What We’ve
2024 Annual Report
LEARNED
2024 Annual Report
The movement to prevent suicide is gaining momentum and we are hopeful this will result in a decrease in suicide in our country. At AFSP we are dedicated to doing everything we can to make this a reality and to carrying out our mission of saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide.
An important aspect of AFSP’s work is applying what we’ve learned about suicide and its prevention. The use of science and data to determine what is most effective in preventing suicide has been a hallmark of AFSP’s efforts, from its earliest days, to what we invested in this past year. And in 2024, we made progress in the fight to prevent suicide with investments in research, advocacy, and delivery of evidence-informed programs, and in educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention.
Over the past year, AFSP reached more people than ever before with its prevention and loss support programs through the work of AFSP’s 73 community-based chapters. We delivered our core Talk Saves Lives program over 1,800 times, and 74% of participants report learning at least three new concepts from the program. Further, our signature International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day program was held in 300 communities in the U.S. and 20 countries, reaching more than 200,000 loss survivors, and 95% of participants report that the program was valuable to them.
As the largest private funder of suicide prevention research, we increased our investment in science by funding 34 new studies, bringing our current research portfolio to $32 million. We expanded the number of volunteers advocating for prevention policies and legislation to over 55,000, resulting in 24 state bills signed into law and additional Federal funding for 988 and crisis services.
AFSP continued to improve suicide care in health care settings, promoted safe storage of firearms, and connected high risk and disproportionately affected populations to programs and resources. We launched L.E.T.S. Save Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for Black and African American Communities, and an initiative in partnership with Bechtel Corporation to address suicide in the construction industry, an occupation with one of the highest suicide rates.
We educated the public on how to help someone struggling with their mental health through our Talk Away the Dark campaign, which focuses on adults, and our Seize the Awkward campaign, which focuses on teens and young adults, including youth of color and LGBTQ youth. Further, AFSP’s Out of the Darkness Walks raised awareness and funds for suicide prevention with nearly a quarter of a million people walking.
All of the above are informed by what we’ve learned, and in 2024 we continued to assess what’s working through measuring the impact of our programs.
We recognize that more progress is needed, with over 49,000 lives lost annually to suicide. We also recognize we can’t do our lifesaving work alone, and are grateful to our volunteers, donors, walkers, researchers, advocates, and partner companies and organizations for sharing their passion, lived experience, and expertise with us.
At AFSP, we believe suicide can be a preventable cause of death, and that advances in science are showing how. We will continue to apply what we’ve learned and look forward to a day when no one dies by suicide.
Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer
Ray Paul
Chair, Board of Directors
We are proud to lead the fight against suicide, and share what we have learned.
For far too long, suicide hid in the shadows. But when a team of researchers banded together with a group of families who had lost loved ones to this leading cause of death, we brought suicide into the light, and began to understand how we can prevent it, and better support those affected.
Everything we do at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is supported by scientific research: from our education and loss support programs, to our advocacy efforts, partnerships, and national public campaigns that raise our culture’s understanding of how we can all make a difference. We spread a message of hope through the Out of the Darkness Walks, which raise awareness and bring more people together to gain strength from each other.
Just as we learn more about suicide through research, those touched by suicide learn more as they heal from their own difficult experiences — gaining greater understanding about what they’ve been through, and receiving support and connection through our network of local chapters throughout
the country.
We are proud to lead the fight against suicide, and share what we have learned — as individuals and as a movement — as we continue to learn, and take action to make a difference.
IMPACT
MEASUREMENT
Over 1.1 million individuals reached in Fiscal Year 2024 (July 2023 — June 2024) through our suicide prevention and loss and healing programs and activities (86% increase).
Data helps us tell the story of AFSP’s impact. Beyond simply tracking the number of people we reach, we also seek to measure the effectiveness of our efforts and use what we learn to continuously improve our programs and initiatives. By taking careful steps to understand the impact of our work, we ensure that we are an organization committed to learning and growing, and that we achieve real results with the actions we take, the programs we produce, and the partnerships and initiatives we embark on.
Decades of research suggests that tackling public health issues like suicide is most effective when efforts are strategic and multi-level — focusing on people, settings, communities, and systems, while working to move the needle from increased awareness to effective actions to save lives. Built on this foundation of research, AFSP’s approach is multi-faceted, with programs and initiatives aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge about suicide prevention, changing attitudes and beliefs about mental health, and fostering behavior change to better support those who struggle and address suicide risk upstream. Our Continuum of Impact (seen below) illustrates the way that change in mindset can progress toward behavior change; this is the intent and purpose behind all our work, from walks and public relations to programming and advocacy, all grounded in research.
AFSP uses rigorous and systematic methods to measure and report on the reach and impact of our work at each of these steps. We explore community perspectives through needs assessments and public opinion polling; design culturally responsive data collection tools; and evaluate program outcomes and quality. Through multiple programs and initiatives at each step, we conduct evaluations to determine the scope and scale of our impact and who we are reaching. These evaluations help us better meet communities where they are, improve effectiveness of our programs and events, track progress toward our goals, and determine how we can ultimately strengthen and scale AFSP’s efforts.
Recognition of the issue of suicide and our role in prevention
Knowledge of risk factors, warning signs, and support strategies for prevention
Beliefs about and stigma toward mental health and suicide
Intent to engage in suicide prevention behaviors
Engage in suicide prevention and outreach behaviors
LOSS & HEALING
It is our profound and heartfelt goal to ensure that although a suicide loss can never be forgotten, it can often be adapted to and processed healthily over time.
The experience of losing someone to suicide is complex and felt deeply. The multitude of emotions, the questions left unanswered, and the interplay of others’ reactions to the same death, within the same community or even the same family, can feel overwhelming. AFSP takes seriously its responsibility to ensure that all individuals who have been touched in this way by suicide are provided with resources, connection, and the opportunity for healing.
Through events and initiatives such as International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day and the Healing Conversations program, it is our profound and heartfelt goal to ensure that although a suicide loss can never be forgotten, it can often be adapted to and processed healthily over time, leading to a deepened place of peace and understanding for those affected.
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (ISOSLD), also known as “Survivor Day,” is an annual event bringing together (in person or virtually) survivors of suicide loss to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experiences.
A key component of each Survivor Day event is the viewing of an AFSP-produced documentary highlighting the healing journeys of loss survivors. In the new 2023 documentary Healing Together: Culture, Community and Suicide Loss, three families share how they navigated the loss of their loved one to suicide, reflecting on their approaches to grief and the healing process, while acknowledging the importance of community and culture. Their insights show that through resilience and support, suicide loss survivors can find understanding, meaning, and even joy in their lives while continuing to honor the lives of those they have lost. This AFSP film was produced in partnership with Culture House, a Black, Brown, women-owned production company and cultural consultancy.
In addition to in-person events, AFSP hosted two national virtual panel discussions:
“Survivor Day Facebook Live,” and “Día de Esperanza (Day of Hope),” which offered support for Hispanic and Latinx communities.
97% would recommend the program to others
Survivor Day Facebook Live — 83,700 views / 32% increase
Día de Esperanza (Day of Hope) — 88,700 views / 53% increase
Healing Conversations is a unique program that offers suicide loss survivors a phone, virtual, or in-person visit with a trained AFSP volunteer who has also experienced a suicide loss. Informed by their own personal experience and journey of healing, they offer support, understanding and resources for people when they most need it.
AFSP made significant efforts this past year to strengthen the program by:
This year, AFSP launched a new series of videos featuring suicide loss survivors offering their own individual insights on their journeys of grief and healing. Covering topics that include specific loss types (parental, child, partner, friend) and cultural issues, as well as spirituality, military, and explaining loss to children, the videos offer personal reflections that resonate for others and offer advice for those finding their way. The series is now featured as a part of the LinkedIn Learning platform.
430K views
AFSP’s Suicide Bereavement Support Group Facilitator Training increases the availability of loss support in communities across the country by providing participants with the knowledge and guidance they need to launch and facilitate community suicide loss support groups for adults, or children and teens.
850% increase in training locations
1,270% increase in participation
Karen Ng started volunteering with the AFSP Greater Los Angeles and Central Coast Chapter following the death of her younger sister Karine in 2018. After attending a Survivor Day event and feeling touched by how the event embraced survivors of suicide loss and commemorated their lost loved ones, she formed a Walks fundraising team to invoke the joyful spirit of her sister — choosing a magical creature that embodies good luck and protection as their guiding symbol. Team Karine’s Gnomies united friends and family from near and far in creative and fun ways, and quickly emerged as a top fundraising team.
In 2021, Karen moved to Hawai’i and knew she wanted to continue her involvement with AFSP, particularly with other loss survivors. The Hawai’i chapter is relatively small, and after participating in its first Hike for Hope spring fundraiser, she saw the potential to bring the AFSP message of hope and resilience to a larger audience. Recognizing the critical need for community involvement in suicide prevention efforts and loss support, Karen stepped up as co-chair of the Hawai’i chapter in 2024, eager to bring suicide loss support programs like Healing Conversations and International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day to her community.
“I have learned that life can go on after heartbreaking loss. When Karine died, my identity as the eldest of three sisters was shattered. Karine was the glue — the one to break the ice, do something silly, and fill the space. But eventually, we will laugh again. We will find the joy. And our identities take different shapes.
You need a way to talk about it. As a Chinese American daughter of immigrant parents, I grew up in a household in which talking and sharing about our emotions was not part of the family culture. Even though opening up is against my nature, I believe that chances to connect with other loss survivors are essential to healing; they give us the opportunity to verbalize and process our feelings. Growth comes from self-awareness and from discovering there is a way forward.
Suicide affects more people than you think. When I first moved to Hawai’i and mentioned my involvement with AFSP, I didn’t expect so many to respond with their own personal connections to suicide. It felt like every new person I met had a story they kept hidden or rarely spoke about. I hadn’t yet realized that suicide is a leading cause of death in the state. Talking about our losses and knowing we are not alone in our grief unlocks conversations that can be painful but ultimately healing. That’s why it’s important to have the Healing Conversations program, and Survivor Day events on every island, in every state, and in every community.”
Research
When AFSP was founded in 1987, barely any research was being done to study the problem of suicide. Today, an entire field exists of scientific suicide prevention research, and AFSP leads the way in shaping suicide prevention strategies around the world, bringing researchers together and serving as a catalyst for innovative and impactful studies. Thanks to our donors, we are the largest private funder of suicide prevention research.
The progress we have made since our founding is substantial. In 1987, we funded three studies, with a total of $11,000. In contrast, this year we funded 34 studies for a total of $7.5M. We now have a Scientific Advisory comprised of over 250 experts working to shape the continued path of research in learning more about what we can do to save lives.
We know so much more today about what contributes to suicide, and what we can do to prevent it — as well as how to best support those who have lost someone — than we did when AFSP was founded. We know there are elements related to brain function that make decision-making more difficult for someone in crisis. We know that therapies and treatments exist that have been proven to help people who feel so desperate in their distress that they do not see a way to live. We know that placing suicide prevention programs in communities and temporarily reducing access to lethal means are actions that lower the rates of suicide in those communities. And we know that asking someone directly if they’re thinking about suicide won’t lead someone to take their life — in fact, it’s an important thing to do if you’re worried about someone.
We continue to learn about the impact a suicide death has on the person’s loved ones, friends, and those in their community, as well as the effect safe reporting and storytelling can have on those at risk.
This year, our work continued in actively growing the research community, funding new studies, and sharing what we’ve learned with the public. In October, we partnered with the International Academy for Suicide Research to co-host our bi-annual International Summit for Suicide Research, in Barcelona, Spain, where over 550 suicide researchers shared their findings and formed new partnerships and ideas. In April, we gathered over 1,000 people, mostly early career investigators, who showcased their work in a free and virtual Suicide Research Symposium. We also presented six researcher webinars to inform the scientific community of new findings, methods, and approaches to suicide prevention research. To grow the field, we hosted our second annual Mentoring Immersion for Early Career Researchers Program to assist them in securing funding for groundbreaking research.
AFSP began with a small group of researchers and family members hoping to develop a sustainable research community to advance the field of suicide prevention. Today, we lead a thriving network of forward-thinking scientists who continue to learn more, increase public awareness, and put into action impactful new strategies to save lives and spread hope.
Learn more and find over 1,000 publications and more than 100 videos featuring researchers on our AFSP Research webpage.
The newest grants added to our state-of-the-art research portfolio this year examine topics including:
Read in-depth information about this year’s grants.Education
You don’t have to be a mental health professional to make a difference in saving lives and supporting others.
You don’t have to be a mental health professional to make a difference in saving lives and supporting others. By educating the public on what research tells us about suicide and mental health, we can foster a groundswell of understanding that translates into practical actions the public can take in making a difference.
Offered through our local chapters in communities across the country, AFSP’s evidence-informed education programs give people the skills and confidence to engage in protective strategies that prevent suicide.
From Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention to It’s Real and More Than Sad presentations supporting youth mental health, Finding Hope: Guidance for Supporting Those At Risk, and other programs geared toward specific populations and communities, AFSP’s education programs ensure that more people know how to spot warning signs in others, and what they can do to make a difference in saving lives.
Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention is AFSP’s flagship suicide prevention education program that covers the scope of this leading cause of death, what research has found to be the warning signs and risk factors of suicide, and the strategies that prevent it.
Talk Saves Lives has been culturally adapted and tailored to reach additional communities through three additional presentations:
In 2024, this presentation was refreshed based on feedback from presenters, content experts, and people with lived experience, resulting in a more inclusive presentation and design with additional strategies and examples for how to have a conversation about suicide. The 45- to 60-minute presentation may be tailored for more targeted audiences in a variety of settings (health care facilities, workplaces, firearm owners, rural communities, etc.) and is available in-person and virtually.
