AFSP Vermont
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 Vermont 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.
The Vermont Chapter is proud to have 3 state-wide sponsors!
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Featured Programs
More Than Sad
More than Sad provides suicide prevention education to families and schools who support teenagers, teaching adults to recognize warning signs in teens, start a conversation, and get them help.
It’s Real
It’s Real: College Students and Mental Health is a documentary featuring the stories of six college students from across the country, with an accompanying facilitator guide to support its use in educational programming.
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.
Finding Hope: Guidance For Supporting Those At Risk
Finding Hope: Guidance for Supporting Those at Risk provides practical information and resources to family, friends, and others who support those with lived experience. i.e. those who have experienced a prior suicide attempt and/or suicidal ideation.
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.
Caring Communities
Caring Communities: Guidance for Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss is a one-hour presentation, available in-person or virtually, designed to provide participants with information, resources, and practical guidance on how to support someone who has experienced a recent loss to suicide.
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Stories and updates
Vermont Chapter of AFSP Wins 2 National Awards
AFSP Vermont wins 2 National Awards at annual Chapter Leadership Conference
AFSP Vermont Chapter Staff & Volunteers at Advocacy Forum in May 2026
Annual AFSP Advocacy Forum in Washington, D.C.