Abstract
In 1987, leading suicide researchers joined with families who had lost a loved one to suicide to form the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). It was established with the goal of advancing research necessary to understand and prevent suicide and has since evolved to include educating mental health professionals and the public about suicide prevention. Using scientific evidence to guide its prevention work, the AFSP aims to lower suicide rates, increase public and private resources available for suicide research and prevention, and develop and support programmes to assist survivors of suicide loss, through focuses that include advocacy and public policy. The work and influence of the AFSP on suicide prevention is presented here.
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