Since its launch in 2015, Talk Saves Lives has reached over 290,000 individuals
52,341 attendees in 2024
The new education program L.E.T.S. (Listening. Empathy. Trust. Support) Save Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for Black and African American Communities was designed to reduce cultural stigma, foster conversations about mental health, and raise awareness of suicide prevention for individuals who identify as Black or African American.
AFSP is committed to the equitable practice of ensuring programs are developed by the communities they are intended to serve. The program was developed in concert with an advisory committee of experts representing the Black and African American mental health and suicide prevention community.
Participants will:
1,196 participants
“Serving as a presenter for L.E.T.S. Save Lives holds profound personal significance for me. Having dealt with my own mental health challenges, I know from personal experience how cultural stigmas can deter us from seeking help. The program goes beyond merely disseminating information. It’s about building connections, providing hope, and demonstrating that assistance is within reach. Participants gain a profound understanding of suicide warning signs, risk factors, and compassionate strategies to support others within our cultural context.
Witnessing our community embrace the program is incredibly touching: from heartfelt discussions in churches and the local library to collaborative efforts with local leaders, the outpouring of support has been overwhelming. Many community members have shared that the program illuminated crucial subjects they were unaware of, changing their perspectives on mental health. The positive reactions have been deeply moving. People often tell me that we addressed vital issues they hadn’t known existed and that we’ve significantly raised awareness about suicide prevention in our community. This collective commitment to education and empathy has fostered a supportive environment in which open, honest conversations about mental health are encouraged. Being part of this journey has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, and I am humbled to contribute to a cause that truly makes a difference.”
— Eric Walker, L.E.T.S. Save Lives presenter
LaKeitha Phillips was inspired to volunteer with AFSP, knowing from her own lived experience how greatly the Black community has been impacted by suicide, and wanting to see more minority representation in the crowd at her local Out of the Darkness Community Walk. She also knew it takes courage to share one’s story related to suicide, and that doing so could make a difference for others.
After first joining as a Walks volunteer, LaKeitha’s involvement grew, joining the education committee of the Virginia chapter, and supporting programs including Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention in the LGBTQ Community, as well as becoming a facilitator for the newly piloted program L.E.T.S. Save Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for Black and African American Communities.
“This past year, I have been blessed to be able to present both Talk Saves Lives and L.E.T.S. Save Lives across the country virtually. The LGBTQ module of Talk Saves Lives has a special place in my heart because my mother, as well as many friends of mine, identify as members of the LGBTQ community. I knew that within that context, having an African American ally with lived experience would ease the way for those in attendance, and provide the opportunity for open dialogue.
Through the L.E.T.S. Save Lives program — the acronym stands for “listening, empathy, trust and support” — I bring in aspects of my lived experience and my life in the church to facilitate real conversations about suicide and its prevention. Through my local chapter, I play an active role in community outreach efforts, particularly among faith and other networks within the African American community. I now share my testimony with my church family: something I had not done previously.
I have learned that when people are exposed to educational moments that feel like conversations, they are more likely to absorb the information and engage. Sharing one’s vulnerability and relatability provides powerful currency when having these real conversations. There should be no fear involved in speaking about mental health and suicide. I am very proud to share my own experience with others if it helps to change even one mind or save one life. It feels so gratifying when I realize that someone has come to understand that the evidence-based prevention techniques we share in our education programs really do work. I am a living testimony to that.”
Ericka Llerena first found her way to the National Capital Area Chapter after her 16-year-old daughter came to her the night before Mother’s Day, telling her she didn’t want to be alive anymore. Finding resources, support and comfort for both herself and her daughter, Ericka became involved in chapter events including the Community Walk, tabling with education materials at events in her area, joining the pet-centric Paws for Prevention fundraising initiative, and becoming a PR Ambassador for the chapter’s board of directors. Her 10-year-old son often accompanies her to AFSP events, making her volunteering activities a true family affair.
More recently, Ericka has become a trained presenter for the new education program, Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for the Latinx and Hispanic Communities.
“The love and support of the community of AFSP volunteers has helped me in ways I cannot express, through such a difficult time in my family’s life. Growing up in a Hispanic household has many blessings associated with it. But one particular way I have found purpose is to help break the taboos that still often exist regarding mental health in the Hispanic community. I have learned over the years, through the bravery of my child, that having honest, open communication about the state of one’s mental wellbeing is crucial. Children need to be able to express their fears, anxiety, and struggles with someone who loves them deeply, without fear of reproach or belittlement.
I think this has been the biggest lesson my daughter has taught me. Be a champion of your own mental health, seek the support of the loved ones around you, and don’t be afraid to speak openly about what is causing you
so much pain.
This has been my motivation in speaking to the Hispanic community through the Talks Saves Lives: Latinx program. My hope is that by sharing my personal experience, and combining it with the information and statistics presented, we can move the needle in normalizing how our wonderful community sees mental health and suicide prevention.”
Out of the Darkness Walks
Inviting people to walk together with others who understand.
When the first Out of the Darkness Walk was announced — The Overnight in 2002, and the first Community Walks in 2004 — no one thought people would show up in public to walk for suicide prevention. Now, 22 years later, hundreds of thousands of people join friends, family, coworkers and neighbors at the Community, Campus, and Overnight Out of the Darkness Walks.
Taking place in communities and campuses nationwide, the Out of the Darkness Walks are how many people first find their way to the AFSP family, forging connections with local chapters and volunteers, and learning they are not alone in their experience. AFSP’s Walks reach diverse communities across the country, including Puerto Rico.
The Out of the Darkness Walks are AFSP’s largest fundraising opportunity, helping to make possible our investment in research, education, loss support, advocacy, and so much more. Across Community, Campus, and Overnight Walks, many individuals impacted by suicide join together in fundraising teams, galvanizing others to make an impact, inspired by their personal connection to a cause that truly affects us all.
Most importantly, each Walk sends the message that people will proudly show up for this important cause that affects everyone, inviting people to walk together with others who understand.
Over 600 Walks this year
Nearly a quarter of a million participants
Pass by an AFSP Community Walk, and you will find people walking side-by-side in solidarity: showing their support for those who have lost loved ones, those who struggle, and those who support someone who may be at risk. They are walking for each other; they are walking to demonstrate that a welcoming community awaits all those who have been touched by suicide; and they are walking for themselves. Participants drive impact by collecting donations large and small, in teams and as individuals, sometimes with corporate sponsors, to ensure the work we do in the mission to stop suicide can continue.
Far from a somber event some might expect from a “suicide walk,” AFSP’s Community Walks are comprised of people wearing brightly colored t-shirts, hugging and laughing, and cheering each other on. Attend a Community Walk, and you’ll witness emotions as varied as the human experience. Most of all, you’ll witness resilience and strength, as people are embraced by this special community empowered by shared experience, learning from each other how to thrive and continue on, even in the face of struggle.
194K+ participants
$23M+ raised
Young people face unique challenges, and today’s students have steadily become more aware of their mental health and more open about their experiences than past generations — a testament to how our culture continues to learn and grow.
At Campus Walks at schools across the country, students, families, faculty and staff join together, encouraging greater openness and ensuring that school communities are prepared to support teens and young adults like never before. This past year, Campus Walks made bold new strides, bringing together more participants than ever before, and raising more funds that allow AFSP to continue making a difference in their communities.
31K+ participants
$1.9M+ raised
Held in a different host city each year, AFSP’s Overnight Walk — affectionately known simply as “The Overnight” — is a symbolically powerful event in which participants gather from far and wide to walk 16+ miles from dusk to dawn. Traveling together from darkness into the light, cheered on by supporters along the route and supported by fundraising teams and virtual participants, many Overnight Walkers make friendships that last a lifetime, and return from one year to the next.
Taking place in Boston, this year’s Overnight broke records: raising the most funds since 2002 and comprising the largest number of “North Star” participants, who raised more than $10k with the support of their communities.
2K participants
39 North Stars
We wish to thank this year’s Overnight sponsors — Lundbeck, Bahl & Gaynor, Eaton Vance, Merrill, and Nuveen — for making this important event possible.
“An event that transforms grief and shame into hope and love and community.”
“I thought I was going to feel overwhelmed. But it was the first time in over 20 years that I didn’t feel alone in my grief.”
“The community is so welcoming and supportive. The night feels like a great big hug.”
“The Overnight is an emotional and rewarding experience. It helped me and my loved ones find resources and heal during a terrible time in our life. It is an event that makes you feel you are never alone.”
“Nobody walks alone.”
Candi Morris found great support through her local AFSP chapter following the death of her father in 2015. She became involved as a volunteer beginning in 2019, and quickly found herself leading the effort to organize the Gainesville Community Walk. Feeling so much love and support at that first Walk ignited her to get even more involved by serving on the chapter board, tabling at events, presenting Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention, and assisting students in hosting the very first Campus Walk at the University of Florida (UF).
“After our 2022 Community Walk, I wanted to reach more of the student population. I asked a Walk participant who was a recent graduate of the University of Florida how we could get more students involved, and her thoughts on organizing a Campus Walk.
If you want students to show up, you’d better have something fun for them to do! That is exactly what we did. We contacted the UF Psychology Club and asked the department’s academic advisors to join us to paint a section of the famous 34th Street Graffiti Wall in Gainesville with the AFSP message: HOPE. I was bowled over by the large number of students and their friends who showed up that day. As we painted the wall, I listened to their heartfelt stories of loss and the personal struggles they face as students, as well as the need for more mental health counselors on campus. The students want their voice to be heard.
This past September was our second year to paint the iconic 34th St. Wall. We had returning students and new students joining us. We’ve formed a bond now. They ask hard questions and want honest answers. They asked me how I felt when I lost my dad. I was open about my feelings, and they truly appreciated it. I want them to see and understand that there can be hope and resilience in response to challenging experiences.
I have learned over these past six years that you can bring hope to so many just by listening and honestly showing you care. When someone opens up to me, I listen. I might not say a lot. I might just give a hug. But those small gestures are what can put an unexpected smile on someone’s face and let them know they are not alone and that there is hope: a lot of HOPE!”
Anne Deubel didn’t plan on getting involved in suicide prevention when she attended her first Out of the Darkness Community Walk at the age of 14. Walking alongside a family friend that day, she was inspired to volunteer, seeing how many members of her community had been impacted. Anne’s connection to the cause is personal, as well. As someone who lives with suicidal ideation and is a survivor of loss, Anne is now a longtime volunteer: a member of the Long Island Chapter board who has contributed in many ways over the years, including spearheading the development of the chapter’s first Campus Walk. Her involvement has led her to a career in suicide prevention, as director of crisis services and operations for her local crisis center.
“I think the most significant thing I’ve learned, reflecting on what AFSP’s Walks have meant to me, is that we all have the opportunity to positively impact things. After my first Walk, I attended a committee meeting where I was certain I had nothing to contribute. A decade later, I was a leader on the board of AFSP’s Chapter of the Year, helping the next volunteer navigate that same thought.
I still experience guilt, both for being alive, and for ever having thoughts about not wanting to be alive. There is pain in seeing loved ones struggle, or facing loss. I believe people deserve a supportive system that meets their needs. AFSP’s research and advocacy, which the Walks help make possible, are a part of that path.
I have learned that so much hope comes from intention and connection. I used to find hope to be this intangible thing that is built for others; and while this can still be a challenge for me, I think about the first Overnight Walk after my loss. I remember the person who hugged me simply because we were humans healing, trying to walk through our grief.
Somewhere right now, there is a 14-year-old who cares a lot about things: sometimes too much. They look at these big problems in the world and question what their role is. They deserve to be bolstered, and I am deeply grateful to those who did that for me in saying, “Come to the Walk,” and all the phases of my involvement that followed.
There is something incredibly raw in seeing people show up to walk, heal, process, remember, mourn, hope and, perhaps above all, connect. I remember the girl I was, who had no idea the Walk she was going on would lead to such a future.”
Campaigns & Culture
Actress and suicide loss survivor Ashley Judd joined AFSP Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Yu Moutier and journalist Rebecca Ruiz for the South by Southwest panel conversation, “Preventing Suicide Through Safe Reporting and Storytelling”
AFSP encourages people to consider their own relationship and beliefs about mental health.
As we learn more about suicide prevention, it’s our responsibility to ensure our culture’s understanding increases. Through national campaigns that capture the public’s attention, and communications and engagement across social media, public relations and popular entertainment, AFSP encourages people to consider their own relationship and beliefs about mental health, and how we can all play a role in being there for each other and embracing support when we need it.
In May, for Mental Health Awareness Month, we deepened the message of our #TalkAwayTheDark campaign, educating people on how to spot the warning signs for suicide and begin conversations that lead people to help. This year we expanded the reach of the campaign and provided new resources in both English and Spanish, including the advanced #RealConvo, titled "Guide Connecting Someone to Help (When They’re Hesitant)," and illustrated postcards giving people another tool to reach out to one another.
21,831,635 Impressions
260,756 Engagements
9,608 Post Link Clicks
Digital audio platform Audacy highlighted the campaign through its annual “I’m Listening” broadcast special featuring Carson Daly and AFSP’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Yu Moutier. Audacy continued its ongoing partnership with AFSP throughout the year with the “Talk Away the Dark” podcast series highlighting topics including Veterans and youth suicide prevention; minority, men’s and LGBTQ mental health; as well as through the annual “We Can Survive” concert benefitting AFSP, which featured artists Justin Timberlake, New Kids on the Block, Tate McRae, Khalid and others.
