American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
@afspnational.bsky.social
Our mission is to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. Thoughts of suicide? Call 988 or text TALK to 741741.
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The holiday season can be especially difficult for loss survivors, underscoring the importance of activities that promote healing. 💙
What has supported your healing and growth in your grief journey?
What has supported your healing and growth in your grief journey?
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The holiday season can be especially difficult for loss survivors, underscoring the importance of activities that promote healing. 💙
What has supported your healing and growth in your grief journey?
What has supported your healing and growth in your grief journey?
A gentle reminder to give yourself and others the grace to feel any and all emotions. You don't need permission to embrace your authentic, genuine feelings. 💙
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A gentle reminder to give yourself and others the grace to feel any and all emotions. You don't need permission to embrace your authentic, genuine feelings. 💙
Did you know? 💭 You can be the first to hear about the location and date of the 2026 Overnight Walk when you Save A Spot! 👟🌟
Save your spot at theovernight.org
Save your spot at theovernight.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Did you know? 💭 You can be the first to hear about the location and date of the 2026 Overnight Walk when you Save A Spot! 👟🌟
Save your spot at theovernight.org
Save your spot at theovernight.org
The Upright Summit brings together experts who are connecting communities and driving change in suicide prevention.
Join us for the third Summit to learn about creating equitable access to resources and to hear about the work of Celebrating Life: https://www.addevent.com/event/GT26875503
Join us for the third Summit to learn about creating equitable access to resources and to hear about the work of Celebrating Life: https://www.addevent.com/event/GT26875503
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Upright Summit brings together experts who are connecting communities and driving change in suicide prevention.
Join us for the third Summit to learn about creating equitable access to resources and to hear about the work of Celebrating Life: https://www.addevent.com/event/GT26875503
Join us for the third Summit to learn about creating equitable access to resources and to hear about the work of Celebrating Life: https://www.addevent.com/event/GT26875503
AFSP’s Capital Region NY Chapter presented our program "Caring Communities: Guidance for Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss" on Capitol Hill.
We're grateful to Representatives @reppaultonko.bsky.social, Salinas, and @repdean.bsky.social for hosting us.
Read: tonko.house.gov/news/documen...
We're grateful to Representatives @reppaultonko.bsky.social, Salinas, and @repdean.bsky.social for hosting us.
Read: tonko.house.gov/news/documen...
Tonko Joins ATR Caucus & Advocates for Training on Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss
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December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
AFSP’s Capital Region NY Chapter presented our program "Caring Communities: Guidance for Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss" on Capitol Hill.
We're grateful to Representatives @reppaultonko.bsky.social, Salinas, and @repdean.bsky.social for hosting us.
Read: tonko.house.gov/news/documen...
We're grateful to Representatives @reppaultonko.bsky.social, Salinas, and @repdean.bsky.social for hosting us.
Read: tonko.house.gov/news/documen...
How can media, research, and community voices can better serve Indigenous communities?
Join journalists and suicide prevention experts on December 9 for the panel conversation: “Cultivating Hope in Indigenous Mental Health Media Coverage.”
Register: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GQiwqDczR/bhre
Join journalists and suicide prevention experts on December 9 for the panel conversation: “Cultivating Hope in Indigenous Mental Health Media Coverage.”
Register: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GQiwqDczR/bhre
December 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
How can media, research, and community voices can better serve Indigenous communities?
Join journalists and suicide prevention experts on December 9 for the panel conversation: “Cultivating Hope in Indigenous Mental Health Media Coverage.”
Register: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GQiwqDczR/bhre
Join journalists and suicide prevention experts on December 9 for the panel conversation: “Cultivating Hope in Indigenous Mental Health Media Coverage.”
Register: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GQiwqDczR/bhre
Our NEW program "Clinical Approach to Preventing Suicide: An Introduction (CAPS)" provides healthcare professionals an overview of identifying patients at risk for suicide, interventions, and treatments.
Read: afsp.org/story/new-pr...
Read: afsp.org/story/new-pr...
New Program Equips Medical Professionals to Support Early Intervention for Patients at Risk for Suicide
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), a leading suicide prevention organization, launched Clinical Approach to Preventing Suicide: An Introduction (CAPS), a presentation designed to e...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Our NEW program "Clinical Approach to Preventing Suicide: An Introduction (CAPS)" provides healthcare professionals an overview of identifying patients at risk for suicide, interventions, and treatments.
