SOS Groups are often run by survivors and held at donated space. The times, days, and locations from time to time may move or change. Before attending a meeting, please call the facilitator and confirm the details. The Facilitators will be glad to know that they can expect you at their upcoming meeting. There is no charge for these meetings. (no matter where a meeting is held, the main listing of SOS Groups are not faith based or program oriented. The meetings are support for healing for anyone of any belief who has lost a loved one to suicide.)
ALBANY
Southwest GA SOS Group
Contact: Babs Hall
AlbanySurvivors@gmail.com
Meeting Place: Call for location
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2ndThursday of every month
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Counties Served: Albany, Southwest Georgia and surrounding areas
Last Updated: 5/28/19
ATHENS
Nuci’s Space S.O.S. Group
Contact: Kathy Guffey
or www.nuci.org
Meeting Place: Nuçi's Space
396 Oconee St., Athens, GA 30601
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rd Wednesday every month
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Counties Served: Athens/Clark and surrounding
Last Updated: 5/28/19
ATLANTA
Atlanta Bereavement /SOS Support Group
Contact: Doris Smith 404.349.9864
ds7703@bellsouth.net
Meeting Place: 2999 Continental Colony Parkway SW, #140
Atlanta, GA 30331
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton,
Gwinnett/ Metropolitan Atlanta.
All Welcome Call ahead.
Last Updated: 5/28/19
ATLANTA/MIDTOWN
Atlanta Midtown SOS
Contact: Duanne Davis
Meeting Place:
Mechanicsville Library
400 Formwalt St. SW
Atlanta, GA
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4thMonday of every month at 6:00 p.m.
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Fulton and surrounding area counties
Last Updated: : 5/28/19
ATLANTA/SANDY SPRINGS
The Link SOS Groups
Contact: Ginny Sparrow, 404.256.2919
linknrc@bellsouth.net www.thelink.org
Meeting Place:
The Link Counseling Center and
National Resource Center for Suicide Aftercare
348 Mt. Vernon Highway
Atlanta, GA 30328
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1st Tuesday of every month at Noon-1:30 pm
4th Tuesday of every month at 7:15 pm
2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:15 pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Counties Served: All welcome
Last Updated: 5/28/19
AUGUSTA (MARTINEZ)
Augusta Survivors of Suicide
Contact:
Monika Podesta (803) 514-2329
Meeting Place: Trinity Hospice Community Bereavement Center
1212 Augusta West Parkway, Suite B (2ndFloor)
Augusta, GA 30909
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rdSunday of every month at 3 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Augusta and surrounding area
Last Updated: 5/28/19
CARROL COUNTY/CARROLLTON/VILLA RICA
Carroll County Survivors of Suicide Group
Contact: Janet - janchance@gmail.com
Meeting Place: THIS GROUP IS NO LONGER MEETING
At the Garden, Carrollton, GA
Meeting Day(s)/ Meeting Time:
3rd Wednesday of every month from 7 pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Counties Served: Carroll County and surrounding area
Last Updated: 5/28/19
CHEROKEE
Cherokee SOS Support Group
Contact: Faith Sims 678.873.7829
Diane Petro 404.819.7370
soscherokee@gmail.com
Meeting Place: Northside Cherokee Hospital
Main Floor – Galleria Conference Room
450 Northside Cherokee Blvd
Canton, GA 30114
Meeting Day(s)/ Meeting Time:
2ndWednesday of every month 6:30 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Cherokee and surrounding area
Last Updated: 5/28/19
COLUMBUS
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact: Merci Yeldell 706.649.6500
Meeting Place: Ressmeyer Wellness Center
1329 Wynnton Rd.
Columbus, GA 31906
Meeting Day(s)/ Meeting Time:
1st and 3rd Thursday of every month from 6-7 pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Counties Served: Columbus and surrounding area
Last Updated: 5/28/19
CONYERS
Conyers Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact: Paula Christian-Stallworth, 770.929.1470
404-775-0255
Meeting Place: 1175 Green Street SE
Conyers, GA 30012
Meeting Day(s)/ Meeting Time:
2ndThursday of every month from 6:00 pm
Facilitated by: Peer/Professional
Charge: No
Counties Served: Conyers and surrounding area
Last Updated: 5/28/19
CORDELE
Survivors of Suicide Support Group of Cordele
Contact: Becky & Danny Vaughn
cordelesurvivors@outlook.com
Meeting Place:
191 Ingram Blvd. Cordele, GA
Email Becky for more information
Meeting Day(s)/ Meeting Time:3rdThursday of the month, 7:00 PM.
Check out their Facebook group
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Crisp and surrounding area Last
Updated: 5/28/19
CUMMING/FORSYTH
Cumming/Forsyth SOS
Contact: Sherry Unwala 404.660.0907
Meeting Place: Krogers Community Room ( upstairs near the check out)
Grasslands Shopping center
5665 Atlanta Hwy (hwy 9 ), Alpharetta, Ga
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
1stThursday of every month at 6:30 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Forsyth and surrounding area counties
Last Updated: : 5/28/19
DECATUR
Decatur S.O.S.