In September, for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we urged people to take one big step together and Walk With Us, rallying individuals throughout the country to join the Out of the Darkness Community Walks. The campaign raised awareness of how funds raised by our Walks help make possible everything we do, from advocacy to scientific research, education and loss support programs.
6,005,519 impressions across social media
153,923 engagements
We have learned through research that the way in which suicide-related news is covered can have a profound effect. Our new Ethical Reporting Advisory Committee is comprised of national journalists who lend their expertise in helping ethical reporting practices on suicide become a part of our culture. We have also engaged journalists in roundtable events and background conversations with outlets including The New York Times, NBC NY, People Magazine, the Associated Press, Word in Black, and the Los Angeles Times to deepen their understanding of suicide and ethical reporting.
The new PR Ambassador Program, along with a comprehensive PR Ambassador Toolkit and trainings for volunteers and staff, is helping AFSP chapters grow their engagement with media and amplify key awareness moments.
In partnership with the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP), AFSP co-presented a series of trainings on how to effectively weave messaging and storytelling into media engagement opportunities and interviews involving suicide, helping to increase understanding of how those in pediatrics and those working to support youth mental health, such as AFSP staff and volunteers, can use their voices to help combat youth suicide.
Actress and suicide loss survivor Ashley Judd joined AFSP Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Yu Moutier and journalist Rebecca Ruiz for the South by Southwest panel conversation, “Preventing Suicide Through Safe Reporting and Storytelling”
Our social media efforts continued to drive awareness through platforms including META (Instagram, Facebook), TikTok, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn. Popular social media influencers we worked with this year include Juan Acosta, Tefi Pessoa, Ashton McGrady, and Matt Benfield.
Our national PSA campaign Seize the Awkward, in partnership with the Jed Foundation, Ad Council and Droga5, inspires and prepares young adults (ages 16-24) to talk about mental health with their friends. The campaign launched two impactful activations this year. The new “Capture the Convo” series, starring and directed by actress, activist, and former Dance Moms star Nia Sioux, featured intimate conversations with popular musicians and content creators Kenzie Ziegler, GAYLE, Brooklinn Khoury, Paul Russell and Zach Hood. Seize the Awkward also partnered with the popular Final Fantasy video game to engage Gen Z gamers in meaningful conversations with their friends, bringing together iconic characters from the franchise in a series of PSAs.
Over one million followers across social media channels
Follower growth increased by over 100,000 this past year
Rock band Papa Roach collaborated with AFSP to create an onstage moment on their tour in which singer Jacoby Shaddix spoke of the #TalkAwayTheDark campaign while thousands of audience members held their phone lights up for the ballad “Leave a Light On.” The band renamed the song “Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark),” releasing it as a single that reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock charts. The song was then re-recorded as a duet with Grammy-winning superstar Carrie Underwood, reaching a whole new audience and also landing at #1 on multiple charts. Proceeds from the tour, both versions of the song, and winnings from a primetime Celebrity Family Feud appearance with Daughtry (in which both bands played for AFSP) were donated to the organization.
We continued providing bespoke creative consultation on storylines involving suicide for TV, film and podcast platforms including Netflix, HBO, Paramount/MTV, Amazon MGM, This American Life and The Atlantic podcast. The story behind the hit horror comic book miniseries A Haunted Girl — which AFSP consulted and which included a page of AFSP resources in every issue — was featured in People magazine. Co-creators, father and daughter Ethan and Naomi Sacks, based the human elements of the story on Naomi’s real-life experience being hospitalized for suicidality and then returning to high school, along with Ethan’s perspective as a concerned father. The story is also being featured in a special Congressional PSA on youth mental health and on CBS New York.
Director of Writing and Entertainment Outreach Brett Wean moderated two panels on mental health and storytelling: one, featuring director Zack Snyder, actor Charlie Hunnam, and AFSP volunteers Adia Fadaei and Robert Stohr, presented by AFSP’s Greater Los Angeles & Central Coast chapter; and “Rewriting the Script” for the Hollywood & Mind Summit held at United Talent Agency, with panelists producer/writer Liz Hannah (who received guidance from AFSP on “The Girl from Plainville” and “All the Bright Places”), actress Chyler Leigh (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Supergirl,” “The Way Home”), writer/producer Regina Hicks (“The Upshaws,” “Insecure,” “Girlfriends”) and storyteller and attempt survivor Kevin Hines.
In 2018, Vuong Tran was living in one of the most beautiful cities in America — San Diego — but experiencing what felt like an impossibly dark season of depression. After surviving a suicide attempt, receiving help from his local church, and spending five days in a psychiatric hospital, Vuong found hope in community and in therapy. Encouraged by people who supported him, and feeling less alone, he also realized that talking about suicide and mental health openly helped his healing.
Vuong wanted to let others know there is hope, and do more to reduce the stigma around mental health and suicide. Connecting with AFSP’s San Diego chapter later that same year, he volunteered to help with International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day and the chapter’s presence at San Diego Pride. Moving to Oregon in 2020, he joined the Oregon chapter as a volunteer, tabling at various events and eventually joining the chapter board, serving as volunteer coordinator and chair of the Programs and Education Committee. This past year, he took on the role of board chair.
“Volunteering is a way for me to spread light in a world in which there is darkness. Growing up as an Asian American male, we never spoke about our feelings and our mental health. I bottled up many years of tough emotions, which eventually led to my suicide attempt. I want to create a world in which people, especially those of color, can openly have conversations about mental health and suicide prevention.
Volunteering has taught me so much. I’ve learned about safe messaging involving suicide, and why we avoid phrases like ‘committed suicide,’ because it implies a crime, rather than being the result of a complex health situation. I’ve learned that generally, there are multiple factors that lead someone to a suicidal act, and that it’s not usually the result of one simple reason. I’ve also learned of resources available to people in crisis that I didn’t know about during my own dark period, like the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which AFSP supports through its advocacy efforts; and the support available to survivors of suicide loss, such as the Healing Conversations program and Survivor Day events.
As a suicide attempt survivor, my message to those who are struggling is that there is, in fact, hope out there. Although things may feel dark, there is a beautiful community ready to love and support you. No matter what your connection to this cause, no one has to suffer alone.”
Advocacy
Nearly 250 AFSP Volunteer Advocates attended the 15th Annual Advocacy Forum, with close to 100 new cosponsors signed on to priority 988 Lifeline bills, showcasing strong bipartisan and bicameral support.
Each year, Volunteer Advocates across the country are galvanized by AFSP’s Public Policy Team in Washington, D.C., to urge public officials at all levels of government to pass suicide prevention policies that can save lives.
At public policy events like State Capitol Days and the annual Advocacy Forum, advocates meet with public officials and their staff to initiate important conversations that win hearts and minds over to making change at the federal, state, and local level.
This year, AFSP’s public policy efforts focused on support for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, firearms-related suicide prevention, and improved access to and coverage for mental health and substance use services.
2024 marks the second anniversary of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. With over 10 million calls, chats, and texts routed since its launch, rapid growth in demand for crisis response services underscores the importance of AFSP’s advocacy for increased funding and legislative support for the 988 Lifeline.
Our 2024 Advocacy Forum centered on 988 and urged Congress to support legislation that aims to:
Thanks in part to AFSP’s efforts, this past year saw the addition of three new states requiring a small 988 fee on phone bills, reliably and sustainably funding 988 services in those states well into the future and bringing the total number of states with said fees to 10. These efforts and accomplishments are aligned with the new 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, which AFSP supports.
Voluntary action to make the environment of someone at risk safe from lethal means, including firearms, is an essential component of any effective suicide prevention strategy. AFSP leads efforts to promote voluntary firearm removal initiatives and policies.
We advocate for bills to:
AFSP continued to support community-based approaches to prevent firearm suicide and legislation that prioritizes research and education on the relationship between suicide and firearms. This includes advocating for continued federal funding for gun violence prevention research.
The 2024 State Capitol Day season focused on firearm suicide prevention, with AFSP chapters advocating for 29 firearm-related bills across 15 states and providing technical assistance to lawmakers to support bill introduction in future sessions.
Nearly 2,000 Volunteer Advocates
AFSP continued to fight for an expansion of Medicaid coverage for mental health and substance use services; enforcement of mental health parity requirements; and support for Veterans and their families, including:
Rick Townsend is a psychologist and professor who has long been active in mental health advocacy. Julia, his daughter, suffered a stroke at birth, and experienced a lifelong struggle with depression. She was married and living in another state in 2001 when a severe episode of depression resulted in her suicide. Six years later, in addition to bringing more Community Walks to his area, Rick has become a Volunteer Advocate for AFSP. Rick has met with lawmakers in Tallahassee and in Washington, D.C., advocating for governmental support for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and other mental health legislation.
In 2023, Rick represented AFSP as a speaker for Behavioral Health Day at Florida’s State Capitol, an annual event where advocates and leaders gather to raise awareness of mental health and substance use disorder services in the state.
“Julie’s death was the hardest experience in my life. As a psychologist, I knew talking can be healing; that a balance of openness and boundaries is healthy; and that having support systems is essential. Prior to losing my daughter, I listened supportively and with some understanding to people who had experienced great loss. But the depth of my understanding is now so much deeper. Today, I can laugh and feel happy, but the tears still come when I fully feel the memories of my daughter’s death.
My motivation as an AFSP Volunteer Advocate is the hope that the things we do will prevent other families from going through that long dark night we experienced. Advocacy has given me lots of opportunity to share Julie’s story, and to share my story of surviving suicide loss.
When I spoke at Florida’s Behavioral Health Day, I talked about the numbers of Floridians who’d died. Maybe it was the Veteran you thanked for their service; maybe the police officer you saw running toward danger. Maybe it was the physician resident you saw in the ER, or the grandfather who was alone. Maybe it was the construction worker, the dentist, or the teenager. Those of us who are survivors of suicide loss know how each death impacts so many others. The more we advocate and speak from personal experience, the more we can inspire change.
I believe Julie’s spirit is with me in my advocacy. Prior to her death, at a time when she was feeling better, Julie created a website that urged people with depression to seek good mental health care and to affirm their lives. She would like to know that her life story has continued to spread that word.”
Coming from a deeply religious family involved in mission work and realizing at the age of 11 that she was gay and would have to keep it a secret or try to “pray it away,” Kris Williams knows what it’s like to grow up feeling different. Having spent years running from her feelings, at the age of 22 she confided to a therapist about experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors — and her desire to be seen and loved, unable to hide her identity anymore.
Kris has now worked in mental health and social services for over twenty-five years, and made it her mission through AFSP to become a source of love and support for the 2SLGBTQ+ community, a designation in which “2S” indicates the Indigenous term “Two-Spirit,” referring to those who identify as having both a masculine and feminine spirit. As a queer youth leader and advocate, her aim has been to create a community similar to her childhood church, but founded on inclusion and diversity, working with 2SLGBTQ+ youth and their families. Along with being a Talk Saves Lives presenter and planning the chapter’s Big Gay Hope fundraising event, Kris spoke at Oklahoma’s State Capitol Day, giving a voice to 2SLGBTQ+ youth in opposition to discriminatory legislation, and in support of funding for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
“A colleague of mine talked me into joining the chapter board in Oklahoma. She knew I had a strong voice for 2SLGBTQ+ youth and wanted to amplify that in suicide prevention, because it is such an important issue in my community. If I’ve learned anything over the past couple of decades, it is that my experience was not isolated, and that others were struggling to be seen, loved, cherished, and fighting for their next breath. I have learned that my voice has power and our voice has power.
Advocating at the Oklahoma State capital as a representative of AFSP was a pivotal moment in which we worked together to bring the necessary funds to Oklahoma to increase mental health services, and raise our voices for 2SLGBTQ+ youth.
I truly believe we are leading this cause because of the advocacy that AFSP does. Advocacy doesn’t just happen at the Capitol. Through the work we do through our chapter, we bring the community together to celebrate our loved ones and figure out how to best use our voices, together.”
Program Partnerships
“I had a teenager who died by suicide within 30 minutes of leaving their wellness visit. After that, I thought to myself, ‘How can we do better?’ Until it happens to you, until you have a really close encounter, you may not know what to do.”
— Edward Salzberg, MD FAAP, pediatrician at Roswell Pediatrics Center in Georgia, Project ECHO Clinical Cohort participant
Since launching in 2023, over 300 pediatric clinicians and community members have participated in our ECHO programs.
At the core of AFSP’s three-year strategic plan is the Bold Goal to reduce the rate of suicide 20% by 2025. To achieve this, AFSP develops and delivers evidence-informed programs to influence systems change, engage employers and businesses, educate the community, and develop key strategic partnerships to drive impact.
Construction workers face one of the highest suicide rates among all professions in the U.S., with five times as many construction workers losing their lives to suicide compared to the general population.
With this in mind, AFSP has partnered with Bechtel, a leader in the construction industry whose $7 million, five-year commitment to AFSP is the largest-ever pledge received by AFSP and the largest single donation ever made by the Bechtel Group Foundation. The initiative will leverage Bechtel’s industry knowledge and reach in combination with AFSP’s expertise and national network of chapters to provide critical resources and programming to 500,000 U.S. construction workers over the next five years.
Many individuals see a health care provider in the weeks and months prior to taking their life. We also have new evidence-based tools to identify and support at-risk individuals in the clinical setting. Therefore, health care providers and health systems play a critical role in screening and interventions. AFSP has partnered with several organizations to better prepare the health care community on how to identify and provide potentially lifesaving care for at-risk patients.
Addressing the Adult Population through Hospital Systems:
An AFSP-funded Learning & Action Network (LAN) partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has identified accessible resources and workflow improvement opportunities to help support clinicians in preventing suicide. With three partner healthcare organizations — Bon Secours Mercy Health, Ascension Health, and Providence Health — IHI identified and addressed 3 key interventions for initial focus: universal screening, lethal means counseling, and safe and timely transition to evidence-based treatment. An 18-month initiative to embed and improve these key steps across these large health systems has been completed with positive results.
