Journey Through Grief: Suicide Loss
On Tuesday, April 21st, from 10am-12pm, St. Joseph’s Hospice of London will be hosting the Journey Through Grief: Suicide Loss event. This hybrid session is designed to support individuals who have been impacted by suicide loss.
The first half of the session will provide psychoeducational information about suicide loss, while the latter half will provide participants with the opportunity to connect with one another and to share their stories.
The Journey Through Grief series explores a different topic related to grief and loss every month. Since December 2025, Hospice has explored Coping With Loss through the Holidays, Spousal Loss, and Disenfranchised Grief. Future series will explore Pet Loss, MAiD, and the Loss of a Child.
The Coping Centre
The Coping Centre invites you to join them for an evening on traumatic grieving with renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas, who will be covering grief, complicated grief, and suicide.
Join them on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 from 7-9PM at Heritage College – Damascus Road Hall. Tickets are $10 each and available to order now at events.copingcentre.com . Once tickets are sold out, we will maintain a waitlist.
If you are unfamiliar with Dr. Sally’s work, you can watch her Ted Talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=
Contact The Coping Centre at 519-650-0852 or coping@copingcentre.com
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Professionals, para professionals and caregivers are invited to join us them May 14, 2026 from 8:30am-5:30pm for Postvention Specialist Certification Training in Suicide Loss. This will be held at Heritage College in Room 213. Registration is $250 per person and you can register at training.copingcentre.com .
Professionals are invited to join them for a two-day seminar from May 15-16, 2026 from 9am-5pm titled Navigating the Tsunami After Suicide: An eight-session treatment model for mental health professionals helping people cope with grief, trauma, and distress. This will be held at Heritage College in Room 213. Registration is $495 per person and you can register at training.copingcentre.com .
Please note that these two courses are pending accreditation. They will be able to confirm if they have been approved closer to May.
See the attached flyer for more information, or contact The Coping Centre at 519-650-0852 or coping@copingcentre.com
Lifting the Silence Walk
In honour of World Suicide Prevention Day, we host an annual walk for all of those lost to suicide and those impacted by suicide in our community.
The 2025 walk took place September 10th, 2025, from 5:30-7:30 pm at the Victoria Park Bandshell in London, ON.
Agenda:
– Speakers
– Reading the names of community members lost
– Smudging
– Walk around Victoria Park
