- Surviving After Suicide (SAS) Education/Support Class Surviving After Suicide (SAS) Education/Support ClassDesigned to help people who have lost a loved one to suicide express and understand the troubling and powerful grief, stigma, pain, and guilt they experience. It is a nine week education class and support group for survivors of suicide. Each class will focus on a unique aspect of survivor grief and includes a component in which group members share and support each other. The class is offered three times a year in January, April, and September. Registration is required. - Surviving After Suicide (SAS) Support Group A monthly support group for people who have lost someone to suicide. Survivor information packets are also available at no cost. The focus is on survivors connecting and supporting each other. Any survivor age 18 and over is welcome to attend. Registration is not required for this support group. It is an open/on-going group. - 1 group will be available: In person - 7:00pm - 8:30pm, 3rd Thursday of each month Virtual - 6:00pm - 7:30pm, 3rd Wednesday of each month - Surviving After Suicide Events Supportive events are open to anyone over 18 who has been impacted by a suicide loss. Various activities throughout the year including: Suicide Prevention Week; National Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (Saturday before Thanksgiving); etc. Email or call to get on invite list for events. - If you would like to get in touch with someone, please complete the Suicide Services Request Form. - Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Program The LOSS program responds to survivors of suicide immediately after the death of the loved one. Staff provide immediate assistance to new suicide survivors by making an outreach visit to their home (in the Sioux Falls area) or making a support phone call (anywhere in South Dakota). This visit and/or call provides support, comfort, and education about being a survivor of suicide. Individuals needing immediate crisis care should call 9-8-8. Standard message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to opt-out. For end user privacy and terms and conditions of texting with 898211, go to: http://www.preventionpaystext.com/policies/