A free support group for teenagers grieving the loss of someone to suicide is accepting registrations ahead of its first meeting Jan. 14 at the Mental Health Association of Rochester.
The Suicide Loss Survivor Support Group for Youth is for ages 14 to 18. It will meet twice a month on Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m., according to a program announcement shared by the Council on Alcoholism and Addictions of the Finger Lakes.
Meetings will be held at MHA Rochester, 274 N. Goodman St., Suite D103. The group is intended to provide a safe, supportive setting for teens coping with a suicide loss.
Registration is required. Families can contact Sabrina Moore-Talbot at smooretalbot@mharochester.org to sign up.
Moore-Talbot, MHA Rochester’s coordinator of outreach and education for youth and families, will facilitate the group with certified grief coach Wendy Underhill.
The Finger Lakes council described it as an eight-week program that is free to attend despite being outside its five-county service region. It also noted that teen Mental Health First Aid training is available.
For more information, call MHA Rochester at 585-325-3145 or visit mharochester.org.
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