AFSP Florida Panhandle

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.

The Florida Panhandle Chapter covers Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton and Washington.  Our Chapter mailing address is P.O. Box 1427, Wildwood, FL 34785.

Our Chapter is committed to providing as many prevention programs as we can to our community.  We are pleased to offer Talk Saves Lives, Talk Saves Lives for Workplaces, It's Real: College Students and Mental Health, It's Real Teens and Mental Health, and More Than Sad for parents and educators virtually and free of charge.  We routinely do programs for businesses of all sizes, conferences, PTAs, school, community organizations, faith groups, and more!

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Check Out our September Events: 

• September 4th - Elevating Voices for Long-Lasting Change: Promoting Equity in Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Outreach on AFSP Facebook and YouTube Live, 4:00 p.m. (ET)
• September 5th - Talk Saves Lives Latinx, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (ET)
• September 5th - Suicide Prevention in the Construction Industry, 2:00 p.m. (ET)
• September 8th-14th - Suicide Prevention Week
• September 9th - Action Alliance #BeThere, Twitter/X @afspnational
• September 10th - More Than Sad: Suicide Prevention for Parents and Caregivers, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. (ET)
• September 10th - Suicide Prevention Day
• September 10th - Congressional Briefing on Maternal Suicide , 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. (ET)
• September 10th - 988 Day of Action Instagram Livestream, 3:30 p.m. (ET)
• September 11th - ERPOs: An Effective Tool to Prevent Firearm Suicide, 2:00 p.m. (ET)
• September 21st - Pensacola Out of the Darkness Walk
• September 23rd - Construction Industry and Suicide Prevention Day of Action
• September 24th - Three Psychiatrists on a (Virtual) Couch: Therapy, Authenticity, and Vulnerability - AFSP Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Yu Moutier moderates a special Instagram Live conversation on the role therapists play in normalizing mental health care, emulating authenticity and vulnerability, and their experience both giving and receiving therapy themselves, featuring Dr. Jessi Gold and Kali Hobson, M.D. on Instagram Live 6:00 p.m. (ET)
• September 25th - It’s Real: Teens and Mental Health for High School Students, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. (ET)
• September 25th - Audacy’s I’m Listening broadcast, encouraging those experiencing mental health challenges to know they are not alone, will feature AFSP Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Christine Yu Moutier and other guests (to precede the We Can Survivor concert benefiting AFSP featuring Justin Timberlake, New Kids on the Block, Tate McRae and Khalid on Sept. 28th.) 7-9 p.m. local time airing across Audacy’s radio stations.
• September 28th - Marianna (Jackson County) Out of the Darkness Walk