Working with Pediatric Health Care Providers in Practice and Communities:
Suicide and suicidal behavior among youth and young adults is a major public health crisis. AFSP continues to partner with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to engage pediatric clinicians through Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes). This training model allows us to operationalize the best practices recommended for health care professionals in the Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention, created in partnership by AFSP and AAP. In addition, AAP and AFSP worked with chapters across the U.S. to learn best practices related to community suicide prevention strategies at the local and state level, and to influence system level changes to help promote suicide prevention.
Partnering With Health Care Benefits Providers:
AFSP has partnered with Aetna CVS Health, a leading diversified health care benefits company serving an estimated 37.9 million people and offering the opportunity to reach significant numbers of people impacted by issues of mental health. AFSP’s expert leadership has advised on clinical practice changes and presented internally to Aetna CVS Health staff and at conferences. Aetna CVS Health has implemented AFSP’s Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention education program for both its employees and its customers. The healthcare company has also provided funding to support the development and piloting of AFSP’s recently launched program L.E.T.S. Save Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for Black and African American Communities and AFSP’s continued work with the AAP on the Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention. Our collaboration with Aetna CVS has resulted in significant clinical success, following the implementation of efforts including universal screening, self-harm risk modeling, evidence-based interventions, caring contacts, and support.
“I had a teenager who died by suicide within 30 minutes of leaving their wellness visit. After that, I thought to myself, ‘How can we do better?’ Until it happens to you, until you have a really close encounter, you may not know what to do.”
— Edward Salzberg, MD FAAP, pediatrician at Roswell Pediatrics Center in Georgia, Project ECHO Clinical Cohort participant
Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention in the Correctional Environment provides corrections staff with information about what can be done to create a safer environment for people in custody, as well as providing a better understanding of resources available to help them take care of their own mental health. AFSP is partnering with states to make system-level changes in correctional environments. For example, AFSP worked with the South Carolina Department of Corrections to deliver TSL to staff and is working with the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections to implement the program within their Learning Management System, which will brings the potential reach of this program to over 20,000 people who work in corrections.
Knowing that firearms account for the majority of suicide deaths in the U.S., and because of the prevalence of gun ownership in our country, AFSP seeks to ensure that every individual knows the basics about firearm safety and suicide prevention. AFSP is recognized as a trusted organization on firearms suicide prevention, in large part due to our long-standing partnership with The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a leader in the firearms industry, with whom AFSP has developed and shared messaging around firearm safety and suicide prevention. NSSF provides AFSP a booth each year at their largest firearm industry expo called Shot Show, where AFSP provides attendees with information on firearms suicide prevention and conducts interviews with those in the firearms community to inform future programming. AFSP Chapters also hosted booths at 17 firearm industry events across the country. In addition, we have partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to share insights and strategies aimed at reducing firearm suicide among veterans.
Firearm suicide prevention content was also added to a refreshed version of the general Talk Saves Lives education presentation this year, meaning everyone who attends a TSL presentation will learn about secure firearms storage, enabling AFSP to reach tens of thousands each year with information about how to prevent firearm-related suicide.
This year, AFSP also launched the Firearms Roadmap, a resource for AFSP staff and volunteers to help chapters build relationships with firearm owners
in their community.
AFSP promoted messages about secure firearm storage on social media during two efforts this year to encourage secure firearms storage.
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In 2018, Karen Carreira’s teenage son Nathan died by suicide two weeks after his 15th birthday.
She has since leveraged her 25-year career in human services to become a proud proponent of education and advocacy for mental health awareness and suicide prevention, with a particular focus on youth mental health.
“Losing a child is soul crushing. The complexity of supporting a struggling child is one experience; the devastation of losing a child to suicide is on a completely different level. My husband and I sat in shock for some time. But somewhere deep down, we knew our surviving daughters’ wellness depended on our ability to embrace the task of repairing our crushed souls.
Where do you start that process of healing? I found that searching endlessly for an answer to the question of ‘why’ kept my grief energy stagnant. I didn’t want to go to an AFSP Community Walk when my sister first suggested it. I felt angry and ambivalent. But that morning ignited a sense of possibility. In my darkness,
I decided to follow this path that seemed to offer a hint of light: because doing something seemed better than doing nothing. My involvement as a volunteer helped me move through those early, impossibly hard months and years.
That bit of HOPE shifted everything. Once I switched from asking, ‘Why did this happen?’ to, “What can I learn?’ I found a new sense of acceptance and freedom. I also gave myself permission to keep living. The future looked possible. My sorrow evolved.
I attended a State Capitol Day, and began supporting our state advocacy efforts. Last year, I provided testimony in support of a state bill that would mandate the inclusion of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on student identification cards at colleges, public middle, and high schools.
On the sixth anniversary of Nathan’s passing, in partnership with AFSP, I led a team of 21 instructors from three different states to train the entire teacher and administrative staff (280) of the Ludlow Public School District in Youth Mental Health First Aid. That March, I was honored with the 2024 Massachusetts Leadership in Suicide Prevention Award.
Sharing my story and using it to provide others with a sense of hope has moved me toward healing. Finding purpose has been transformative.”
Gala & Leadership Conference
Allowing our community to look back on the past year’s accomplishments, and channel those successes toward future achievements.
Each spring, AFSP’s Lifesavers Gala presents awards to those who have been outstanding champions of suicide prevention, and whose dedication to the cause has made a notable impact in our efforts to save lives and spread hope to those affected by suicide. The Lifesavers Gala serves as an important platform to raise much-needed funds for AFSP’s research, education, advocacy, and support initiatives — while allowing our community to look back on the past year’s accomplishments, and channel those successes toward future achievements.
This year’s Lifesavers Gala, held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, was attended by over 380 supporters of suicide prevention, who together helped raise over $850,000. The event was hosted by content creator and comedian Estefanía Vanegas Pessoa, popularly known as Tefi. She has long supported AFSP and suicide prevention, and in 2023 was a panelist for our Instagram Live event, “Let’s Talk About Bruno! Encouraging Mental Health Conversations in Hispanic Culture.”
This year’s memorable Gala also featured these distinguished and inspiring honorees:
Jacoby Shaddix is the lead singer of iconic rock band Papa Roach, a two-time GRAMMY nominee and multi-platinum seller in the world of alternative hard rock music. Papa Roach has long called attention to mental health and suicide prevention, including through their current single “Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark),” which encourages listeners to reach out to their friends who may be struggling.
USAA is a financial services company devoted exclusively to serving military members, Veterans, and their families. In 2023, USAA launched its remarkable suicide prevention initiative, Face the Fight, with founding partners Humana Foundation and Reach Resilience, an Endeavors Foundation.
This year, AFSP’s Humanitarian Lifesaver Award honored the Huntsman Foundation President and Chief Operations Officer David Huntsman, and Executive Vice President Christena Huntsman Durham. In 2010, David and Christena’s beloved sister Kathleen Huntsman died of a drug overdose. She had struggled with mental health for much of her life, and her death compelled the family to open up about its personal connection to mental health and suicide prevention.
Barbara Stanley, Ph.D., was a trailblazing clinical psychologist who specialized in the treatment of individuals with borderline personality disorder, depression, and self-harm. With her colleague Dr. Gregory Brown, Dr. Stanley developed the Safety Planning Intervention used by emergency departments, inpatient and outpatient facilities, Veterans Affairs, and crisis hotlines. At AFSP, she served on both the Research Grant Committee and Scientific Council.
Jeff Bridge, Ph.D., is director of the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and professor of pediatrics, psychiatry, and behavioral health at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. At AFSP, Dr. Bridge serves as a Scientific Advisor, member of the Research Grants Committee, and Scientific Council member.
We wish to thank:
This year’s Gala Chair, Cara McNulty (Former President, Behavioral Health and Mental Well-Being for CVS Health), and our sponsors: CVS Health, Johnson & Johnson, Carelon Behavioral Health, The Columbia Lighthouse Project, Sumitomo Pharma, USAA, Crowe, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Ad Council, Audacy, Axsome Therapeutics, The Bliss Group, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cerevel Therapeutics, Compass Pathways, DonorDrive, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Lundbeck, NovaWell, Real Chemistry, Troutman Pepper, Brightside Health, DarioHealth, Everytown for Gun Safety, Iron Mountain, LincolnIT, OptimizeRx, and Relmada Therapeutics.
This past January, chapter staff and volunteers gathered from across the country for AFSP’s 19th annual Chapter Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. This important event allows our dedicated, nationwide network of volunteers to reflect on recent successes, tap into collective experiences and expertise, and envision how we can strengthen AFSP’s mission in the year ahead. This year, all 74 AFSP chapters were represented, amounting to 363 in-person attendees and another 144 participating remotely.
The theme of this year’s conference was “Leadership: Shared, Inclusive and Impactful,” a reflection of the driving principles behind each and every one of AFSP’s chapters. During the Awards Banquet held toward the end of the conference, volunteer Lisa Riley received the Peggy Farrell Leadership Award for her years of chapter leadership service. The New Jersey Chapter was named Overall Chapter of the Year for its outstanding efforts to recruit new board members and volunteers, expand educational programming, and raise more awareness and funding than ever through Community and Campus Walks. Read about more about the 2024 chapter awardees, and the outstanding work of each of our chapters.
Since the heartbreaking loss of his sister, Katherine, to suicide in 2012 at the age of 37, Dave Thompson has transformed his grief into advocacy for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. This tragedy ignited his determination to combat stigma, sharing his and Katherine’s story to emphasize the importance of seeking help and encourage others to appreciate the beauty of today.
His commitment to suicide prevention is evident through his participation in multiple charity marathons. For the past five years, he has led Team AFSP in Grandma’s Marathon, which takes place along Lake Superior’s North Shore in Duluth, Minnesota each June, raising awareness and funds for a cause that is so close to his heart.
“In the years since my loss, I have embraced the conviction that we only have today. This has profoundly transformed my perspective on life and loss. Mental health is a universal journey that requires intentional care and involves struggles that are as real and physical as any illness. Seeking help — through medication, therapy, opening up to others, or other means — is an act of courage. Even when vulnerability feels daunting, the connections we forge are invaluable.
This journey has transformed my initial blame, anger, and guilt into a resolute purpose: to promote understanding, prevention, and the appreciation of today.
My dedication is fueled by love for my family, including Katherine’s daughters, my own children, my younger brother, and parents. I have learned that by channeling my pain into positive action, I can honor my sister’s memory while finding personal healing and striving to create a world where such tragedies can be prevented.
When I run for Team AFSP, I’m practicing self-care, which is universally important, and different for everybody. I’m guided by Maya Angelou’s wisdom, ‘When we know better, we do better.’ Through my involvement with AFSP, I strive to create more joy than guilt in myself and others. I recognize the struggle many face in grasping mental health’s complexities, and I strive to bridge the gap between those who understand and those still learning. I’m driven by a hope that one day, no one will feel alone or misunderstood in their mental health journey. This is my promise to those who struggle and those we’ve lost.”
Research Grants
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) began as a research organization dedicated to finding the best ways to prevent suicide. Today, we are the largest private funder of suicide prevention research. Much of what is known about suicide comes from studies that AFSP has funded. Through our Innovation Research Grants, which support novel approaches to this important work, and our targeted, potentially high-impact Focus Research Grants, our studies help shape suicide prevention efforts around the world.
Research has shown that suicide can be prevented. By opening up new areas of inquiry, and funding studies across multiple disciplines at all levels of investigation, we can learn more about the causes of suicide, test promising treatments and interventions, and determine the best, most effective ways to save lives.
Neurobiological: How do brain structure and neurochemical function contribute to suicide?
Psychosocial: What are the risk factors and warning signs for suicide?
Genetic: What genetic pathways are associated with suicide risk, and can we develop biological interventions and treatments?
Treatment: What treatments — like therapies and medications — are effective at reducing suicide?
Community: What universal prevention programs — like hotlines, gatekeeper training, and community-based programs — are the most effective?
Focus Grants are targeted, innovative, high-risk, potentially high-yield projects that seek to inform and even transform suicide prevention efforts.
American Academy of Pediatrics
$1,497,430
Youth suicide is a global public health concern. Low- and middle-income countries account for over 70% of deaths by suicide globally, and universal screening and assessment are not routinely done in many countries. Screening and building safety plans have shown potential as an effective way to decrease suicidal behavior. This study will measure the acceptability and impact of screening and safety planning on suicidal thoughts and action among youth living in Ethiopia. If effective, this approach can serve as a model for other countries.
University of California, Irvine
$1,500,000
This project aims to address the complex issue of suicide by developing blood-based biomarkers to assess suicide risk, particularly in individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (M.D.D). Utilizing post-mortem and clinical blood samples, the study will analyze gene expression and methylation patterns, integrating this multimodal data with machine learning algorithms. The goal is to identify suicide-specific molecular biomarkers, enhancing our understanding of immediate (gene expression) and enduring (methylation) molecular changes associated with suicide risk.
Innovation Grants. Through the funding of Innovation Grants, AFSP supports pioneering work that will increase our understanding of suicide with an array of promising new areas of research.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
$449,994
Youth with suicidal ideation and behavior may spend days to weeks in emergency departments or hospital medical units awaiting transfer to inpatient psychiatric care. I-CARE is a digital health intervention that teaches evidence-based psychosocial skills to youth awaiting psychiatric care and will be compared to standard safety monitoring in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who are boarded for suicidal ideation or attempt.
