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Night In Review: The 36th Annual Lifesavers Gala

June 3, 2025 – 1 min read

By AFSP

2025 Lifesavers Gala Host Cindy Hsu delivering an address the night of the event.

On May 1, the night following our annual Research Award Dinner, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) held its 36th annual Lifesavers Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Each spring, AFSP’s Lifesavers Gala recognizes outstanding champions of suicide prevention, whose dedication to the cause has made a powerful impact in our efforts to save lives and spread hope to those affected by suicide. The Gala is an important moment that helps us raise much-needed awareness and funds for AFSP’s leading research, education, advocacy, and support initiatives, while also allowing our community to reflect on the past year’s accomplishments, and use those successes as a springboard for future achievements.

The 2025 Lifesavers Gala was hosted by Emmy-winning anchor and CBS New York reporter Cindy Hsu, and chaired by Mark Baer, partner and former CEO at Crowe LLP. The honorees included major media personality Jay Glazer, who accepted the Public Service Lifesaver Award; mental health advocates and father-daughter duo Ethan and Naomi Sacks, who received the Public Education Lifesaver Award; Eric and Terry Murray, parents of the late PGA Tour player Grayson Murray, who were honored with the Survivors of Suicide Loss Lifesaver Award; Katherine Anne Comtois, PhD, MPH, who accepted the Annual Research Award; and renowned suicide prevention researcher Marsha Linehan, PhD, ABPP, who received the Lifetime Achievement Research Award.

You can read more about the 2025 Lifesavers Gala here, and find over 200 photos of the event here. Below are just a few of those photos, capturing moments from this impactful evening and the wonderful people who made it possible.

From left to right: Cindy Hsu, Jay Glazer, Eric and Terry Murray, Marsha Linehan's daughter Geraldine Rodriguez, Naomi and Ethan Sacks, and AFSP CEO Bob Gebbia.
From left to right: Cindy Hsu, Jay Glazer, Eric and Terry Murray, Marsha Linehan's daughter Geraldine Rodriguez, Naomi and Ethan Sacks, and AFSP CEO Bob Gebbia.
2025 Lifesavers Gala Host Cindy Hsu delivering an address the night of the event.
2025 Lifesavers Gala Host Cindy Hsu delivering an address the night of the event.
Engraved awards recognizing each of the 2025 Lifesavers Gala honorees.
Engraved awards recognizing each of the 2025 Lifesavers Gala honorees.
Media personality Jay Glazer holding his Public Service Lifesaver Award on the red carpet.
Media personality Jay Glazer holding his Public Service Lifesaver Award on the red carpet.
Cindy Hsu pictured with a group of people on the red carpet.
Close-up of a table setting at the Lifesavers Gala dinner.
Ethan and Naomi Sacks pictured at their table the evening of the Lifesavers Gala.
Ethan Sacks and Cindy Hsu talking at their table the evening of the Lifesavers Gala.
Kate Comtois pictured at her table the evening of the Lifesavers Gala.