Season 2 of AFSP's podcast series is underway!
Listen to the podcastWorld Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is a powerful, global reminder that mental health is just as important as physical health. This day is an opportunity to amplify the voices of people with lived experience of mental health conditions, and also of those who have been impacted by suicide. Their personal knowledge is a vital form of expertise that should be called on to help shape the very policies, services, and decisions that affect their lives. This World Mental Health Day, join us in our efforts to fight suicide and raise awareness about mental health. Below, you can find meaningful ways to learn, educate, and advocate.
Out of the Darkness Community Walks
By walking with others, we find comfort in knowing we are not alone, and that we are connected through great purpose to healing and support.
Policy & Advocacy Action Center
Take action on AFSP’s 2026 Advocacy Forum Priorities, urge your senators to join the Senate Mental Health Caucus, and sign up to be an AFSP volunteer advocate!
Become an advocate →AFSP Podcast Channel
In a new episode of “Ask Dr. Jill,” AFSP Senior Vice President of Research Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman is joined by guest Corey Feist, co-founder & CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Foundation, to discuss what can be done to prevent physician suicide.
Listen to the episode →Tools for World Mental Health Day
The #RealConvo guides
We might worry that saying the wrong thing will make it worse. So, we end up not saying anything at all. Our #RealConvo Guides offer simple, practical guidance on how to start a real, open, and honest conversation with someone you care about.
Get the guides →From our blog: "What It Means to Be a Suicide Prevention Advocate"
Learn how AFSP became a leading voice in Oregon’s suicide prevention efforts and played a large role in enacting several mental health and suicide prevention laws.
Read the story →Learn about suicide prevention research
AFSP is the largest private funder of suicide prevention research, and much of what is known about suicide comes from studies that AFSP has funded. Our studies open up new areas of inquiry, and our council of scientific advisers helps set the national research agenda.
Discover our research →Become a Suicide Prevention Advocacy Ambassador
Take your passion for policy to the next level and champion meaningful progress and amplify the powerful voice of the suicide prevention movement.
Become an ambassador →Learn how to sign up to be an advocate
Check out this brief tutorial on how to become an advocate with easy-to-follow instructions.
View the tutorial →Seize the Awkward
You don't need the perfect words to be there for a friend. Seize the Awkward empowers young adults to talk openly about mental health, learn the warning signs that someone might be struggling, and start a conversation with a friend.
Explore the resources →Safe Storytelling Studio
Our Safe Storytelling Studio exists to support journalists, entertainment industry professionals, filmmakers, influencers, and digital storytellers by providing research-based guidance on portraying suicide and mental health safely and accurately.
Visit the Studio →Walk with us to prevent suicide
Since 2002, millions have joined AFSP’s Out of the Darkness Walks. Walkers like us make a difference.