Kent State University
CHC Addiction Services
$450,000
Genetics can help us learn how to more optimally detect or predict suicide risk. Computational analyses of patient transcriptomes (genetic material) will be studied to identify relevant RNA or gene editing biomarkers associated with
suicide risk. Participants who experienced recent suicidal ideation, as well as sex- and age-matched healthy controls, will be studied. The goal is to identify specific blood-based biomarkers associated with suicide attempts or suicidal ideation to help with prediction of risk for repeat attempts and to aid in development of future therapeutic treatments.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Canada)
$149,850
Suicide represents a major public health problem, with a worldwide rate of 10.7 per 100,000 people, claiming over 788,000 lives per year. This investigation aims to analyze the neuromelanin signal in the brains of people with schizophrenia (SCZ) at high risk and low risk of suicide using neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (NM-MRI). This study will examine whether NM-MRI is a practical, non-invasive approach to estimate suicide risk.
University of Utah
$149,973
A community-based evaluation of a Grief Group Support Model for Suicide Loss Survivors, as applied in underserved populations that carry disproportionate rates of suicide (rural, Indigenous, persons with serious mental illness, and financially disadvantaged persons), will be delivered by mental health clinicians trained in the Grief Group Support Model. This study will determine the value of clinician-facilitated grief support groups for suicide loss survivors by examining agency engagement, clinician training, and intervention effectiveness.
University of Minnesota
$125,000
Reported rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) among Black youth are rising and vary across subpopulations, with lowest rates among Somali youth in contrast to substantially higher rates among non-Hispanic and Hispanic Black adolescents. Understanding population-specific risk and protective factors will inform the development of interventions tailored to diverse Black youth. Qualitative interviews will be conducted with 65 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years identifying as non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic Black, and Somali to characterize group-specific risk and protective factors for STBs.
Veterans Health Research Institute
$124,681
Primary care providers frequently have contact with people prior to them dying by suicide. A key opportunity for suicide prevention is to optimize care delivered in primary care settings. This study builds upon prior work on an innovative program for providers that builds their patient-centered suicide prevention skills utilizing a structured measurement tool and guided feedback. This study assesses the feasibility and acceptability of an online educational module for clinicians and examines the relationship between skill ratings on the tool and patient outcomes.
Henry Ford Health
$125,000
Genomics is an approach for precision medicine used to evaluate the risk for suicide. This project seeks to discover molecular biomarkers that can be used to screen for risk of suicidal behavior, and it focuses on the development of predictive models that combine multiple genes to identify poly-omics risk scores using several large databases. This model will be applied to stratify patients into low-, moderate-, and high-risk strata of suicide risk to test the validity and utility of genomic risk scores in clinical practice.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
$124,332
An intervention for preadolescents with suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) will be developed and manualized. Expert advisors and end-users will be engaged to iteratively develop the intervention that targets executive functioning and emotion dysregulation, core underlying risk factors for SITBs in preadolescents. There will be a pilot-test of the intervention in an Emergency Department-referred sample to demonstrate feasibility and safety and to finalize the intervention, protocols, and procedures for future testing the efficacy of intervention.
University of Maryland, College Park
$125,000
This research examines changes in suicidal ideation and behaviors from before to after an abortion and the role of the sociocultural context around unexpected pregnancy. A sample of 280 people having abortions in states where it is banned and unsupported will be assessed at baseline and over one year. To learn the impact of sociocultural context, the sample will be compared with people in states where it is legal and the context is supportive and states where it is illegal and the context is unsupportive.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Mentor: Ruth O’Hara, Ph.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine
$140,000
The rate of suicidal ideation is twice as high in teenage girls as in boys. Yet, we do not fully understand why suicidal ideation is higher in girls, or how to identify which girls are at risk for suicidal behavior. In the proposed research, we will examine whether changes in sleep at specific points in the menstrual cycle predict increases in suicidal ideation in teenage girls. This could help us understand what contributes to suicidal ideation in girls, and help us identify who is at risk, and when, so that we can intervene to prevent suicide.
University of Toronto (Canada)
Mentor: Sidney Kennedy, M.D., FRCPC
University of Toronto (Canada)
$139,968
Suicide accounts for 1.5% of deaths worldwide. Recent evidence suggests that elevated irritability correlates with suicide risk. This study will quantify the behavioral and neurobiological relationship between irritability and suicide. Among adults with depression who have/have not attempted suicide, we will quantify differences in irritability and brain activity using brain imaging fMRI. This study represents a novel angle to study suicide and may set a rationale for explorations of non-invasive brain stimulation as new treatments for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Mentor: Katalin Szanto, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh
$140,000
Suicide rates are highest among older adults. This study uses a three-week period of twice daily mobile assessments of social disconnection (e.g., isolation, loneliness, low satisfaction with interactions) and of cognitive vulnerabilities (e.g., poor impulse control, inflexible thinking, and low attention span) in a sample of older individuals with increased risk for suicide. The goal is to learn about how multiple dimensions of social disconnection and cognitive vulnerabilities may combine in real-time and contribute to suicide risk.
University of Colorado Denver,
School of Medicine
Mentor: Marian Betz, M.D., MPH
University of Colorado Denver,
School of Medicine
$140,000
Nearly half of teen suicide deaths are caused by firearms. Lethal means safety involves limiting firearm access for teens at elevated suicide risk. It is an essential component of suicide prevention yet is not done consistently in the Emergency Department (ED). This study will obtain teen and caregiver perspectives of lethal means safety planning, adapt an existing tool, and pilot the tool to improve care of teens with elevated suicide risk presenting to the ED.
Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor: Joan Luby, M.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
$139,014
Children as young as preschool-age can experience suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). These early-onset STBs can continue into adolescence and are linked to other mental health struggles. However, little is known about how to identify children at risk. This project uses data collected via three methods (brief caregiver-report screener and caregiver and child clinical interviews) at two timepoints (ages four to seven and six to nine years). Key questions being examined relate to how, who, and when to assess early-onset STBs.
University of Pittsburgh
Mentor: Jennifer Silk, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
$140,000
Suicide is the second leading cause of death of adolescents ages 13 to 17. Rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are higher and increasing faster among girls than boys. Although social processes are linked to STBs, the role of social communication in STBs is unclear. This study advances our understanding of how dynamics of eye-gaze and facial affect impact social connectedness and STBs in adolescent girls. The study has the potential to provide specific, cost-effective, and accessible prevention and intervention targets.
University of Alabama
Mentor: Phillip Smith, Ph.D.
University of Alabama
$139,982
The purpose of this study is to determine the impacts of romantic
relationship dynamics on suicidal ideation. This project will recruit couples, in which one partner is experiencing suicidal ideation, to take part in weekly and monthly assessments about their mental health and relationship satisfaction, support, and conflict. By incorporating both partners’ perspectives of the relationship, efforts that address risk and protective factors of relationships can be enacted in prevention and intervention for suicidal ideation.
Mount Sinai Hospital
Mentor: Maria de las Mercedes
Perez-Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D.
Mount Sinai Hospital
$139,473
Currently, there is no evidence regarding the role of commonly prescribed antidepressants in suicide prevention for individuals
at high suicide risk, largely because of lack of randomized trials. This project will use electronic health records on 150,000 individuals and recently developed data science methods for causal inference to understand effectiveness and safety of antidepressants, as a group, and of specific antidepressant medications, for suicide prevention, a critical question with major implications for clinical decision-making.
University of Southern California
Mentor: Eric Pedersen, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
$140,000
Negative attitudes toward mental health difficulties and help seeking are pervasive, especially in Black and Asian American communities. This study explores whether correcting misperceptions about depression and suicide using Personalized Normative Feedback (PNF) can increase help-seeking among people who have untreated depression and suicidal thoughts by evaluating a PNF intervention in a non-treatment-seeking group of Black and Asian American adults with untreated depression and/or recent suicidal ideation.
University of Ottawa Institute of
Mental Health Research (Canada)
Mentor: Jess Fiedorowicz, M.D., Ph.D.
Brown University
$140,000
Ketamine has emerged as a rapid-acting treatment that reduces suicidal thoughts within hours. In this study, the rapid anti-suicidal effects of ketamine will be harnessed both to treat active suicidal thoughts in patients with depression and to measure their underlying biology through advanced imaging of the brain’s white matter tracts. Studying how ketamine alleviates suicidal thoughts will further our understanding of key brain circuitry involved in suicide and identify new targets for intervention and suicide prevention.
Brown University and Butler Hospital
Mentor: Brandon Gaudiano, Ph.D.
Brown University
$139,903
Adolescents and young adults with psychosis are at elevated risk for suicide and experience high rates of mental health stigma. Therefore, it is necessary to develop interventions that target both mental health stigma and suicide risk in this population. This study will develop and test an eight-session suicide prevention intervention, called RESTEPS (Reducing Stigma: A Treatment for Early Psychosis to Prevent Suicide), for youth with psychosis and suicidal thoughts following hospital discharge.
University of Kentucky
Mentor: Julie Cerel, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky
$139,185
There is a strong relationship between alcohol use and suicidal
thoughts and behaviors, and it is not clear what underlies this
connection. A common thread between alcohol use and suicidal thoughts and behaviors is how individuals value rewards, which
can also be affected by treatment for alcohol use. The purpose of this study is to see how alcohol use and decision-making can affect suicidal thoughts and behaviors during self-guided therapy for alcohol use over time.
Copenhagen University Hospital (Denmark)
Mentor: Hilary Blumberg, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine
$140,000
This study uses neuroimaging and clinical data to examine brain features that put individuals at risk for a future suicidal attempt. Neuroimaging data include PET to measure synaptic density (an indicator of the number of neurons in the brain), and MRI to map functional connectivity (how brain regions interact with one another). Imaging and clinical data from 1,200 individuals with Major Depression collected at several time points will be studied. The goal is to identify features that can be targeted with new treatment and prevention strategies.
University of Texas at Arlington
Mentor: Regina Praetorius, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Arlington
$140,000
Virtual Reality Lethal Means Safety Training (VR-LMST) is an innovative approach that aims to improve suicide prevention education for allied health care providers who serve rural Veterans. Using virtual reality, a realistic training simulation where providers practice counseling skills with a virtual Veteran will be compared with an active control group to determine efficacy of VR-LMST. This innovative approach could enhance providers’ ability to prevent suicide among Veterans, especially in rural areas where suicide risk is higher and specialized training is often unavailable.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Mentor: Nicole Nugent, Ph.D.
Brown University
$139,728
Each year, 100,000 women present to emergency care after sexual assault in the United States. Despite high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) after assault, there is currently no standard treatment provided to survivors to prevent the development of PTSD. This study seeks to understand rates and risk factors for STBs after sexual assault, and to begin testing of a new smartphone-based intervention to prevent PTSD and STBs
post-sexual assault.
Touro University
Mentor: Marianne Goodman, M.D.
Department of Veteran Affairs
$139,581
Personal recovery after suicidal episodes extends beyond symptoms, risk, and finding cures. It focuses on enabling individuals to live fulfilling and rewarding lives. This is a critical area for people struggling with suicide, clinicians, and researchers. This study examines the pathways and predictors of personal recovery in 550 individuals over 12 months. The results will help us understand how some individuals experience stronger recovery pathways than others to inform the development of tailored treatments that cater to a person’s unique experiences.
Yale University
Mentor: Renato Polimanti, Ph.D.
Yale University
$140,000
Suicidal behaviors are a major public health issue. Genetic data from over one million participants will be examined to understand molecular dynamics and epidemiological relationships linking suicidal behaviors to brain structure and function, behavioral health, and other clinical outcomes. By using a state-of-the-art framework, this project will build high-performance machine learning models to predict the risk of suicide ideation and attempt. The expected results will contribute to preventive strategies to identify individuals at high suicide risk.
The Research Institute at Nationwide
Children’s Hospital
Mentor: Cynthia Fontanella, Ph.D.
The Research Institute at Nationwide
Children’s Hospital
$138,400
The proposed study will advance the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) priority to reduce child suicide by identifying the characteristics, including psychopathology and adversities, that distinguish children who self-harm and die by suicide from other high-risk children. These results may inform future interventions of targets for treatment based on combinations of risks and adversities and how to better identify and intervene with children most at risk for suicide after treatment for self-harm, a known high-risk period for suicide.
Monash University (Australia)
$48,623
People with acquired brain injuries face a higher risk of suicide. Using surveys and interviews, this project will gather insights from individuals with acquired brain injuries, clinicians, and researchers about their experiences and needs in addressing suicidal thoughts, behaviors, and self-injury after brain injury. By collaborating with those who have direct experience, we will develop practical tools for training, assessment, and support, with the goal of improving suicide prevention in this vulnerable and often overlooked group.
Yale University School of Medicine
$50,000
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), the most common endocrine disorder in women, is linked to elevated androgen hormone levels (hyperandrogenism) and is associated with increased risk of poor mental health. Hirsutism, a condition of excess body hair in women, is also associated with elevated androgen levels and is often a feature of PCOS. This project aims to explore the impact of these hyperandrogenic conditions on suicidal thoughts and behaviors in women.
Columbia University
$50,000
Suicide is a rare and catastrophic event that can occur in patients with cancer. Researchers suggest that suicide prevention strategies should focus on elderly men, especially those with prostate cancer. However, little is known about what risk factors increase a man’s risk of suicide after diagnosis. Novel methods will be applied to determine what contributes to suicide later in the course of prostate cancer and examine the roles of psychiatric illness such as depression, and of hormonal therapy.
Texas Tech University
$50,000
Stress Control as a suicide prevention intervention will be evaluated. Stress Control is an already effectively packaged six-session, 90-minute-per-week, evidence-based, large-class, lecture-based intervention aimed at common mental health symptoms and suicide risk factors used in the U.K. The feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of Stress Control as a suicide prevention intervention will be studied among adults in the community who have had recent suicidal thoughts.