Read: afsp.org/story/new-pr...
Read: afsp.org/story/new-pr...
Suicide touches lives in every community. 💙
It impacts families, friends, and more, but even through the heartbreak, the motivation to move hope forward can unite us.
Your generous gift drives hope to people when it matters most.
Make a gift today at afsp.org/eoy
It impacts families, friends, and more, but even through the heartbreak, the motivation to move hope forward can unite us.
Your generous gift drives hope to people when it matters most.
Make a gift today at afsp.org/eoy
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Suicide touches lives in every community. 💙
It impacts families, friends, and more, but even through the heartbreak, the motivation to move hope forward can unite us.
Your generous gift drives hope to people when it matters most.
Make a gift today at afsp.org/eoy
It impacts families, friends, and more, but even through the heartbreak, the motivation to move hope forward can unite us.
Your generous gift drives hope to people when it matters most.
Make a gift today at afsp.org/eoy
If you support suicide prevention, NOW is the time to show your support.
Today is #GivingTuesday: a day for those who care deeply about our cause to turn pain into purpose. Because of you, communities are finding hope and healing.
Give today: afsp.org/givingtuesday
Today is #GivingTuesday: a day for those who care deeply about our cause to turn pain into purpose. Because of you, communities are finding hope and healing.
Give today: afsp.org/givingtuesday
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you support suicide prevention, NOW is the time to show your support.
Today is #GivingTuesday: a day for those who care deeply about our cause to turn pain into purpose. Because of you, communities are finding hope and healing.
Give today: afsp.org/givingtuesday
Today is #GivingTuesday: a day for those who care deeply about our cause to turn pain into purpose. Because of you, communities are finding hope and healing.
Give today: afsp.org/givingtuesday
Every breakthrough in suicide prevention starts with data, research, and support. And it starts with people like you.
Your #GivingTuesday donation drives the science behind that incredible outreach, funding critical prevention efforts.
Give today: afsp.org/givingtuesday
Your #GivingTuesday donation drives the science behind that incredible outreach, funding critical prevention efforts.
Give today: afsp.org/givingtuesday
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Every breakthrough in suicide prevention starts with data, research, and support. And it starts with people like you.
Your #GivingTuesday donation drives the science behind that incredible outreach, funding critical prevention efforts.
Give today: afsp.org/givingtuesday
Your #GivingTuesday donation drives the science behind that incredible outreach, funding critical prevention efforts.
Give today: afsp.org/givingtuesday
It's okay if your growth is happening at a slower rate. Healing takes time. 🌱💙
November 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It's okay if your growth is happening at a slower rate. Healing takes time. 🌱💙
Every day as a suicide loss survivor can feel and look different. Even after time has passed, some days still hurt, and that’s okay. Grief is love that’s learning to live in a new way.
Find support and resources at afsp.org/loss 🫶
Find support and resources at afsp.org/loss 🫶
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Every day as a suicide loss survivor can feel and look different. Even after time has passed, some days still hurt, and that’s okay. Grief is love that’s learning to live in a new way.
Find support and resources at afsp.org/loss 🫶
Find support and resources at afsp.org/loss 🫶
It's never too early to make a gift to #StopSuicide. 💙
Your support makes this life-saving work possible: from funding critical research, to supporting those who have lost someone, and much more.
Next week is #GivingTuesday, but you can give today at afsp.org/givingtuesday
Your support makes this life-saving work possible: from funding critical research, to supporting those who have lost someone, and much more.
Next week is #GivingTuesday, but you can give today at afsp.org/givingtuesday
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It's never too early to make a gift to #StopSuicide. 💙
Your support makes this life-saving work possible: from funding critical research, to supporting those who have lost someone, and much more.
Next week is #GivingTuesday, but you can give today at afsp.org/givingtuesday
Your support makes this life-saving work possible: from funding critical research, to supporting those who have lost someone, and much more.
Next week is #GivingTuesday, but you can give today at afsp.org/givingtuesday
To deepen conversations about suicide prevention, we worked with Hueman Group Media on the AFSP Podcast Channel, the home for three suicide prevention and health equity-focused series: Strong Talk, Ask Dr. Jill, and Elevating Voices.
