November 4, 20257:00 pm - 8:30 pm Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2080 Boulevard, West Hartford, CT 06107, USA
The NAMI Connecticut Out of the Abyss model is an approach to providing group-based peer support to individuals living with suicidal thoughts and/or have made a previous suicide attempt. This group is intended to provide a space to openly share our pain and experiences, to create opportunities to build community, find hope, discover alternative techniques to manage – and heal – from suicide-related urges.
Please note: This approach to peer support is intended to complement – not replace – therapy/counseling and other professional services, Facilitators are not licensed clinical providers, and therefore are not able to provide emergency medical services, interventions, or treatment.
Why We Didn’t Tell You: Learning from Lived Experience of Those with Suicidal Thoughts
When: Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm Where: The Gathering Place | Church of Christ, Congregational | 1075 Main Street. Newington, CT
This program aims to reduce the stigma of suicide by encouraging frank, open dialogue about reasons teens and adults might have for not disclosing suicidal thoughts and past attempts. Instructors will share published research and personal stories of survivors; participants will gain insight from persons with lived experience, learn to articulate several emotional, interpersonal, practical reasons for reticence among persons contemplating suicide and identify key strategies – including therapeutic interventions – to increase the likelihood of help seeking and honesty.
Free and Open to the Public Light refreshments will be served.