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At AFSP, our mission is to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.
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It’s National Suicide Prevention Week! #KeepGoing!
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Yesterday was the start of National Suicide Prevention Week: a week to take action, support one another, and shine a spotlight on the things we can all do to save lives. In the era of COVID-19, as we manage our own mental well-being in the face of uncertainty, it’s more important than ever that we be kind to ourselves, and #KeepGoing.
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Each day this week, we’ll be highlighting a simple, actionable step that everyone can take – from learning the warning signs for suicide, to having a #RealConvo with someone you care about – to increase awareness and help save lives. You don’t have to be a mental health professional to make a difference, and you don’t have to do it alone.
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Throughout the week we also urge you to contact your U.S. Representative through the AFSP Action Center and urge the passage of the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act.
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We’re excited to host an assortment of virtual events this week, including:
- September 8 - A Twitter chat AFSP is hosting tomorrow, at 2 p.m. ET with our friends at AAS, the JED Foundation, NAMI, the Movember Foundation, and Human Rights Campaign. Follow along using #KeepGoing
- September 10 - Our Allies in Action Awards Ceremony at 3 p.m. ET, which will be streamed on Facebook Live (@AFSPnational)
- September 10 - Dr. Doreen Marshall will be participating in an Instagram Live at
1 p.m. ET with Self Care is for Everyone, follow along on their Instagram @selfcareisforeveryone
- September 17 - In the third installment of our Town Hall series, “Preventing Suicide in BIPOC Communities: Ways Forward,” Dr. Christine Moutier will lead a discussion focused on advocacy and policy opportunities, with audience Q&A on Facebook Live (@afspnational), at 3 p.m. ET. Guest panelists include:
- Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus Task Force on Black Youth Suicide
- Michael Lindsey, Ph.D., MSW, MPH, Executive Director, NYU’s McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research and Constance & Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies; Chair, Working Group of Congressional Black Caucus Task Force on Black Youth Suicide
- Nikki Pitre, Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Executive Director at the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
- September 30 - Ask Dr. Jill with The Mighty on their Facebook page at 4 p.m. ET
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A full calendar of events – plus a whole lot more, including social sharables, and other resources you can use to help spread the word – can be found on our National Suicide Prevention Week website.
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We’re going to #KeepGoing in our efforts to raise awareness of suicide prevention throughout the month of September, so stay tuned!
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