Welcome to Alt2Su
Alternatives to Suicide is a peer-based response to supporting people who have made suicidal attempts or who have experienced suicidal thoughts. The approach was developed in 2008 by the Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community (USA – now called The Wildflower Alliance). This peer-to-peer practice consists of mutual support groups that provide a space for voicing, sitting with, understanding and moving through suicidal thoughts
Alternatives to Suicide groups are for anyone 18+ years old with personal experiences of suicidal thoughts or actions to talk about suicidal experiences and other forms of emotional distress without fear of being put through a crisis management system. Find out more about this approach.
Alt2Su
Groups
Alt2Su peer support groups are for anyone 18+ years old with personal experiences of suicidal thoughts or actions to talk about suicidal experiences and other forms of emotional distress without fear of being put through a crisis management system.
Community
Forums
Community forms are an opportunity for health and allied professionals, friends, family, and peers to attend a 60 to 90-minute presentation of the Alternatives to Suicide approach, followed by Q&A.
Training
Programs
Alternatives to Suicide offers two trainings:
Group Facilitator Training (3 days)
When Conversation Turns to Suicide training (4 half-days)
“The goal is not to simply force someone to stay alive from moment to moment. Rather, it is to support them to create meaning and a life that they want to live. Not killing one’s self is simply a side-effect of all that…”
Western Mass Recovery Learning Community