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  • Advice for Young People

  • Becoming a Volunteer Field Advocate for Suicide Prevention

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From Spreadsheets to State Capitols: Using Data to Propel Suicide Prevention Advocacy

As the qualitative data intern with AFSP’s national headquarters and a volunteer with the North Carolina Chapter, I not only had the opportunity to attend the North Carolina Advocacy Action Day in 2025, but I also have had the pleasure of conducting qualitative analyses of previous AADs.

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Denounces Harmful Medicaid Cuts That Undermine Suicide Prevention Efforts

Today, the United States Congress voted to strip millions of Americans of their health insurance amid an ongoing national mental health emergency at a time when rates of depression, anxiety, addiction and suicidal crises are high.

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Protect Medicaid for People with Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders

We continue to be deeply concerned that cutting Medicaid funding or benefits, as well as imposing burdensome eligibility and work requirements, would disproportionately harm people with mental health (MH) conditions and substance use disorders (SUD).

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Research Connection Roundup

Research Roundup July 2025: Recently Published Findings From AFSP-Funded Studies

The Research Roundup is a regular update of recently published findings in suicide prevention research.

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Four Leading Advocacy Organizations Call on House to Not Pass Reconciliation Bill, Medicaid Cuts Would Be “Devastating” for Mental Health

Joint Statement by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Inseparable, Mental Health America, National Alliance on Mental Illness

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AFSP Launches Spanish Website to Deepen Understanding, Resources, and Support to Spanish-Speaking Populations

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has launched a new Spanish-language website at es.afsp.org in anticipation of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month celebrated in July.

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