Brown University
$149,902
It is well established that irregular biological reactions to stress are associated with suicide. Understanding how biological stress responses influence real-time changes in suicidal thoughts and behaviors could improve detection of elevated risk and inform treatments. Using an innovative wearable device, biological markers of stress responses (cortisol, inflammation, glucose) will be measured noninvasively for four weeks in adults with high suicide risk. The relationships among these biological markers and suicidal thoughts and behaviors will be studied in daily life.
Leadership
Ray Paul, Jr.*, Chair
Lisa Riley, PA-C, DFAAPA*, Vice Chair
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.*, President
University of Pittsburgh
Yeates Conwell, M.D.*,Vice-President
University of Rochester
Christopher Thomas*, Secretary
The Defensive Line
Ed Stelmakh*, Treasurer
OptimizeRx
Victoria Arango, Ph.D.
Columbia University
Mark Baer
Crowe LLP
Tami Benton, M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
James Compton*
Melissa d’Arabian
Dan Egan*
Aramark
Arthur Evans, Jr., Ph.D.
American Psychological Association
Cindy Hsu
CBS2 News
Jeryn Jacobs
Citi Bank
David Jobes, Ph.D.*
Catholic University of America
Jonathon Kellerman
Dennis Lasley*
Anchorage Police Department
Doug Middleton
Dream Yoga and Wellness
Scott Rising
LinkedIn
Naomi Simon, M.D.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Dennis Tackett
Holly Wilcox, Ph.D., M.A.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer
ChristineMoutier, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Michael Student, Esq., Sullivan & Worcester LLP
*Member of Executive Committee
Naomi Simon, M.D.*, Chair+
New York University
Tami Benton, M.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D.
UMass Chan Medical School, MA
David Brent, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Jeff Bridge, Ph.D.
Nationwide Children's Hospital, OH
Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., MPH
Columbia University, NY
Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
David Jobes, Ph.D.
Catholic University of America, DC
Andrew A. Nierenberg, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Maria Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Nock, Ph.D.
Harvard University, MA
Carolyn Rodriguez, M.D, Ph.D.
Stanford University, CA
Jordan Smoller, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Holly Wilcox, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Sidney Zisook, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Peter Wyman, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY
Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer
Christine Moutier, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Ph.D. (Staff)
Senior Vice President of Research
Molly Adrian, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D., MSW
Henry Ford Health System, MI
Howard Aizenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Schahram Akbarian, M.D., Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Michael Allen, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Nick Allen, Ph.D.
University of Oregon
Jonathan Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.
Albert Einstein School of Medicine, NY
Larry Alphs, M.D., Ph.D.
Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA, Italy
Michael Anestis, Ph.D.
Rutgers University, NJ
Alan Apter, M.D.
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
Victoria Arango, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD
Michael Armey, Ph.D.
Brown University, RI
Amelia Arria, Ph.D.
University of Maryland
Joan Asarnow, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Randy Auerbach, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
Lynette Averill, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, TX
Enrique Baca-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain
Elizabeth Ballard, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD
Annette Beautrais, Ph.D.
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Tami Benton, M.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dror Ben-Zeev, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Marian Betz, M.D., MPH
University of Colorado, Denver
Eleonore Beurel, Ph.D.
University of Miami, FL
Staci Bilbo, Ph.D.
Duke University, NC
James Bjork, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Hilary Blumberg, M.D.
Yale University, CT
Maura Boldrini, M.D.
Columbia University, NY
Robert Bossarte, Ph.D.
University of South Florida
Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D.
UMass Chan Medical School, MA
Rhonda Boyd, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Amy Brausch, Ph.D.
Western Kentucky University
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D.
University of Colorado, Denver
David Brent, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Jeffrey Bridge, Ph.D.
Nationwide Children's Hospital, OH
Gregory Brown, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
C. Hendricks Brown, Ph.D.
Northwestern University, IL
Craig Bryan, Psy.D.
Ohio State University
Margit Burmeister, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Chadi Calarge, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, TX
Gabrielle Campbell, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales, Australia
John Campo, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Gabrielle Carlson, M.D.
Stony Brook University, NY
Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D., MSPH
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Julie Cerel, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky
Christine Cha, Ph.D.
Teacher's College, Columbia University, NY
Shu-Sen Chang
National Taiwan University, China
Megan Chesin, Ph.D.
William Paterson University, NJ
Helen Christensen, Ph.D.
Black Dog Institute, Australia
Jennifer Clarke, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Emil Coccaro, M.D.
Ohio State University
Ian Colman, Ph.D.
University of Ottowa, Canada
Katherine Comtois, Ph.D., MPH
University of Washington
Kenneth Conner, Psy.D., MPH
University of Rochester, NY
Yeates Conwell, M.D.
University of Rochester, NY
Edwin Cook, Jr., M.D.
University of Illinois, Chicago
Hilary Coon, Ph.D.
University of Utah
William Coryell, M.D.
University of Iowa
Philippe Courtet, Ph.D.
Université de Montpellier, France
Scott Crow, M.D.
University of Minnesota
Katie Cullen, M.D.
University of Minnesota
Kelly Cukrowicz Williams, Ph.D.
Texas Tech University
Anthony D'Augelli, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Brian D'Onofrio, M.D.
Indiana University
Kristy Dalrymple, Ph.D.
Brown University, RI
Sabrina Darrow, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Munmun DeChoudury, Ph.D.
Georgia Tech
John Denninger, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Raymond DePaulo, Jr., M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Jordan DeVylder, Ph.D.
New York University
Guy Diamond, Ph.D.
Drexel University, PA
Daniel Dickstein, M.D.
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical Hospital
Brian Draper, M.D.
University of New South Wales, Australia
Steven Dobscha, M.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
Alexandre Dombrovski, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA
Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Andrew Dwork, M.D.
Columbia University, NY
Michael Eddleston, Ph.D., Sc.D.
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Alexis Edwards, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Annette Erlangsen, Ph.D.
Danish Research Institute for Suicide Prevention, Denmark
Christianne Esposito-Smythers, Ph.D.
George Mason University, VA
Irina Esterlis, Ph.D.
Yale University, CT
Maurizio Fava, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Max Fink, M.D.
Stony Brook University, NY
Prudence Fisher, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
Cynthia Fontanella, Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Jennifer Funderburk, Ph.D.
Central NY Research Corporation
Hanga Galfalvy, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
Igor Galynker, M.D., Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Steven Garlow, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Brandon Gaudiano, Ph.D.
Butler Hospital, RI
Jermey Goldbach, Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Tina Goldstein, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Marianne Goodman, M.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., MPH
Columbia University, NY
David Goldston, Ph.D.
Duke University, NC
Jaimie Gradus, D.Sc., MPH
Boston University, MA
Leeat Granek, Ph.D.
York University, Toronto, Canada
Jon Grant, M.D.
University of Chicago, IL
John Greden, M.D.
University of Michigan
Constance Guille, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
David Gunnell, D.Sc., Ph.D.
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA
Fatemeh Haghighi, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Philip Harvey, Ph.D.
University of Miami, FL
Marnin Heisel, Ph.D.
University of Western Ontario, Canada
Marjan Holloway, Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, MD
Daphne Holt, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Paul Holtzheimer, M.D.
Dartmouth University, NH
Lisa Horowitz, Ph.D., MPH
National Institute of Mental Health, VA
Jeffrey Huffman, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Isabelle Hunt, Ph.D.
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Thomas Hyde, M.D., Ph.D.
Lieber Institute for Brain Development, MD
Alejandro Interian, Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs, NJ
Dawn Ionescu, M.D.
Harvard Medical School, MA
Dan Iosifescu, M.D.
New York University School of Medicine
Erkki Isometsä, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Helsinki, Finland
Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D.
John Jay College, NY
David Jobes, Ph.D.
Catholic University of America, DC
Sean Joe, Ph.D., MSW
Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Sheri Johnson, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Thomas Joiner, Ph.D.
Florida State University
Ned Kalin, M.D.
University of Wisconsin
Mark Kaplan, DrPH
University of California, Los Angeles
Nav Kapur, M.D.
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Bradley Karlin, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Ira Katz, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
John Keilp, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
Martin Keller, M.D.
Brown University, RI
Betsy Kennard, Psy.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Gary Kennedy, M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
James Kennedy, M.D.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
Ron Kessler, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School, MA
Alex Keuroghlian, M.D., MPH
Harvard Medical School, MA
Cheryl King, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Dimitri Kiosses, Ph.D.
Weill Cornell Medicine, NY
Joel Kleinman, M.D., Ph.D.
Lieber Institute for Brain Development, MD
David Klonsky, Ph.D.
University of British Columbia, Canada
Anand Kumar, M.D., MHA
University of Illinois, Chicago
Cecile Ladouceur, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA
Mary Christensen, Ph.D., LICSW
West Virginia University, WV
Yossi Levi-Belz, Ph.D.
Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
Yan Leykin, Ph.D.
Palo Alto University, CA
Yue Li, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY
Michael Lindsey, Ph.D., MPH, MSW
New York University
Paul Lipkin, M.D.
Kennedy Krieger Institute, MD
Jorge Lopez-Castroman, M.D., Ph.D.
Université de Montpellier, France
Joan Luby, Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Gin Malhi, M.D., MDChB
University of Sydney, Australia
Kevin Malone, M.D.
St. Vincent University Hospital , Ireland
Rachel Manber, Ph.D.
Stanford University, CA
J. John Mann, M.D.
Columbia University, NY
Peter Marzuk, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medical College, NY
Sanjay Mathew, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, TX
William Vaughn McCall, M.D.
Augusta University, GA
Elizabeth McCauley, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Cheryl McCullumsmith, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Toledo, OH
William McDonald, M.D.
Emory University, GA
Melvin McInnis, M.D.
University of Michigan
Francis McMahon, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD
Dana McMakin, Ph.D.
Florida International University
Carly McMorris, Ph.D.
University of Calgary, Canada
Naguib Mechawar, Ph.D.
McGill University, Canada
Lars Mehlum, M.D., Ph.D.
Institutt for Klinisk Medisin, Norway
Nadine Melhem, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Herbert Meltzer, M.D.
Northwestern University, IL
Briana Mezuk, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
David Miklowitz, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Andy Miller, M.D.
Emory University, GA
David Miller, Ph.D.
University at Albany, NY
Ivan Miller, Ph.D.
Butler Hospital, RI
Matthew Miller, M.D., Sc.D., MPH
Northeastern University, MA
Regina Miranda, Ph.D.
Hunter College, NY
David Mischoulon, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ann Mitchell, Ph.D., R.N.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Sherry Molock, Ph.D.
George Washington University, DC
Anna Mueller, Ph.D.
Indiana University,
Laura Mufson, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
Charles Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey Newport, M.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, M.D.
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Andrew Nierenberg, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Matthew Nock, Ph.D.
Harvard University, MA
Merete Nordentoft, M.D., Ph.D., MPH
Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
Rory O'Connor, Ph.D.
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Stephen O'Connor, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD
Mark Olfson, M.D., MPH
Columbia University, NY
Olivia Okereke, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Maria Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Dennis Ougrin, Ph.D.
King's College London, United Kingdom
Lisa Pan, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA
Jose Pardo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Jane Pearson, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD
John Pestian, Ph.D., MBA
University of Cincinnati, OH
Cynthia Pfeffer, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medicine, NY
Julie Phillips, Ph.D.
Rutgers University, NJ
Emily Pisetsky, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jane Pirkis, Ph.D.
University of Melbourne, Australia
Anthony Pisani, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY
Alexandra Pitman, Ph.D.
University College London, United Kingdom
Kelly Posner, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
Teodor Postolache, M.D.
University of Maryland
James Potash, M.D., MPH
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Chuck Raison, M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D.
McLean Hospital/Harvard University, MA
Charles Reynolds, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
James Rilling, Ph.D.
Emory University, GA
Julie Richards, Ph.D., MPH
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Shireen Rizvi, Ph.D.
Rutgers University, NJ
Jo Robinson, Ph.D.
Orygen Centre for Youth Mental Health at University of Melbourne, Australia
Carolyn Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine, CA
Joshua Roffman, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Steven Romano, M.D.
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, MO
Mary Jane Rotheram, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Anthony Rothschild, M.D.
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Christian Ruck, M.D, Ph.D.
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Dan Rujescu, M.D.
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Anthony Ruocco, Ph.D.
University of Toronto, Canada
Stephen Russell, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Neal Ryan, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Marco Sarchiapone, M.D.
University of Molise, Italy
Jitender Sareen, M.D.
University of Manitoba, Canada
Alan Schatzberg, M.D.
Stanford University, CA
Srijan Sen, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Aldofo Sequeira, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Arielle Sheftall, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY
Etienne Sibille, Ph.D.
University of Toronto, Canada
David Silbersweig, M.D.
Harvard Medical School, MA
Morton Silverman, M.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Greg Simon, M.D., MPH
Kaiser Permanente, WA
Naomi Simon, M.D.
New York University
Mark Sinyor, M.D.
Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada
Jordan Smoller, M.D., Sc.D.
Harvard University, MA
Jair Soares, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Anthony Spirito, Ph.D.
Brown University, RI
Julia Steinberg, Ph.D.
University of Maryland, MD
Stephanie Stepp, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA
David Studdert, Sc.D., MPH
Stanford University, CA
Elizabeth Sublette, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
Margaret Sugg, Ph.D.
Appalachian State University, NC
Alan Swann, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, TX
Sonja Swanson, Sc.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Katalin Szanto, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Ardesheer Talati. Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
Michael Thase, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Elaine Thompson, Ph.D., R.N.
