About Amer Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Central FL Chapter

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those impacted by suicide.

To fully achieve its mission, AFSP engages in the following Six Core Strategies:

Funds scientific research
Offers educational programs for professionals
Educates the public about mood disorders and suicide prevention
Promotes policies and legislation that impact suicide and prevention
Provides programs and resources for survivors of suicide loss and involves them in the work of the Foundation
Provides programs and resources for people with mood disorders and their families, and involves them in the work of the Foundation

The Central Florida Chapter hold two annual events:
- in February, the Out of the Darkness Community Walk
- in November, the National Survivors of Suicide Day Conference

Join us in our efforts and make a difference in the lives of people in Central Florida. We currently include the following eight counties in our chapter: Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia.


www.afsp.org