love going on runs\, listening to music\, watching movies\, and the ocean! Fun Fact: I used to work with sea turtles in rehabilitation.\n\n\n  \n  \n \n  \nModerators: \nArnetia Jean \n\nArnetia Jean (she/her) is Samaritans’ Text Team Lead. She began as a Text Coordinator on Hey Sam in November 2023 through a partnership with a nonprofit named Breaktime. She is also a member of Breaktime’s Young Adult Leadership Council– using the collective lived experienced to advocate for young adults facing homelessness in Boston. Arnetia was born & raised in Lowell\, MA and studied a few years of Psychology at both Middlesex Community College & Fitchburg State University. She spends her free time enjoying one of her favorite shows\, journaling\, or cooking. \n\n  \n  \n \nStephanie Cohen \nStephanie Cohen (she/her) is the Manager of Text Operations at Samaritans. After nearly a decade of living and working in New York City and then Madrid\, she returned to her home state of Massachusetts. Stephanie brings her experience from the education\, youth empowerment\, and nonprofit space to Samaritans. She is honored to serve those who volunteer with and seek the services of Samaritans. In her free time\, she enjoys playing tennis\, being outside\, and trying new restaurants. ​​ 
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