University of Washington
Paul Thompson, Ph.D.
Dartmouth University, NH
Russell Toomey, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Madhukar Trivedi, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Rich Tsui, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Gustavo Turecki, M.D., Ph.D.
McGill University, Canada
Olga Tymofieva, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Rudolf Uher, Ph.D.
Dalhousie University, Canada
Mark Underwood, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
Kimberly Van Orden, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY
Helena Verdeli, Ph.D.
Teachers College/Columbia University, NY
Lakshmi Vijayakumar, M.D., DPM
Voluntary Health Services, India
Margda Waern, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Claes Wahlestedt, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Miami, FL
John Walkup, M.D.
Northwestern University, IL
Danuta Wasserman, M.D.
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Bradley Watts, M.D.
Dartmouth University, NH
Lauren Weinstock, Ph.D.
Brown University, RI
Myrna Weissman, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center, NY
Ursula Whiteside, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., MPH
The Jed Foundation/Cornell University, NY
Holly Wilcox, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Virginia Willour, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Matthew Wintersteen, Ph.D.
Thomas Jefferson University, PA
Peter Wyman, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY
Jangho Yoon, Ph.D., MSPH
Uniformed Services University, MD
Deborah Yurgelun-Todd, Ph.D.
University of Utah
John Zajecka, M.D.
Rush University, IL
Maureen Zalewski, Ph.D.
University of Oregon
Gil Zalsman, M.D., MHA
Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Carlos Zarate, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD
Bonnie Zima, M.D., MPH
University of California, Los Angeles
Sidney Zisook, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Dan Egan, Chair
New York
Paul Augustyniak
Tennessee
Diane Gillen
Georgia
Tammi Ginsberg, LCPC
Maryland
Tiffany Hall, MSW, LCSW
North Carolina
Joan Schweizer Hoff, M.A.
Oregon
Lori Jarck
New Jersey
Sue Klebold
Colorado
Briana Megid
California
Jenny Morales
South Carolina
Rafis A. Nin, Ph.D, LCSW
Florida
Allen W. Randall Jr.
Louisiana
Connie Sutton
Pennsylvania
Jason A. Tompkins, LCSW
Florida
Trisha Calabrese, MPH (Staff)
Senior Vice President, Programs
Dennis Lasley, Chair
Alaska
Amy Grosso
Central Texas
Josie Jesse
Utah
Denisse Lamas
Puerto Rico
Keon Lewis
North Carolina
Cara Levinson
Illinois
Jenn Moffett
Nebraska
Dionne Monsanto
New York City
David O'Leary
Massachusetts
Lisa Riley, PA-C, DFAAPA
New Hampshire
Eileen Schell
South Carolina
Ali Walker
National Capital Area
Michael F.Lamma (Staff)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Janice Hurtado Aeppli (Staff)
Senior VP Chapter Operations
David Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, Chair
Maryland
James Biela, Vice Chair
Alaska
Catherine Barber, MPA
Massachusetts
Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D.
Massachusetts
Jennifer Butler, MSW, LISW-CP/S
South Carolina
Alex Byrd Spencer
California
Melissa d'Arabian
California
Nancy Farrell, MPA
Massachusetts
Abigail Fuller, Ph.D., RN
Texas
Beverly Goldberg
Wisconsin
Marissa Grayson, Ph.D.
Alabama
Steve Moore, Esq.
Illinois
Ian Perry
Michigan
Dr. Jennifer Preble, DSW, LCSW
Montana
Scott Rising
New York
Tom Robinson
Florida
Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer (Ex-Officio)
Laurel Stine, J.D., M.A. (Staff)
Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer
Ed Stelmakh*, Chair
OptimizeRx
Michael F. Lamma (Staff)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Ed Stelmakh*, Chair
OptimizeRx
Melissa D'Arabian
Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Jeryn Jacob
Citibank
Andrew Rogoff
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Lawrence Sprung
Mitlin Financial Inc.
Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Killpack (Staff)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jim Compton*, Chair
Nancy Farrell, M.P.A.
Regina Villa Associates
Steve Siple
Andrew R. Rogoff, Esq.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer
ChristineMoutier, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Donors
Audacy
Bank of America
Bechtel Global
Carelon Behavioral Health
CHC
CN
Color Street Foundation
Crow Vote LLC
Crowe
CVS
Joey DeFilippo
Carolyn Dougall
Elizabeth Edmunds Stempel
Mark & Jane Erwin
James Foote
Robert Gallagher
The Huntsman Foundation
JB Hunt Transport Services
JL Foundation
JM Family Enterprises
Johnson & Johnson
Leidos
Ivy Beth Lewis
Miter Charitable Foundation
Moxie Advisors
Netflix, Inc
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Research Foundation
for Mental Hygiene
Kenneth Schacter
Shinedown
Sumitomo Pharma
Under the Same Sky
USAA
Vermont Community Foundation
Martha Wallen
Akin
Marilyn Blanch
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of North Carolina
CBRE, Inc.
Department of
Veteran Affairs
Epic Charitable Fund
John Albert Evans II
The Hayes Foundation
J&J Services
The LeRoy Schecter Revocable Trust
Louderback Family Foundation
Lundbeck
Lauren Ann Kay
Magellan Health Services
Lakeside Foundation
Mezcal Tequila Cantina Inc.
Microsoft
Daniel Morais
John Muno
Jacquelynne Ocana
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc.
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Sentara Healthcare
Suicide Prevention International
Warner Bros. Discovery
Accel Community Support Fund
AdCouncil
Agee Family Foundation
Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC
The Alwine Family Fund
The Amy Ginensky & Andrew Rogoff Family Fund
Apple
Applegreen Florida LLC
Arbor Homes
Athletes Unlimited
Axsome Therapeutics
Mark Baer
Bahl & Gaynor
Jeffrey Barnes
Bausch & Lomb
Bermont Materials
Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
The Bliss Group
Kimberly Bloomston
Blue Water Industries
Boehringer Ingelheim
Breach Family Foundation
Capital Group
CBS News NY
Cerevel
Combined Health
Compass Pathways
James and Liz Compton
Constellation Brands
Nancy Cook
Miranda Cooper
CSC Leasing Company
Deloitte Services LP
Docugraphics
DonorDrive
Henry & Mala Dorfman
Alexandra Dunstan
Eaton Vance
Elevance Health
The Estate of Dolores Devine
Phil Falconer
Flaumenhaft Family
RoseMary Fuss
The Garner Foundation
Gellman Family Foundation
GEM Technologies
Golden Tou
Gomer Group Foundation
Corrina Greenberg
Grey Bandit LLC
Judith Hanson
Kyle and Kristen Harris
HLR Charitable Fund
HMP Omnimedia
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
Hubbard Construction Company
ITCI
Lori Lea Jensen
The Leibowitz and Greenway Family Charitable Foundation
The Mackesy Family Foundation
The Maddie Fund
Magnite
Marisa Corcoran Inc
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Jaime Mateus-Tique
Thomas McInernay
Melkus Family Foundation
Merrill
MGM Resorts
Igore Modlin
Music is Medicine
Charles Neal
New York Life Foundation
Karen Newman
NovaWell / Horizon
Nuveen
Morgan Page
Papa Roach Touring
PepsiCo
Playstudios
Polly A Levee Charitable Trust
Real Chemistry
Relmada Therapeutics Inc
Robert A Saccaro Foundation
Scott Schwartz
The Shack Sackler Foundation
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Soundwaves Art Foundation
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Amy Swanson
Synchrony Financial
TPAVE LLC
Tristan Anderson Wilson/Edgevanta
United HealthCare Svs
ViacomCBS
Viatris
Christine Villa
Riley Walker
Daniel & Amy Willis
2morrow Needs You
Abbvie
ADT
Alpha Kappa Psi Mu Pi Chapter
American Enterprise Group Charitable Foundation Fund
Angels of Care LLC
Araca Merchandise L.P.
Douglas Atamian
Wesley Atamian
Arnold Simonsen Family Charitable Foundation
Aya Healthcare
Baird Foundation
Stacia Bartlett
Bioworks Inc
BJC Healthcare
Allison Blitzer
Boeing
Brightside
Bruce and Nancy Brown
Amy Brown North
The Brycen Gray Memorial Foundation
Karen Burkland
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Edward Callahan
Campbell Global LLC
Anthony Castro
Blas Catalani
Chris Cato
Chevron
Cigna
CINK Fundraising
Cisco Foundation
Citisoft Inc.
Marian and James Cohen
Comcast NBC Universal
Community Health
Corning Incorporated Foundation
Currency Cloud
CWR Contracting Inc.
Dario Health
David E De Silva Family Foundation
Chris Daughtry
DealerTire LLC
Delong-Sweet Family Foundation
Gerard Anthony Dever
DFYNE
Disney
Nora Dunleavy
Dynapac
Edifice, LLC
Ellen Chapman
Endeavors
Engineering Contractors Association of South Florida
Erkiletian Family Foundation
Stephen Eudene
Everytown for Gun Safety SF
Exelon
Jane Falconer
Yoan Fernandez
Finley Family
Fitzsimons & Hagan Dentistry
Flatirons Fund
Flick Financial Group, LLC
Fraternal Order of Eagles ALVA Aerie 871
Friends of Marblehead Hockey
David Furman
G2 Esports
G3 Enterprises
GASSED LLC
Suzanne Genest
George & Marie Chabot Charitable Foundation
Give Lively LLC
Givinga Foundation, Inc
The Glavin Family Charitable Fund
The Goldhirsh Foundation
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
The Grace Jones Richardson Trust
Robert Gregory
Jordan Gross
Gussack Stein Foundation
Jack Guttenplan
The Hanrahan Foundation
Adam Hawker
The Henry Foundation
Kasey Hensler
The Home Depot Foundation
Intact Insurance
Irene M Hassert Charitable Lead Annuity Trus
The Irish Gypsy Bar and Grill
Iron Mountain
IUOE Local 12
JPMorgan Chase
Junction 37
Sheryl Kearney
Virginia Keeler
Owen Kenworthy
Kevin Walsh Family Foundation
Allison Kleiger
Michael Kouracos
Katy and Jeff Krupa
Kimberly Lex
Jim Lighthizer
Lincoln IT
Link Logistics
Lisa Blanco Foundation
Logistick, Inc.
KK Lozier
Lymburn/Kelly Family Donor Advised Fund
Megan Maguire Nicoletti
Mallaghan Charitable Foundation
Susan Mann
Mars Inc
Lacie Marsh-Carroll
MathWorks
MC Jackson Sr Family Foundation
Lou Ann McCartney
David McGrath
David McMillan
Eric Miller
Moeller Foundation Inc
Molina Healthcare
Rand Monaghan
Mary Mooney
Morris Levine Key Food Stores Foundation, Inc.
Mark Moss
NATCA Charitable
The Nicole Lynn Memorial
Nik Nocturnal
Greg Nolan
North Carolina Division Office
Norton Rose Fulbright
US LLP
Sean O’Donnell
O’Keefe Family Foundation
John O’Kelly
Brian Olson
Ophelia
OptimizeRx
Parsons Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Payl, Jr.
PB Lindy Family Trust — AL
Wayne & Ginny Peacock
Paul Posoli
Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Powell
Norman & Ruth Rales
Red Mountain Entertainment, LLC
Rockwell Foundation
J. Collin Rogers
Andrew Rogoff
The Roron Foundation Inc
Philip and Marcia Rothblum
Runs for a Purpose
Safe Streets Cares
The Safety Made Simple Fund
Scheels
Brett and Aviva Schwartz
See a New Sun
Foundation Inc
Serena Ma Memorial Fund
Kelly Shaddix
Sarah Short
The Shepard Gusfield Family Fund
Stephen Smith
Alicia Soret
Phil and Peg Soucy
Steven Stadheim
Faye Steiner
Karen F. Stroud
Jimmy Sudderth
Jennifer Sweeney
T. Disney Trucking and Grading , Inc.
Sidney Taurel
Brianny Terry
Textron Inc.
John Thies
Chris Thomas
Thomas P. and Patricia A. O’Donnell Foundation
Richard Thompson
Patrick Todd
TopGolf
Brian Totten
TouchPoint Foundation
Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Troutman, Pepper, Hamilton Sanders, LLC
TruckWorx
United Wholesale Mortgage
US Bank Foundation
Donna Vassil
Virginia Rubber Corp
VitalSource Technologies
Weatherford International
— Billy Fox
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc
Whispering Bells Charitable Trust
William T Oxenham Foundation
Kathryn Winokur
Korynne Wright
Peter Wurman
Mark and Susan Zankel
10 Chefs Inc
Providence Health & Services Alaska
The Alaska Community Foundation
Anchorage Firefighters Foundation
ANTHC (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium)
Douglas J. Brune
Matson Navigation Co.
Providence Health & Services Alaska
Subway — Anchorage
Alea Aaron
America’s First Federal Credit Union
AmFirst
Crane Charitable Funds
Georgina Smith
WCM
Blue & You Foundation
Springwoods Behavioral Health
Frankle Family Foundation
Daniel & Amy Willis
Arizona Department of Health Services
Banner — University Health Plans
Bruce Andersen Charitable Fund
Credit Union West
Lerner & Rowe Gives Back
Quail Run Behavioral Health
Jazzinc Dioramas
City of Santa Monica
ColourPopCosmetics
W.M. Keck Foundation
County of Santa Barbara Department of Behavioral Wellness
Michael Fong
Michael Rantz
Sacramento Region Community Foundation
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 (ATU 1555)
Graton Casino
Star One Credit Union
Starbucks Foundation
Mental Health Center
of San Diego
Octave
Michael And Dawn House
Marvin K. Brown Auto Center
Lynette Phillips
Sharp Health Care
County of Orange, California
Jacquelyn Bogue Foundation
Riverside University Health Systems
Stanislaus County
Dignity Memorial
William Edgington
Ray Keck
John Sanchez
Sparks Volleyball Academy
Brian Dagle Foundation
CRE Delivery, INC
Lynn’s Love Story Foundation
3 West Street LLC
Helen Ainson LLC
Silver Hill Hospital
DTS Consulting
John Sanchez
GEICO
Interstate Moving | Relocation | Logistics
Pepco: An Exelon
Company & International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Local 1900
Hensel Phelps
SPAN (Suicide Prevention Alliance of Northern Virginia)
EmergeOrtho
Jay Muxworthy
B3Solutions LLC
C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc
Circles of Care, Inc.
Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital
Amy Hill
Perfect Path LLC
The Vines Hospital
United HealthCare (Jacksonville)
David Doran
James Otto
Greater Washington Community Foundation
PacificSource Health Plans
South Florida Water Management District Employee Committee
Donald and Sylvia Simon
Britt, Jake, Danielle and Danny
HCA Healthcare
Hannah Peters
Power Design Inc
The TJX Foundation
Deen Day Sanders
Kason Industries
Ameris Bank Foundation Inc
Automation Direct
Levifi
Manhattan Associates
McNaughton McKay Electric Company
Northside Hospital
Southwire Company
Martin Stovall
Teamsters Local 728
3:16 Healthcare
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Delta Airlines
William Ferguson
Ford Giving Fund
Katie & Skipper Hartley
Sebastian Ortiz-Sepulveda
The Robert and Polly Dunn Foundation
Belinda Stanley-Majors
State Bar of Georgia — Lawyers Living Well Committee
Team Rehabilitation
The Village Vets
Wheelhouse Realty, LLC
Chriscross Foundation
ComEd
Blick Art Materials
Compass Health Center
James Hardie Building Products
The Kelly Foundation
Marilyn Levinson
Luhr Bros
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital
Eric Pierce
Toyota of Lincoln Park
Lindsay Abrams
Danelle Achepohl
Tom Brown
Bruce C. Abrams Foundation
Carol Davis
Grainger
Samantha Hermansen
John Burns Construction Company
Knapheide
Cara and Michael Levinson
Luhr Crosby, LLC
MH Equipment
Kelly Poelker
Sheli Rosenberg
Vulcan Materials Company
State of Indiana
Eli Lilly & Company
Sigma Nu Butler University
Kelsey Steuer Aaron
Hard Rock Casino — Northern Indiana
Henry Schein Medical
S.P. Real Estate LLC
Ambre Blends LLC
American Veterans Motorcycle Riders Association Chapter 14
Ascension St. Vincent
Tasia Bade
Carrington Charitable Foundation
Amy & Steve Clegg
Gaylor Electric
The Gilliland Family
Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino
Indianapolis Professionals Firefighters Union Local 416
Jay Marie Salon and Spa (Show For Hope)
Charles Leavell
Laurie Mata — Mata Strong
Rehab Medical
United States Steel Corporation
Whole Foods
Zionsville Community High School
Diane Frakes-Julius
Ellie Mental Health
Global Atlantic Financial Group
The Roswell and Elizabeth
Garst Foundation
Nebraska Furniture Mart
Kendra Scott LLC
The Barbara Gaudet Charitable Trust
Brett Thomas Doussan Foundation
Chevron-Renewable Energy Group
Ella West Freeman Foundation
Greek Life
Nathan Family
Zach Clark
The Cages LLC
Martin’s Point Health Care
Michael Ashford
Brian Rampolla Memorial Golf Tournamet
Burgers and Bands for Suicide Prevention
Katelynn Highsmith
Louis A. D’Camera Memorial Fund
Pritchett Controls
Emmitsburg VFW
Auxiliary Post 6658
Hilb Group
Tim Holt
Jennifer Lighthizer
Rosso Management
Ancient Craft Widows Sons
Grand Chapter of Massachusetts Order of the Eastern Star
DCU Federal Credit Union
Doin It For Dennis
Isaac Souede
18 Holes for Hope & Healing
Columbia
Brian and Michelle Daniell
Jak-L Foundation
The Kacie Project
McLean Hospital
Meerwarth Family Foundation
Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society
Rustysplace and Rustys Country Store
S Family Charitable Fund
Heather Twining
Worcester Fire Road Race
Genesee Health System
Jennifer Fedewa
BCBSM — Emergent Holdings, Inc.
Paula Corbeil
Ellen Ferguson
Matt Gatica
Joseph J. Laurencelle Memorial Foundation
Lois Harden Memorial Fund
Heather Mahon
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Windy Willow Foundation
Matthew & Amanda Arens
Haley Comfort Systems Inc
Eagles 3208 Gambling Fund
Holmes Murphy & Associates LLC
Lineage Logistics
Ride For Wyatt – Matthew & Michelle Coy
SFM Mutual Insurance Company
Spring Lake Park Lions
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort
Gulf Coast NeuroSpa
Oceans Behavioral Hospital
Ryleys Court
Brian Zeiger Annual Memorial Golf Tournament
Jason and Jill Bruhn
D&S Fencing Co Inc
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Parker Hannifin
Race for Austen
Intermountain Health — Billings
Jonathan L Foote & Associates Inc
ONEOK
Providence
Reynolds Market
Heider Family Foundation
Knights of Columbus #14077
Ken and Ann Stinson
Centris Federal Credit Union
Brad Christenson
Combined Health Agencies Drive
Defiance, Inc DBA Defiance Harley-Davidson
First National Bank of Omaha
Kiewit
Nebraska Medicine
Omaha Lancer Hockey Foundation
The Owen Foundation
PayPal
Qgiv
Southwest Stars LLC
Sharon Thomason-Sekyi
William Powell
Ellen Pongrace
Francis Natale
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
10 Chefs Inc
Providence Health & Services Alaska
The Alaska Community Foundation
Anchorage Firefighters Foundation
ANTHC (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium)
Douglas J. Brune
Matson Navigation Co.
Providence Health & Services Alaska
Subway — Anchorage
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino — Atlantic City
AtlantiCare
Bibin Cherian
Columbia Bank Foundation
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Immaculata High School Varsity Softball
New York Community Bank
Verizon
Villa Enterprises Mgmt, LTD
David Wong
Albert J. Mallen Education Foundation
Susan Borthwick
Caesars Enterprise Services LLC
Collingswood Cloud Lodge 101
Hackensack Meridian-Carrier Clinic
Resorts Casino Hotel
The River Rock Sports Bar & Grille Corp
Troy Singleton
The Zanders Family
evolvedMD
Allstate Foundation
The Bob and Janette Strode Charities
The Kerry Crew Charitable Gift Fund
Turning Point Charitable Foundation, Ltd
Dustin Mele Memorial Fund
Mental Health Association in Essex County, Inc.
MVP Health Care
O’Connell Electric Company Inc.
Missy Stolfi
Dot Foods
Scott Gottheld
Laborer’s Local 190
Michelle Lupo
Mirabito Energy Products
The Solomon Organization
Patrick D’Aliso
William & Elaine Kaplan. Family Private Foundation
John and Kelly Woods
Darby Dental Supply
Carrie Aronson
The Buller Foundation
Abbey Meeks
Tammy Dorsi
Edrington Americas
Jillian Feinberg
H2M Architects and Engineers
Sacred Heart Academy
Deirdre Imus
The Jenny Johnson Family Foundation
Parade
TP ICAP America
Argonaut Management Services
Ashish Bhutani
Bloomberg L.P.
CNA
HMP Education LLC
Michael OuYang
Salina Sabri
Teresa Savarese
Mccartney Wilkins
Delta Sonic Car Wash Systems Inc.
Rhonda Haverlack
Maxwell Montante
Ike Watts
Rachel Acker
Douglas Burke
Hannah Emminger
Justin Hausner
Linde Inc.
Jennifer Macneil
Carol and Carl Montante
Paychex Community Foundation Inc.
Proutys
Pamela Yazdani
Hiester Cares Foundation
State of North Carolina
Mooresville Fondo
Public Health ReCast II (Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma)
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Blythe Construction Inc.
Fred Smith Company
Iredell — Statesville Schools
Masco Corporation
Trisect Commercial, LLC
ND Health and Human Services
Karly Steinwehr
American Legion Post #29
Traci Bakken
Calfrac Well Services
Lori Chambers
Gate City Bank
RD Offutt Company
Amanda Rene
Sanford Health
Terry Walker
Julie Chapman
Jeffrey Gross
Kelli Crabtree
The Eddie Miller Memorial Foundation
Jeannie Goff
Cameron Grimme
ISQCCBE
Jeff Rader Memorial LLC
Ohio State Eagles
Mark Osickey
Joel Dusty Rhodes
Truline Industries
Dalton Viner Memorial Foundation
Gregory Price
The Chickasaw Nation
Iced Tea LLC
Cindy Narcomey
Michael Andrew
Daimler Truck North America
Esta Rose Fund
UHG
Calistoga Mining Group
Parker Bounds Johnson Foundation
Erin Roath
The Hershey Company
Johnson & Johnson
Mary Ann Anderson
Britton Finkenbinder Memorial
It’ll Do Foundation
D&H Cares
The Meadows Psychiatric Center
Regal Foundation
Julia Trout
Danielle Behounek
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia — DCAPBS
Jan Evans
Bobby Bonds Memorial Foundation
John Boetefuer
DBHIDS
Brian Donahue
Envestnet
Estate of Michael R Kelsen
GeoBlue
Jack Duffy Empowerment
Foundation Inc.
The Jeff and Kathy Siegfried Family Foundation
Benjamin Kutufaris
Alan Lindy
Paramount Enterprises International
PrimeCare Medical
R&P Surety, LLC
Thomas Jefferson University
Todd K Delaney Memorial Foundation
Vanguard
Janice Vinciguerra
Rob Banas
Don Checkan Magovern Family Foundation
UPMC Western Behavioral Health and Community Care Behavioral Health
Baxter International Foundation
Samuel Blechman
Julia Dollard
HM Insurance Group
Stryker
Rhode Island Department of Health
State of Rhode Island
Carolina Supply Inc
KM Foundation
Gabriel Cossio
FBK Off-Road, Inc
Courtney Irish
Lighthouse Behavioral Health Hospital
Rapid Track Service, Inc
Sammons Financial
Vern Eide
Huron Elks No 444
Jessica Schneider
Vern Eide Motorcars
Charles Morton
GT and Tracy Turner
Bob Hong Foundation
Hall of Heroes
Austin Community Foundation
Hilary Bellm
Hilton, Austin
TISTA Science and Technology
Harald Cussnick
Raw Iron Powerlifting League
Allied World
Sharon Reyna
Baylor Scott and White Health
Fluidlinesolutions.com
PPC Industries
Texas Panhandle Centers Behavioral & Developmental Health (TPC)
Sofia Uzquiano
Moxie Pest Control
The Capital Group
Chord Energy
Sandie and Steve Broker
Celanese
H-E-B
Karl Johnson
Terri Sudduth
ENGIE Energy Marketing
Mielle Organics
Mothership Energy
Texas Children’s Hospital
Charityvest
The Mary E Bivins Foundation
Walmart Foundation
Cache Valley Electric Co
Janet Q. Lawson Foundation
Marshall Industries
MX Technologies
Shaley Williamson
Ames Construction
Brain Health Center
Ashley Fairbourne
Joe Hansen
Inseparable Inc
JNF Foundation
University of Utah
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
Utah Community Foundation
Windermere Foundation & Windermere Real Estate
Francis & Louise Nichols Foundation
Afterglow
Vermont Department of Health — Facing Suicide VT
Anthem Healthkeepers Plus
DPR Construction
Genworth
Melissa Hagerman
RRMM Architects
Wegmans Food Markets — Fredericksburg
BPO Elks Lodge 867
CLUBWAKA
New River Valley Community Services
SAJ Baseball LLC
Alaska Airlines
The Boeing Company
Dutch Bros Foundation
Jason Graham
Providence Health & Services Washington
American Water
The Casino at Nemacolin
Heidi Costain
Woodman’s Food Markets
Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc
The University of Wisconsin — Madison
Boardlandia
JAPO
Sarah Shulze Foundation
Solve Escape Rooms, LLC
St. John The Evangelist – KSKJ 65
Loren Hill
O’Dell Construction, Inc.
Becky Basteri
Matt Bondroff
Meghan Bullard
Raymond Burke
Karen Cadman
Nancy Cook
Chris Curley
Jonathan Darby
Caroline Di Paolo
Donna Drews
Nora Dunleavy
Samantha Fahy
Tammy Fannon
RoseMary Fuss
Alex Halverson
Max Halverson
Lillie Hamilton
Wendy Kleinman
Douglas Mcgovern
Tara McGuire
Maxwell Meren
Amy Micheletti
Mary Jeanne Miller
David Mintz
Jill Mintz
Devin Moore
Liam O’Neil
Conor O’Neil
Kieran O’Neil
Ramani Rangavajhula
Scott Schwartz
Brian Siegel
Dan Sweeney
Jennifer Sweeney
Dennis Tackett
Madison Toomey
Catharyn Turner, II
Joseph Yoon
Sophia D'Camera
Ajia Holt
Sally Dorn
Jim Ford
Michael Sampson
Team Wong
Molly Souede
Susan Flint
Hannah Moch
Julie Mancuso
Pam Beehler
Kathleen Weinheimer
Dan Egan
john rampolla
LeadingFirst Consulting
Cara Levinson
Catharine Pierce
Jeffrey Goodman
Rebeca Arbona
Deborah Butturini
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