Eight people of different ages and backgrounds walking away along a canal towpath in low autumn sun, arms around each other's shoulders.

You are no longer alone.We are here for you.

A peer support group for anyone bereaved by suicide. Every Wednesday, free, no referral. No waiting lists, no time limits. Come as you are.

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Grief is not the only thing that happens in this room.

We laugh, we cry, and we support one another.

A Place Called Here is a weekly peer support group for people bereaved by suicide, run by people with lived experience. This is a non-judgmental, confidential, safe space, and you are met with understanding and no judgment.

We take this seriously because we know your pain. When someone is struggling, the support in the room is there. But we also learn it is okay to laugh again without feeling guilty. People who arrive certain they will never feel anything else again find out otherwise, usually sooner than they expected.

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This Wednesday

7.30pm to 9.00pm

Where: St Catherine Labouré Church, 90 Lamont Road, Glasgow G21 3PP
Cost: Free.
Booking: None. Doors from 7.15pm. Just turn up.

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Around thirty members of the group, smiling and sitting together in a gym, under a wall painted with the words We Never.

It is alright to laugh again.

“I found your video on Instagram and you were all laughing. That is what made me come. I thought I would never be able to laugh again without feeling guilty.”
A member, on why she walked through the door

“I was in a very dark place when I found A Place Called Here after the suicide of my son. The group has saved my life and allowed me to see a future without my boy being physically here, because he is still with me every day in my thoughts and in my heart.”
A member who lost their son
“Grief brought us together, but somewhere between the tears and the laughter it was kindness that made us family.”
A member
“I went to my first meeting, I didn't know anyone, but immediately I was made to feel very welcome. By the end of the meeting I knew I had found what I had been looking for. Everyone knew what I was feeling. I found empathy, not sympathy.”
A member who lost their son
“It gave me somewhere I can show up exactly as I am, without having to pretend I'm okay. A safe place to fall apart when I need to, and people who remind me I don't have to carry everything on my own. It's more than a peer support group to me. It's family.”
A member who lost their dad
“I finally found people who sadly understand how I'm feeling. It's taught me to speak more freely on how my mum passed away, and how suicide is nothing to be ashamed of.”
A member who lost their mum
“I lost my dad 32 years ago to suicide and there just wasn't any help or understanding for my grief. I walked into the very first meeting and immediately felt at home. No judgement, no stigma, just love.”
A member, now a volunteer
“It had been eight years since I lost my wee sister and I was unable to talk about it with anyone. I muddled through life taking care of everyone around me. Now I've been able to work through my own grief.”
A member who lost their sister
“An absolute lifeline for me navigating loss by suicide. A beautiful, loving and tight knit community supporting each other through the tears and laughter.”
A member
“The people at A Place Called Here went from being strangers in a new, unfamiliar and scary world, to people I now call family and can't imagine life without. Finding people who understand the heartbreak and complexity of suicide loss has been important, and maybe even a lifeline, for me and many others.”
Anton, co-founder
“Joined as a stranger who was struggling with my own grief. Left with a family who all support and understand each other. The support is like no other.”
A member
“Can't speak highly enough about how A Place Called Here has helped me and my family to deal with the loss of my daughter to suicide. Being amongst like minded people is a very important thing for me personally, because they understand the feelings and emotions that I go through dealing with such a loss. It has enhanced my emotional and mental wellbeing. Can't thank Anton and Natalie enough for having the courage to organise this through their tragic loss.”
A member who lost their daughter
“After losing my son two years ago I was desperately trying to get support, and feeling suicidal myself, when I was recommended the group. It has been a lifeline and a family of support where I can share anything and feel understood and held in love.”
A member who lost their son
“A Place Called Here has given me connections to people who understand my loss, a safe space to share my feelings with no judgement, and hope through shared experiences. The group has helped me not to feel alone anymore.”
A member

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Whoever you are, start here.

01I have lost someoneCome on a Wednesday. You do not need a referral, an appointment, or the right words. It is free.What happens at a group

02I want to fund this workWe are full every week and we have not turned anybody away yet. Here is the evidence, and here is what more funding would open up.See our impact

03I want to helpBusinesses sponsor our challenges and activities. People volunteer, train as facilitators, and fundraise. All of it keeps the room open.Ways to get involved

It started with Mick.

A Place Called Here was built in memory of Michael Byrne, Natalie’s dad and Anton’s father-in-law. In the months after losing him, what became obvious was how few places existed where you could access immediate, suicide-specific support.

Mick loved Harley Davidson. That is why there are wings in our logo. They are his.

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Mick Byrne laughing, mid-conversation, on a hillside in the Highlands with a waterfall behind him. — Michael “Mick” Byrne. His life mattered, his story mattered, and he mattered.

Full every week, and people keep coming.

People reach us in crisis, and while they sit on waiting lists elsewhere. We are not a clinical service. We are the room that is open on a Wednesday when nothing else is.

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Around 40 people: At the group most weeks, up from 35 at the first session.
Every Wednesday: 48 weeks a year, including access to free wellbeing days.
Referred by multiple agencies

Our sponsors.

Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to National Lottery players, and backed by the local businesses who sponsored the Edinburgh to Glasgow walk.

The walking team behind an Edinburgh to Glasgow 100km banner at the top of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, with a piper in full dress beside them.

Edinburgh to Glasgow, on foot, in a day.

One hundred kilometres in twenty four hours, from the top of the Royal Mile to Glasgow. Every walker on that banner was walking for somebody.

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Where to come.

St Catherine Labouré Church
90 Lamont Road
Glasgow G21 3PP

Every week on Wednesday, 7.30pm to 9.00pm. There is no need to tell anyone you are coming.

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The door is open this Wednesday.

St Catherine Labouré Church, 90 Lamont Road, Glasgow G21 3PP. 7.30pm to 9.00pm. You can come on your own, you can bring someone, and you can leave whenever you need to.

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