Transforming Hope into Reality
During this time of uncertainty, we at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention wanted to share hopeful and inspiring stories from our volunteers – those in communities around the country who continue to do amazing work in the fight to #StopSuicide.
This piece originally appeared as a Volunteer Spotlight Story in AFSP’s 2019 Annual Report. For other inspiring Volunteer Spotlight Stories, and to learn more about our programs, and our mission, visit afsp.org/2019report.
Steve Moore lost his son, Paul, to suicide in 2006. He has since devoted himself to the cause of suicide prevention, particularly in the form of advocacy, as the co-chair and public policy chair of our Illinois chapter, as well as serving on AFSP’s National Public Policy Council.
This year, Steve drafted a bill that made suicide prevention the responsibility of the Illinois Department of Public Health, which passed both houses unanimously and was signed by the Governor. “Because suicide prevention will now be a line item in the state budget,” said Steve, “our future advocacy can focus on increasing state funding for suicide prevention.”
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