American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

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199 Water Street 11th floor, New York, NY 10038, USA

EIN Number: 13-3393329

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Phone: 1-888-333-2377

Hours: No Set Business Hours - Call to Inquire

Website: https://afsp.org/

Email: info@afsp.org

NTEE Code: F99: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention N.E.C.

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

Our mission is to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health by engaging in the following core strategies: - Funding scientific research - Educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention - Advocating for public policies in mental health and suicide prevention - Supporting survivors of suicide loss and those affected by suicide

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

Are you in a crisis? Call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741 Talk Saves Lives Talk Saves Lives is a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Attendees will learn the risk and warning signs of suicide, and how together, we can help prevent it. More Than Sad More Than Sad has taught over a million students and educators how to be smart about mental health. There are three modules for this program - high school students, parents, and educators. - High School Students: This program teaches teens to recognize the signs of depression in themselves and others, challenges the stigma surrounding depression, and demystifies the treatment process. - Parents: This program teaches parents how to recognize signs of depression and other mental health problems, initiate a conversation about mental health with their child, and get help. - Teachers: This program teaches educators to recognize signs of mental health distress in students and refer them for help. The program complies with the requirements for teacher education suicide prevention training in many states. safeTALK safeTALK is a training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help to stay safe. Alert helpers know how to use these opportunities to support that desire for safety. As a safeTALK-trained suicide alert helper, you will be better able to: - Move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide - Identify people who have thoughts of suicide - Apply the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) to connect a person with suicide thoughts to suicide first aid, intervention caregivers. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Virtually anyone age 18 or older, regardless of prior experience or training, can become an ASIST trained caregiver. ASIST is the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop. During the two-day interactive session, participants learn risk factors and warning signs for suicide and how to intervene and help prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Participants must attend both days and will receive a certificate upon completion of the workshop. CEUs are available by completing an online exam following the workshop. Survivor Outreach Program Peer Support for Survivors of Suicide LossYou are not alone. AFSP offers resources to help loss survivors cope, connect, and heal in time. Our trained peer support volunteers are all suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can be to find your way in the aftermath of a suicide. Upon request, they are available to speak with you by phone, in person (limited availability), by video call (Google Hangout, Skype, Facetime), or via email.When you contact us to request a visit, we will ask you some questions about your loss so that we may match you with a suitable volunteer who has experienced a similar loss. Your peer support volunteer will contact you to schedule a visit at a convenient time and, in the case of in-person visits, at a comfortable location of your choice.

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Services Offered

  • Hot Lines & Crisis Intervention
  • Mental Health Associations
  • Mental Health Education & Awareness
  • Suicide Prevention Services
  • Therapy Services

Populations Served

  • People with Mental Health Issues

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