At AFSP, our mission is to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.

As October comes to a close –– or as we call it, Roctober! –– we continue to highlight and celebrate the innovative suicide prevention research that guides all areas of AFSP's mission.

At the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, research has always been at the heart of our mission. Today, AFSP is the largest private funder of suicide prevention research, allowing us to pave the way forward in discovering what leads to suicide, and how we can help save lives.

Research continues to inform 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.

There's still time to celebrate this important month with us. You can learn more about AFSP-funded research –– including this year's recently announced research grants –– through the following resources:

Discover our new suicide prevention research grants, which are opening new areas of inquiry and helping to set the national research agenda.
Explore the newly refreshed research section, including the new What We’re Learning from Research page where you can learn more about what our researchers are discovering to help us understand and prevent suicide.
Watch the video “Lessons from Suicide Research: One Man’s Road to Recovery,” which highlights important findings through the lens of a suicide attempt survivor.
Read our monthly Research Roundup, where we highlight key findings from leading researchers who recently published in academic journals.
Follow @afspnational on your social media platforms and check out and share #Science2StopSuicide to help us create a public informed about suicide.
Our library of short, informative Research Videos feature 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, 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.
Watch past episodes of our virtual series “Ask Dr. Jill,” in which our Senior Vice President of Research Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman answers audience questions on topics related to suicide and mental health.

Stay tuned for more research updates by continuing to follow our national email list and social media channels @afspnational.

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