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As we continue to recognize [National Suicide Prevention Month]([link removed]), we want to shed light on the importance of scientific research to the field of suicide prevention. At the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, research informs everything we do, including our education programs, advocacy for life-saving public policies, and support for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Research is the light that leads us through the dark, and toward hope.

Much of what we know today about suicide has been uncovered by AFSP-funded studies. By participating in an [Out of the Darkness Community Walk]([link removed]) in your area, or by [donating directly]([link removed]) to AFSP, you help fund new areas of inquiry and propel the national research agenda. 

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Learn More About AFSP-Funded Research

Thanks to the generosity of people like you, AFSP is the largest private funder of suicide prevention research. You can learn more about AFSP-funded research through the following resources:

- Learn more about suicide and how to help prevent it by reading our [top-ten list]([link removed]) of things we've learned from research

- Watch our library of short, informative [Research Videos]([link removed]), featuring many of the world's top suicide prevention researchers. The videos are browsable by topic, including addiction, children and adolescents, biological factors, coping strategies, genetics, grief and more

- Read our quarterly [Research Connection Newsletter]([link removed]), with each edition taking a close look at how a single AFSP-funded research study was conducted, what questions we sought answers to, and what was discovered

- In our monthly [Research Connection Roundup]([link removed]), we highlight four leading researchers who recently published in academic journals and share a few key findings from their studies

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Attend an Upcoming Event

- September 24 at 6 p.m. ET — Three Psychiatrists on a (Virtual) Couch: Therapy, Authenticity, and Vulnerability

Tune in live on [AFSP’s Instagram channel]([link removed])

Moderated by AFSP Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Yu Moutier, this special conversation will focus on the role psychiatrists play in normalizing mental health care, emulating authenticity and vulnerability, and their experience both giving and receiving therapy themselves. Dr. Moutier will be joined by Psychiatrist and Chief Wellness Officer [Dr. Jessi Gold]([link removed]) of the University of Tennessee System, and adult and pediatric psychiatrist, [Dr. Kali Hobson]([link removed]).

- September 25 at 7 p.m. local time — Audacy’s I’m Listening Radio Show

Tune in through any [Audacy station]([link removed]) across the country

Audacy’s mental health initiative I’m Listening is continuing to spread mental health awareness with help from some big-time stars in this annual broadcast special. AFSP Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Yu Moutier will answer listener questions and address topics ranging from youth mental health to managing stress during intense news cycles.

- September 28 at 7 p.m. ET — Audacy’s We Can Survive Concert

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Hosted by Audacy's NEW 102.7 station at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, proceeds from this concert will benefit AFSP. [Justin Timberlake]([link removed]), [New Kids On The Block]([link removed]), [Tate McRae]([link removed]), [Benson Boone]([link removed]), [Khalid]([link removed]), and [Isabel LaRosa]([link removed]) are the featured artists.

- September 30 at 7 p.m. local time — Audacy’s I’m Listening Radio Show

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Join AFSP Senior Vice President of Research Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman for a conversation on youth suicide prevention measures, when to worry, and what to do. Hosted by the Wellness Institute.

There are two more weeks of National Suicide Prevention Month, and still so much you can do to help raise our culture's understanding of suicide. Whether you join an Out of the Darkness Walk in your community, make a direct gift to AFSP, or attend one of our in-person or national events, your impact is powerful.

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Support suicide prevention by [donating to AFSP]([link removed]) today!

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