Programs (Presentations we offer)

Talk Saves Lives is AFSP’s standardized, 45-60 minute education program that provides participants with a clear understanding of this leading cause of death, including the most up-to-date research on suicide prevention, and what they can do in their communities to save lives.

Participants will learn common risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide, and how to keep themselves and others safe. The standard Talk Saves Lives presentation is also available in Spanish.

Topics covered include:

• Scope of the Problem: The latest data on suicide in the U.S. and worldwide

• Research: Information from research on what causes people to consider suicide, as well as health, historical, and environmental factors that put individuals at risk

• Prevention: An understanding of the protective factors that lower suicide risk, and strategies for managing mental health and being proactive about self-care

• What You Can Do: Guidance on warning signs and behaviors to look for, and how to get help for someone in a suicidal crisis

Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to LGBTQ Suicide Prevention is a 60-minute community-based presentation that covers what we know about this leading cause of death, the most up-to-date research on prevention, and what we can all do to fight suicide. 

Participants will learn about:

• Suicide risk and its unique considerations for LGBTQ people

• Recognizing suicide risk factors and warning signs in LGBTQ people

• Protective factors that can help lower the suicide rate

• The latest research related to LGBTQ suicide prevention

• How to seek and offer support for yourself or others

• Crisis resources and services for the LGBTQ community

• What communities can do to better support LGBTQ people

We all have a role to play in preventing suicide, and those in the LGBTQ community may face additional challenges and barriers to help because of discriminatory factors. This program informs more people of the best ways to provide caring and support to those who need it.

Talk Saves Lives: Suicide Prevention Education for Workplace Settings is a 60-minute education presentation for organizational leadership, managers/supervisors, and employees that can be delivered in-person or via webinar. Talk Saves Lives provides participants with the scope of the problem of suicide, key research findings, including risk factors and warning signs for suicide, along with recommendations for the role we can all play in suicide prevention. 

Topics covered include: 

• Scope of the Problem: The latest data on suicide in the U.S. and worldwide 

• Research: Information from the latest suicide prevention research 

• Risk Factors and Warning Signs: Information on health, historical, and environmental factors that put individuals at risk for suicide along with suicide warning signs 

• Prevention: An understanding of the protective factors that lower suicide risk, and strategies for managing mental health and being proactive about selfcare 

• What You Can Do: Guidance on how to seek and offer support for yourself or others

Talk Saves Lives™ (TSL): Para las comunidades latinx e hispanas

Esta presentación cubrirá lo que sabemos sobre la salud mental y el suicidio, la investigación más actualizada sobre la prevención y lo que todos podemos hacer para ayudar a salvar vidas.
Los participantes aprenderán sobre los factores de riesgo más comunes y las señales de advertencia en las comunidades latinx e hispanas, así como la forma de mantenernos a nosotros mismos, a nuestros seres queridos y a los de nuestra comunidad a salvo.

Los participantes serán capaces de:

• Describir el alcance del problema del suicidio en las comunidades latinx e hispanas

• Describir el riesgo de suicidio y los factores de protección específicos de las
  comunidades latinx e hispanas

• Describir las señales de advertencia del suicidio

• Explicar cómo obtener ayuda para uno mismo o para alguien en una crisis suicida

• Explicar cómo buscar y ofrecer apoyo para uno mismo o para otros.

Talk Saves Lives for Hispanic /Latinx Communities

Talk Saves Lives is AFSP‘s introduction to suicide prevention program that covers the scope of this leading cause of death, what the research has found to be the warning signs and risk factors of suicide, and the strategies that prevent it.

This presentation will cover what we know about mental health and suicide, the most up-to-date research on prevention, and what we can all do to help save lives.
Participants will learn common risk factors and warning signs in Latinx and Hispanic communities, as well as how to keep ourselves, our loved ones and those in our community safe.

This module focuses on Latinx and Hispanic populations. This training will be presented in Spanish. 

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the scope of the problem of suicide within Latinx and Hispanic Communities

• Describe suicide risk and protective factors specific to Latinx and Hispanic Communities

• Describe warning signs of suicide

• Explain how to get help for yourself or someone in a suicidal crisis

• Explain how to seek and offer support for yourself or others

The Seniors module provides information on risk factors and warning signs in elderly populations and how their loved ones can best connect those who are struggling with help. 

Talk Saves Lives: Firearms and Suicide Prevention is a standardized suicide prevention presentation developed for the firearms community. These presentations may be delivered at an event held at a firearms club, retailer or association, or to firearms safety course instructors.

Incarcerated individuals are particularly vulnerable to suicide, for a variety of complex reasons. 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.

This presentation covers suicide prevention information that is applicable to corrections staff working with people who are incarcerated, as well as their role as co-workers in an industry that has high rates of suicide compared to U.S averages.

More Than Sad: Suicide Prevention Education for Teachers and Other School Personnel is an approximately 120-minute program that teaches educators to recognize signs of mental health distress in students and refer them for help. This suicide prevention program complies with the requirements for teacher education training in many states. This program focuses on high school teachers and other school personnel.

More Than Sad: Parent Education is an approximately 90-minute program that teaches parents how to recognize signs of depression and other mental health problems; initiate a conversation about mental health with their child; and get help. This program focuses on parents and guardians of teen youth.

When someone in your life attempts suicide or experiences suicidal thoughts, it can be challenging to know how to best support them. Finding Hope gives participants practical guidance, tools, resources and encouragement to support someone with “lived experience,” i.e., someone who has made a suicide attempt, or experiences suicidal thoughts. It also provides participants with self-care strategies to use as they help the person with lived experience navigate their recovery.

Suggested Participants: 

Family members, close friends, and others who support someone with lived experience.

This program is not a support group, therapy or clinical services. 

Must be 18 years or older to attend.