Spouse's Weekend Retreat
These weekend retreats allow survivors to receive support from peers who truly understand your loss, allow you to attend workshops, and make life-long friendships.
For any spouse, fiancé and significant other who lost their law enforcement* spouse to suicide.
*active duty or retired.
St. Crispin's Retreat Facility
(60 min. from OKC Airport)
Transportation to and from the airport are provided.
Friday, June 9 - Monday, June 12
The only cost for survivors to attend is travel (cost of driving or flight) to the designated facility or airport.
All meals, lodging and activities are covered by SBS.
List of Services
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After suicide, surviving spouses can be faced with the challenges of altered life plans, raising children, or learning to live alone, and deciding how to discuss their officer’s death. At the SBS Spouses Retreat, you will spend the weekend receiving support from and bonding with other survivors who genuinely know how you feel.
SBS Spouses Retreat provides a safe place to connect with each other and the staff. The Wellness Support staff, which includes licensed mental health professionals and peer support, will provide a session of facilitated conversation giving you the opportunity to discuss sensitive issues. They will also provide mini-workshops with topics such as grief and relationships. These workshops will be interactive and educational to assist in the new challenges you may be facing in multiple areas of your life.
You will also get the chance to participate in fun activities that may challenge your limits and relax in group activities that encourage a continued support system beyond the retreat. By attending Spouses Retreat, you will leave with an increased sense of self-awareness and personal growth.
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If you are flying: You should plan to arrive at Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 9. You will be transported by bus to St.Crispin's Retreat Facility, a 70 mile ride from the airport. You will be transported back to the Will Rogers World
Airport by 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 12. Be sure to allow time for check-in and security checks.
If you are driving: Plan to arrive at St.Crispin's Retreat Facility
between 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 9 and stay
through breakfast on Monday, June 12. Meals and activities are planned; no late arrivals or early departures please.
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Please complete the registration form by following the link below.
The registration deadline is Monday, May 8, 2023.
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