National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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Additional Information
Attendees will be provided a Continental Breakfast and snacks. We will have small group discussions and Q & A on managing grief, trauma, and the path to Hope & Healing.
Host Contact(s):
Annette Craig
Email: annette@withhopefoundation.org
Phone: 714-803-0405
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Ken Schemmer
Email: kens@withhopefoundation.org
Phone: 714-514-9776
Where:
Messiah Lutheran
4861 Liverpool St. Yorba Linda, California 92886
When:
Saturday, November 18, 2023
8:00am - 12pm
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is an event in which survivors of suicide loss come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experience.
This event is for Survivors of Suicide Loss only.
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Suzette
Spence
Keynote Speaker
MA, MFT
Suzette is a therapist that specializes in working with issues of depression and grieving. Her therapy focuses on working with family survivors of suicide, unexpected and traumatic death, and the passing away of a loved one.
Ken
Schemmer
Keynote Speaker
Director of Bereavement Support
Ken Schemmer is the Director of Bereavement Support and Friends With Hope Lead Facilitator. Ken was instrumental in helping to start the Suicide Bereavement Support Group, 16 years ago, that provides weekly support and resources to those grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide.
Debbie
grayston
Friends With Hope Facilitator
Debbie Grayston lost her 29-year-old son to suicide in 2013. She brings her personal story to our Friends With Hope Suicide Bereavement Support Group with compassion and care in order to help others navigate their loss and grief journey.
cristal
drake
Certified Yoga Therapist
Cristal lost her mom to suicide in 2002 and her sister in July 2023. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist who finds yogic tools valuable in her own healing and has a passion in using them to help others. In addition to being a passionate yoga instructor, she is also a top-producing Realtor® in Fullerton. She regularly leads a donation-based, community practice at the
Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton, private sessions, and various special events
around Orange County.
Annette
Craig
President & Founder
Annette Craig lost her 14-year-old daughter to suicide in 2005. Since founding With Hope, the Amber Craig Memorial Foundation in 2005, she brings her personal story to our Friends With Hope Suicide Bereavement Support Group with compassion and care in order to help others navigate their loss and grief journey.