Listen: https://lnk.to/afsp-podcasts
Listen: https://lnk.to/afsp-podcasts
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
To deepen conversations about suicide prevention, we worked with Hueman Group Media on the AFSP Podcast Channel, the home for three suicide prevention and health equity-focused series: Strong Talk, Ask Dr. Jill, and Elevating Voices.
Listen: https://lnk.to/afsp-podcasts
Listen: https://lnk.to/afsp-podcasts
Mental health is something we all have, just like physical health. 💙
We must nurture, prioritize, and care for it — even if you only have a few minutes in your day. How are you taking care of your mental health this week? 🌱
We must nurture, prioritize, and care for it — even if you only have a few minutes in your day. How are you taking care of your mental health this week? 🌱
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Mental health is something we all have, just like physical health. 💙
We must nurture, prioritize, and care for it — even if you only have a few minutes in your day. How are you taking care of your mental health this week? 🌱
We must nurture, prioritize, and care for it — even if you only have a few minutes in your day. How are you taking care of your mental health this week? 🌱
Our program, Healing Conversations, gives suicide loss survivors the opportunity to talk with volunteers. These AFSP volunteers, who are themselves survivors of suicide loss, offer understanding and guidance following a suicide death.
Learn more: afsp.org/healingconversations
Learn more: afsp.org/healingconversations
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Our program, Healing Conversations, gives suicide loss survivors the opportunity to talk with volunteers. These AFSP volunteers, who are themselves survivors of suicide loss, offer understanding and guidance following a suicide death.
Learn more: afsp.org/healingconversations
Learn more: afsp.org/healingconversations
Dylan was ten years old when he lost his father to suicide.
To this day, Dylan still struggles to answer questions like "How did it feel to be a kid and lose your parent in this way?" The one thing he does know is that no one is ever alone.
Read: afsp.org/story/from-a...
To this day, Dylan still struggles to answer questions like "How did it feel to be a kid and lose your parent in this way?" The one thing he does know is that no one is ever alone.
Read: afsp.org/story/from-a...
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Dylan was ten years old when he lost his father to suicide.
To this day, Dylan still struggles to answer questions like "How did it feel to be a kid and lose your parent in this way?" The one thing he does know is that no one is ever alone.
Read: afsp.org/story/from-a...
To this day, Dylan still struggles to answer questions like "How did it feel to be a kid and lose your parent in this way?" The one thing he does know is that no one is ever alone.
Read: afsp.org/story/from-a...
Today is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, also known as #SurvivorDay 💙
Today, in-person events are taking place globally, bringing suicide loss survivors together to gain understanding and support each other’s healing journeys.
Join us: afsp.org/survivorday
Today, in-person events are taking place globally, bringing suicide loss survivors together to gain understanding and support each other’s healing journeys.
Join us: afsp.org/survivorday
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, also known as #SurvivorDay 💙
Today, in-person events are taking place globally, bringing suicide loss survivors together to gain understanding and support each other’s healing journeys.
Join us: afsp.org/survivorday
Today, in-person events are taking place globally, bringing suicide loss survivors together to gain understanding and support each other’s healing journeys.
Join us: afsp.org/survivorday
Today is Día de Esperanza 💙
Día de Esperanza (Day of Hope) takes place one day before #SurvivorDay, and offers support specifically for Hispanic and Latinx communities that have been affected by suicide loss.
Register: https://www.facebook.com/events/1142115084703182
Día de Esperanza (Day of Hope) takes place one day before #SurvivorDay, and offers support specifically for Hispanic and Latinx communities that have been affected by suicide loss.
Register: https://www.facebook.com/events/1142115084703182
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today is Día de Esperanza 💙
Día de Esperanza (Day of Hope) takes place one day before #SurvivorDay, and offers support specifically for Hispanic and Latinx communities that have been affected by suicide loss.
Register: https://www.facebook.com/events/1142115084703182
Día de Esperanza (Day of Hope) takes place one day before #SurvivorDay, and offers support specifically for Hispanic and Latinx communities that have been affected by suicide loss.
Register: https://www.facebook.com/events/1142115084703182
Supporting transgender people is suicide prevention.
On #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance, we remember the lives of transgender people we've lost and reaffirm our commitment to supporting the mental health and well-being of transgender individuals.
