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About MSL Network
MSL Network is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting survivors of murder-suicide loss. We believe that no one should have to navigate the trauma and grief of this experience alone. Through peer support, education, advocacy, and trusted resources, we help survivors find connection, healing, and hope while working to increase awareness and understanding of murder-suicide loss.
Our Mission
MSLN's mission is to support survivors of murder-suicide loss. We provide peer-led support groups and resources to help you heal and find solace.
Why We Started
Before MSLN, there was no place for survivors of murder-suicide loss to connect or share stories or resources.
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In 2020, two women, Brittany and Sara, connected over their mutual stories of loss to murder-suicide. ​Brittany's article https://www.taps.org/articles/2020/murder-suicide-loss
They held the first known murder-suicide loss support group on November 13, 2020.
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In the spring of 2023, after both of our founders decided to focus their attentions elsewhere, a small group of survivors wanted to make sure that survivors were not left without support. We continue to hold peer support groups every week.
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Meet Our Team
Our Values
We strive to uphold our community values of compassion for all survivors of murder-suicide loss. This includes survivors of attempts, and the communities we lost our loved ones in.
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Community is our core value. We want to continue to be a place of solace, healing, and strength for anyone who is struggling after a murder-suicide loss.
Murder-Suicide is a type of suicide where the person intentionally kills one or more people before themselves.
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What is a Survivor?
A survivor is someone affected by a murder-suicide. If you have lost a friend, family member, or community member in a murder-suicide (or attempt) YOU ARE A SURVIVOR.
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There are about 10 murder-suicides every week.
Each event directly effects about 12 people.
This means about 6,250 people a year need support.
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We believe that support can be found in a community of others who have experienced this type of loss, offering essential suicide prevention resources.
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Our support groups are open to survivors of this type of loss (or attempts).
We are supported by a variety of mental health professionals to bring new support workshops and help us advocate for survivors of MSL.
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You are not alone. We are here to support you.
We do not judge a person by their final act.
What is Murder-Suicide?
