American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Emergency & Safety
- Health & Medicine
Location
26607 DPO WayNew Brunswick, NJ 08901 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to funding research, developing prevention initiatives and offering educational programs and conferences for survivors, mental health professionals, physicians and the public.
Description
The Foundation's activities include: - Supporting research projects that help further the understanding and treatment of depression and the prevention of suicide. -Providing information and education about depression and suicide. -Promoting professional education for the recognition and treatment of depressed and suicidal individuals. -Publicizing the magnitude of the problems of depression and suicide and the need for research, prevention and treatment. -Supporting programs for suicide survivor treatment, research and education.