Visit afsp.org/lgbtq
On #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance, we remember the lives of transgender people we've lost and reaffirm our commitment to supporting the mental health and well-being of transgender individuals.
Visit afsp.org/lgbtq
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Supporting transgender people is suicide prevention.
On #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance, we remember the lives of transgender people we've lost and reaffirm our commitment to supporting the mental health and well-being of transgender individuals.
Visit afsp.org/lgbtq
On #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance, we remember the lives of transgender people we've lost and reaffirm our commitment to supporting the mental health and well-being of transgender individuals.
Visit afsp.org/lgbtq
We’ve all heard the saying: “men don’t cry.”
In today's Elevating Voices roundtable, we hear from three men of different backgrounds and generations who prove that being vulnerable and showing emotion is not only acceptable, but healthy.
Listen: lnk.to/afsp_elevati...
In today's Elevating Voices roundtable, we hear from three men of different backgrounds and generations who prove that being vulnerable and showing emotion is not only acceptable, but healthy.
Listen: lnk.to/afsp_elevati...
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We’ve all heard the saying: “men don’t cry.”
In today's Elevating Voices roundtable, we hear from three men of different backgrounds and generations who prove that being vulnerable and showing emotion is not only acceptable, but healthy.
Listen: lnk.to/afsp_elevati...
In today's Elevating Voices roundtable, we hear from three men of different backgrounds and generations who prove that being vulnerable and showing emotion is not only acceptable, but healthy.
Listen: lnk.to/afsp_elevati...
We're committed to our continued support of the transgender community — and advocating for gender affirming care is critical in that. 🏳️⚧️
Help us, help others, and learn about suicide prevention within the transgender community at afsp.org/lgbtq. 💙
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek
Help us, help others, and learn about suicide prevention within the transgender community at afsp.org/lgbtq. 💙
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We're committed to our continued support of the transgender community — and advocating for gender affirming care is critical in that. 🏳️⚧️
Help us, help others, and learn about suicide prevention within the transgender community at afsp.org/lgbtq. 💙
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek
Help us, help others, and learn about suicide prevention within the transgender community at afsp.org/lgbtq. 💙
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek
AFSP will nurture community healing on International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on Saturday, November 22, through #SurvivorDay events.
AFSP welcomes survivors of suicide loss to participate in local events or virtually across the globe.
Read: afsp.org/story/suppor...
AFSP welcomes survivors of suicide loss to participate in local events or virtually across the globe.
Read: afsp.org/story/suppor...
Supportive and Healing Events Unite Suicide Loss Survivors Across the US, Globally and Virtually Ahead of Thanksgiving
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), one of the leading suicide research and prevention organizations in the U.S., will nurture community healing on International Survivors of Suicid...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
AFSP will nurture community healing on International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on Saturday, November 22, through #SurvivorDay events.
AFSP welcomes survivors of suicide loss to participate in local events or virtually across the globe.
Read: afsp.org/story/suppor...
AFSP welcomes survivors of suicide loss to participate in local events or virtually across the globe.
Read: afsp.org/story/suppor...
After losing her brother to suicide, Stacy connected with a therapist, helping her navigate suicide loss.
"Help is out there for all of us. It may not be the first thing you try, or the first therapist you talk to, but it exists for everyone."
Read: afsp.org/story/you-ar...
"Help is out there for all of us. It may not be the first thing you try, or the first therapist you talk to, but it exists for everyone."
Read: afsp.org/story/you-ar...
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
After losing her brother to suicide, Stacy connected with a therapist, helping her navigate suicide loss.
"Help is out there for all of us. It may not be the first thing you try, or the first therapist you talk to, but it exists for everyone."
Read: afsp.org/story/you-ar...
"Help is out there for all of us. It may not be the first thing you try, or the first therapist you talk to, but it exists for everyone."
Read: afsp.org/story/you-ar...
On November 22, suicide loss survivors around the globe will gather for #SurvivorDay: an opportunity for those who have been affected by the tragedy of suicide to come together and find support, comfort, and healing through shared experience.
Register: afsp.org/survivorday
Register: afsp.org/survivorday
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
On November 22, suicide loss survivors around the globe will gather for #SurvivorDay: an opportunity for those who have been affected by the tragedy of suicide to come together and find support, comfort, and healing through shared experience.
Register: afsp.org/survivorday
Register: afsp.org/survivorday