A free monthly drop-in group on Zoom for adults in the Jewish community and beyond who are navigating the world after the loss of a loved one to suicide.

Co-led by Leah Shefsky, LCSW, and Wendy Dolin, LCSW, a survivor of suicide loss.

Grieving a Loss to Suicide meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month through June 2025.

Please contact Leah Shefsky for more information.

Wendy Dolin, LCSW, is a certified family therapist with a private practice in the Chicago area and an internationally recognized health and safety advocate. Wendy is the founder of the Medication-Induced Suicide Prevention and Education Foundation in Memory of Stewart Dolin (MISSD). She started MISSD following the 2010 death of her husband, Stewart, who died from prescription-drug-induced suicide (akathisia). In 2018, the International Society of Ethical Psychiatry and Psychology recognized Wendy Dolin with its “Humanitarian of the Year” award.

Leah Shefsky, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker. She is currently the grief specialist and chaplaincy coordinator at JCFS Chicago where she leads a variety of grief groups and other programming and coordinates the community chaplaincy program.

JCFS Chicago, MISSD (The Medication-Induced Suicide Prevention and Education Foundation in Memory of Stewart Dolin) and No Shame on U are partnering to provide suicide prevention education and support in the Jewish community.