Volunteer with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Western Pennsylvania Chapter

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Thank you for your possible interest in becoming a volunteer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Western Pennsylvania Chapter, based out of Pittsburgh, PA. We are looking for dedicated and driven volunteers to help our chapter become stronger in our fight to prevent suicide in our communities. Your dedication and passion to raise awareness and prevent suicide through the efforts of our chapter will help drive the AFSP mission forward. All of the work that we do to prevent suicide can only happen with the support of our dedicated volunteers.

I want to start off by giving you a little bit of information regarding who we are as a non-profit organization. We are a volunteer health organization that equips and engages our volunteers with the needed resources and opportunities to be active participants in a nationwide community that is empowered by groundbreaking research, new and innovative education and critical advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death. AFSP has set a bold goal with our "Project 2025" initiative, to reduce the annual suicide rate in the United States 20% by the year 2025. AFSP is the leading national non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide. Our mission is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP creates a culture that's smart about mental health by engaging in core strategies, such as funding scientific research, educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention, advocating for public policies in mental health and suicide prevention, and supporting survivors of suicide loss and those affected by suicide.

There are many ways to become involved in AFSP activities. Whether your passion is to host tabling events, to become active in a community or campus walk, or to be an active volunteer at other AFSP events spending time speaking with the general public and helping them connect to resources that are relevant to their situation. I would recommend familiarizing yourself with our literature, programs, and possible trainings for which you may need to be an active volunteer. A great resource to start with would be our national website afsp.org & our social media websites.

If you are interested in signing up to become a volunteer of our chapter, please copy the link below and enter it into your web browser to complete our application: https://afsp.wufoo.com/forms/volunteer-application-western-pennsylvania

Thank you again for your interest with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Western Pennsylvania Chapter. Please check out our website at afsp.org/westernpa