Contact: Mitch Cohen
404.452.8438
Mcohen5@comcast.net
Meeting Place:
Oakhurst Baptist Church
222 E. Lake Drive Room 200
Decatur, GA 30030
Park in back lot, take elevator, go left to back corner
Meeting Time:
Last Monday of every month
7:15pm – 9:30pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: All surrounding areas
Last Updated: 5/28/19
DOUGLASVILLE
S.O.S. Douglasville Chapter
Contact: Terri Johnson
770.765.2181
chose2live@aol.com
Meeting Place:
First United Methodist Church
6167 Prestley Mill Rd. Room 226
Douglasville, GA 30134
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Tuesday of every month
8:00pm – 9:30pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Paulding, Douglas, Carroll
Last Updated: 5/28/19
FAYETTEVILLE
Fayetteville Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Contact:Tracie Hicks, 678.229.8248
Joe Ann Dilbeck, 678-770-5786
Meeting Place:Piedmont Fayette Hospital
1255 Highway 54 West
Fayetteville, GA 30214
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rd Tuesday of every month from 7:00 pm
Facilitated by:Peer
Charge:No
Counties Served:Fayetteville and surrounding towns and counties
Last Updated: 5/28/19
FLOYD COUNTY/ROME
Floyd County SOS Support Group
Contact: Susan Claxton, sclaxton@highlands.edu
Meeting Place: GROUP IS ON HIATUS
Contact leader for information
Rome, GA
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Group is on Hiatus
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: None
Counties Served: Floyd and surrounding area counties
Last Updated: : 5/28/19
GWINNETT/SNELLVILLE
Gwinnett Survivors of Suicide
Contact: gwinnettsos@gmail.com
Meeting Place: Eastside Medical Center,
South Campus , 1stFloor Classroom
PLEASE CONTACT LEADER AHEAD
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4thThursday at 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Gwinnett and surrounding area counties
Last Updated: : 5/28/19
HABERSHAM/CLEVELAND
NE Georgia Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Support Group
Contact: Natalie Ford
Meeting Place: The Bridge Church
607 Hulsey Rd
Cleveland, GA (email for details)
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rdThursday of each month at 6:30pm
Email for details
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Habersham and surrounding area counties
Last Updated: : 5/28/19
MACON
SOS in the Heart of Middle Georgia
THIS GROUP IS ON HIATUS
Contact: Gaye Ethridge, LCSW 478-464-8138
Meeting Place: Contact Gaye for
other groups in the area or more information
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
Group is on Hiatus
Facilitated by: Professional/Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: All Welcome
Last Updated: 5/28/19
MARIETTA
S.O.S. Marietta Chapter
Contact: Terri Johnson
770.765.2181
chose2live@aol.com
Meeting Place:
First United Methodist Church
56 Whitlock Ave., Room A-325
Marietta, GA 30060
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
4th Tuesday of every month at 8 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Cobb, all are welcome
Last Updated: /28/19
NEWNAN/CARROLTON
S.O.S. Support Group
170 Daisy Place
Newnan, GA 30265-1367
Contact: Lynn and Nancy Bradley (770) 251-6216 or 770-301-4890
Meeting Place: Crossroads Church (770-254-0291)
2564 Sharpsburg-McCollum Rd. (SR 154)
Newnan, GA 30265
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
2nd Monday of every month from 7-9 pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Counties Served: Coweta and surrounding counties
Last Updated: 5/28/19
ROSWELL
Roswell SOS Group
Contact: Mary Ann Stark (770) 998-6659
starkma@bellsouth.net
Meeting Place:
Roswell United Methodist Church Counseling Center
Roswell, GA
Meeting Day(s)/ Meeting Time:
Call Facilitator for details
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Newsletter: No
Counties Served: Cobb, Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Cherokee
Last Updated:5/28/19
SAVANNAH
Savannah SOS
Contact: Barbara Moss, 912-629-1089
bmoss@hospicesavannahhelps.org
Meeting Place:Full Circle
6000 Business Center Drive
Savannah, GA
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rdThursday of each month from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Facilitated by:Peer/Professional
Charge:No
Counties Served:Bryon, Effingham, Chatham, Liberty
and surrounding counties
Last Updated:5/28/19
VALDOSTA
Valdosta SOS
Contact:Tamara Hardesty 917.502.4346
sosvaldosta@yahoo.com
Meeting Place: Behavioral Health Crisis Center
Conference Room *Please use rear entrance
3116 N. Oak Street Ext.
Valdosta, GA 31602
Meeting Day(s)/ Meeting Time:
3rd Monday of Every Month, 7:00 pm
Facilitated by:Peer
Charge:No
Last Updated:5/28/19
WEST COBB
West Cobb SOS Group
Contact: Pam Roberds 770.428.0929
MeetingPlace: Due West United Methodist Church*
3956 Due West Road Room S-240
Marietta, GA 30064
Meeting Day(s)/Meeting Time:
3rdThursday 7pm
Facilitated by: Peer
Charge: No
Last Updated: 5/28/19
These are the groups that are specifically SOS Groups and support survivors of suicide and sometimes-general bereavement as well. There are many other groups in our state that are for general bereavement. You can find many of them on www.gspin.org. But general groups may or may not be as safe of a place as the SOS Groups. Try them and let us know. If you find a good group that is not listed, share it so others can use the resource as well!
If you have a problem reaching any facilitator above, please check on www.gspin.organd click survivor then SOS Groups for up to date info or contact Sheri at georgiasurvivors@gmail.com