AFSP Mississippi
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 Mississippi 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.
We need your help to grow our mission in Mississippi! Contact Adina Welker at [email protected] or 769-837-5773 to learn more about how you can make in impact!
Volunteer opportunities:
- Out of the Darkness Walks
- Start or join a team at a walk near you
- Sponsor an event
- Help plan a community walk near you. Recruit sponsors and teams, coordinate logisticis, help with marketing, and more!
- Volunteer at a walk
- Prevention Education
- Become a program presenter
- Help us bring prevention education to schools, organziations, and communities across the state
- Distribute AFSP prevention education materials at health fairs, festivals, and community events
- Advocacy & Public Policy
- Join as a volunteer advocate to use your voice
- Help plan and/or attend the annual Advocacy Action Day at the Mississippi State Capitol
- Join our Public Policy committee to help grow advocay efforts in the state
- Help grow advocacy efforts by joining our Advocacy/Public Policy committee
- Loss & Healing
- Become a trained Healing Conversations volunteer and help newly breaved individuals
- Join our International Survivors of Suicide Loss Planning committee
- Special Events
- Join our chapter Fundraising Committee to help fuel our mission.
- Help secure grants and major donations.
- Start a DIY event in your community
Chapter contact
Adina Welker Upcoming events and activities
Featured Programs
Supporting diverse communities
AFSP is committed to working with diverse communities, organizations and policy makers to ensure that culturally relevant mental health resources are equitably available across the nation.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
AFSP supports increases in federal and state funding for the 988 crisis response system, including the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and its network of independently operated state and local crisis centers.
Military and Veteran suicide prevention
AFSP supports legislation that prioritizes suicide prevention for Veterans, Service members, and their families.
LGBTQ+ individuals and populations
AFSP supports data collection to better inform LGBTQ suicide prevention strategies and opposes discriminatory and non-affirming practices and policies that create inequities or fail to protect against sexual orientation-based discrimination.
Our Impact
By collecting and leveraging data in strategic and thoughtful ways, we are able to measure the impact of our efforts in communities across the country.
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 help save lives.
Ethical reporting guidelines for media
Join the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in pledging to cover suicide-related deaths through safe reporting practices to protect those who are most vulnerable, respect surviving families, and save lives.
Suicide prevention resources
Find resources for suicide prevention for your or someone you know.
Join Team AFSP
Run a marathon, bike across the country, participate in a triathlon, play in a golf tournament – work up a sweat for AFSP!
Join the AFSP Mississippi Chapter
Stories and updates
Volunteer with AFSP Mississippi
Volunteers Needed at AFSP Mississippi
AFSP Mississippi Selected as Project ECHO Pilot Chapter
AFSP Mississippi Selected to take part in Project Echo Cohort
Talk Saves Lives Presentation- Virtual
An education program about suicide as a leading cause of death, the most recent research on prevention, common risk factors for suicide, identifying warning signs in others, practical examples for how to engage in critical conversations, and how to connect to resources. Learn how talk truly can help to save lives.