The Grief Support Services (GSS) team has been hard at work with training volunteer SafePlace facilitators this month! With four new volunteers and eight veteran volunteers honing their skills, GSS continues to expand the Samaritans community to help support more people who have been impacted by a loss from suicide.

 

Led by clinical consultant John (Jack) Jordan, PhD., GSS Director Debbie DiMasi, and GSS Manager Emily Britt, volunteers learn about many different concepts and techniques to ensure that they are well-equipped to facilitate discussion among those who are grieving. Beyond learning about bereavement and mourning, volunteers are taught about the impact of suicide on families and common feelings among survivors.

 

GSS volunteers also have been personally impacted by a loss to suicide and are at a place in their own healing which allows them to help others as they travel a similar path. Volunteers facilitate SafePlace peer-support groups and participate in home visits to individuals and families looking for one-on-one support.

 

As always, we cannot thank our volunteers enough. If you are interested in becoming a Grief Support Services volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Interest Form below, and we will contact you shortly.