Need help? Call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. If this is a medical emergency, call 911.
LOSS Team
Local Outreach to Survivors of Suicide (LOSS)
SOS Group
Survivors of Suicide (SOS)
Community Resources
Counseling Options
LOSS Team
Local Outreach to Survivors of Suicide (LOSS) provides immediate hands-on assistance to those newly aggrieved by the loss of a loved one to suicide. A survivor of suicide is defined as anyone who has lost a loved
one to suicide. STOPS works in conjunction with the St. Tammany Parish Coroner and St. Tammany Parish Sheriff. When a suicide occurs in St. Tammany Parish, STOPS trained volunteers, many of whom are suicide survivors themselves,
meet with the survivors to provide comfort and support, to share their experience and knowledge with the new suicide survivors, and to assist in any fashion deemed appropriate. Information and resources are given to the new survivors.
Contact us at
stops.la@gmail.com to learn more
SOS Group
Our Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Support Group is for anyone who has been affected by the loss of a loved one by suicide. The meetings are at 6:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at First Baptist Church, 1895 U.S. Hwy 190, Mandeville, in the first-floor fellowship room.
Please call 985-237-5506 for more information.
- Support groups provide a safe place for those grieving to meet their needs of
- Finding the words for their loss
- Saying the words out loud
- Knowing that their words have been heard
Northshore Family Counseling
(985) 661-0560
Therapeutic Partners
(985) 327-5427
Northlake Behavioral Health
(985) 626-6300
The NESS Center:
(985) 334- 4040
Mobile Crisis Unit:
(985) 334- 4060
START Clinic
Mandeville:
(985) 951-4716
Covington:
(985) 900-1626
ACT Team:
(985) 781-6080
Covington Behavioral Health
(985) 893-2970
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority
Mandeville:
(985) 624-4460
Slidell:
(985) 646-6406
Hammond:
(985) 543- 4333
Beacon Behavioral Health
(985) 607-0290
Need help? Call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. If this is a medical emergency, call 911.
Community Resources
St. Tammany Parish Safe Haven Campus
The Safe Haven Campus is a place where all people living with mental illness or substance use disorders can come to be assessed, locate services, and ultimately receive the care they need based on where they are within their behavioral health journey.
Current Services Include:
– 28-day rehabilitation program for substance abuse
– Residential programs and drop-in day center for people living with a persistent mental health diagnosis
– Three Alternative Schools
– Access to essential items for those in need
Email: safehaven@stpgov.org
NAMI-St. Tammany (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
NAMI provides resources, support, education, and advocacy for people with mental illness and their loved ones.
Current Services Include:
– Monthly support groups and education courses for loved ones of individuals with a mental health diagnosis
– Weekly support groups and education courses for individuals coping with mental health diagnosis
– Education classes for parents of a child with a mental health diagnosis.
– Helping individuals navigate the local mental health system
Phone: (985) 626-6538
St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office
The corner has the legal authority to commit anyone who is homicidal, suicidal, or gravely disabled. The office stands ready, willing, and able to exercise this authority to ensure that our community remains a safe one and to ensure that those citiens sufffering from mental illness are appropriately treated.
Phone: 985-781-1150
Real Talk Support Group
Real Talk is a weekly support group for teens (age 14-17) in the Baton Rouge area who are living with thoughts of suicide. Real Talk provides an understading space for teens living with suicide ideation to talk about what they’re really going through. The group meets every Monday on zoom from 6pm-7:30pm. Every three weeks there will be a simultaneous support group meeting for parents with teens enrolled in the group. Real Talk is free to join and if offered in partnership between grief Recovery Center and VIA LINK.
To enroll in group or receive addtional information email realtalk@vialink.org or call (225) 925-6621.
National Links
988 – The National Suicide & Crisis Life Line
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
American Association of Suicidology
Healthguide.org – A guide to mental, emotional, and social health
The Trevor Project: Suicide Prevention for LGBQT+ Youth