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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This year, AFSP is putting a spotlight on the topic of resilience through our new campaign, In This Together: Building Emotional Resilience in Ourselves and Our Communities.
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Learn about AFSP’s new, three-year strategic plan, which includes four bold goals and 21 key strategies to help drive our mission through 2028.
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Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 11. In this inspiring video, Overnight Walker Felix A. Rodriguez shares that although both he and his mom struggle with depression, he finds hope in seeing how she never gives up.
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Medicaid provides coverage for mental health treatment for millions of people across the country, and it's at risk as Congress considers major funding cuts. Your voice is crucial to help defend it. Share your story here:
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Construction Safety Week is May 5–9. Listen to the latest episode of AFSP’s Strong Talk podcast, featuring AFSP Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement Victor (Vic) Armstrong, MSW, in conversation with Minnesota Chapter volunteer Ray Stenglein about mental health and suicide prevention in the construction industry.
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Read this story by Hawai’i Chapter volunteer Karen Ng about how growing up as the Chinese American daughter of immigrant parents has shaped her understanding of mental health and suicide prevention.
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Massachusetts Chapter volunteer Karen Carreira first came to AFSP after losing her son Nathan to suicide. Throughout her healing journey, she has found hope through advocacy, and even provided testimony at an Advocacy Action Day in support of the 988 Lifeline.
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“Research isn't just important to our mission—it's absolutely essential and drives everything we do in suicide prevention.” AFSP recognized pioneering and innovative suicide prevention researchers at the annual Research Awards event.
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Ericka Llerena’s 16-year-old daughter came to her the night before Mother’s Day, telling her she didn’t want to be alive anymore. Now a volunteer with the National Capital Area Chapter, Ericka shares, “I have learned through the bravery of my child that having honest, open communication about the state of one’s mental wellbeing is crucial. This has been my motivation in speaking to the Hispanic community through the Talk Saves Lives: Latinx program.”
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[Our latest Research Roundup]([link removed])
Our latest Research Roundup.
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[Suicide prevention is making headlines]([link removed])
Suicide prevention is making headlines.
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