Sunday, July 10, 2005

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

AFSP Mission Statement
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to funding research, developing prevention initiatives and offering educational programs and conferences for survivors, mental health professionals, physicians and the public.

The Foundation’s activities include:
Supporting research projects that help further the understanding and treatment of
depression and the prevention of suicide
Providing information and education about depression and suicide
Promoting professional education for the recognition and treatment of depressed and
suicidal individuals
Publicizing the magnitude of the problems of depression and suicide and the need for
research, prevention and treatment
Supporting programs for suicide survivor treatment, research and education