American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Our Healing Conversations Program has helped loss survivors all over the country. Healing Conversations gives survivors of suicide loss the opportunity to speak with volunteers, who are themselves loss survivors. Find our Western PA coordinator at https://afsp.org/healing-conversations-coordinators

Please join us and @themightysite today at 4 pm ET for Ask Dr. Jill: New Year, Now What? Mental Health Tips for This Winter and Beyond!

Join us for our Pennsylvania State Capitol Day taking place on April 20th! Each year, State Capitol Day events bring advocates together with state and local public officials to share information and urge that suicide prevention be made a priority. Each event is customized with the help of the AFSP Public Policy Office to meet each state’s unique needs and legislative priorities. As part of our State Capitol Day events, advocates have the opportunity to meet with their legis...lators and speak about legislative and policy issues that need support. Because of these personal connections between advocates and lawmakers, state bills have been enacted that now ban the practice of conversion therapy, require suicide prevention policies and personnel training in K-12 schools, increase suicide prevention on college and university campuses, require insurance plans to treat mental health and physical health equally, and create statewide suicide prevention offices and task forces. Many thanks to our advocates who make their voices heard each year at State Capitol Day events! See more

We all have a reason to walk. What's yours? Join us and find an Out of the Darkness Campus Walk in your community at afsp.org/campuswalks

Please join our national board member, Dr. Michael A. Lindsey for the Ring the Alarm: Mental Health & Black Youth webinar this evening at 6 pm ET in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Register below: https://nyu.zoom.us/webi/register/WN_DJaMkm_qTmurpqW4f-TvXg

Black mental health matters. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we're highlighting mental health resources for the Black community featuring our @instagram guide below: https://www.instagram.com//mental-healt/17906322736467540/

Walk to support a friend, a loved one, or yourself. We all have a reason to walk, and each reason connects us. Find a campus walk near you at afsp.org/campuswalks

Our chief medical officer, Dr. Christine Moutier talked about the stigma that surrounds men sharing emotions and how to spot someone who might be suicidal with Men's Health. Watch the full convo below! https://www.menshealth.com//mental-health-advice-friday-s/

It's important to set boundaries with social and traditional media right now. If you're struggling because you're seeing content and news that's causing you anxiety, we hope these tips help.