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AFSP Minnesota

The work we do focuses on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by: delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those who have lost someone to suicide.

About the AFSP Minnesota Chapter

The grassroots work we do focuses on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by: delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public about risk factors and warning signs, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those individuals who have lost someone to suicide.

As a part of AFSP’s growing nationwide network of chapters, we bring together people from all backgrounds who want to prevent suicide in our communities. Families and friends who have lost someone to suicide, vulnerable individuals, mental health professionals, clergy, educators, students, community/business leaders, and many others energize our chapter.

Our local mailing address: AFSP, Minnesota, P.O. Box 40056, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104

Chapter contact

Amanda Leininger
Area Director, Minnesota
[email protected]
(507) 738-0725

Upcoming events and activities

  • AFSP 101: Volunteer Orientation - Minnesota (Virtual)

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  • Facilitating a Suicide Bereavement Support Group Training (Adult Focus) - Minnesota

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  • Facilitating a Suicide Bereavement Support Group Training (Adult Focus) - Minnesota

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  • Minnesota State Capitol Day

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  • ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (Minnesota)

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  • ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (Minnesota)

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  • AFSP Minnesota Paws for Prevention

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  • Team AFSP at Grandma's Marathon 2024

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  • Push for Awareness 2024

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  • Red Wing Walk

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  • Twin Cities Walk

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  • Willmar Walk

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  • Albert Lea Walk

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  • St. Cloud Walk

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  • Rochester Minnesota Walk

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  • Nisswa Walk

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  • Looking for even more? See all AFSP virtual programs across the country.

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Talk Saves Lives™

Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention is a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide.

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It’s Real

It’s Real is a documentary featuring the stories of six college students from across the country.

Healing Conversations:
Personal Support for Survivors of Suicide Loss

Healing Conversations gives survivors of suicide loss the opportunity to speak with volunteers, who are themselves loss survivors.

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Stories and updates

Walk to Fight Suicide

Walk with us this fall!

Find your walk and help us #stopsuicide

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Making International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Accessible to the Deaf Community

I’m an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. I’ve spent more than half my life in the Deaf Community, and am forever grateful they’ve allowed me to be part of their world. On March 31st, 2017, I gained a new identity: a Sibling Suicide Loss Survivor.

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Snowmobiling in Minnesota to Raise Awareness for Suicide

For the past three years, the American Foundation for Suicide’s Minnesota Chapter has been fortunate to partner with a local club to raise awareness about suicide and mental health through our Ride to Fight Suicide Snowmobile Ride.

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Advocates From The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention Visit St. Paul To Meet With Lawmakers

On average, someone dies by suicide every twelve hours in Minnesota, where suicide is the ninth leading cause of death.

Suicide Facts and Figures: Minnesota 2018

Minnesota Advocates from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Visit St. Paul to Meet with Lawmakers

On average, every eleven hours, someone dies by suicide in Minnesota. Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and the eighth leading cause of death in Minnesota.