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Suicide Prevention: The AFSP & The JED Foundation
Join NAMI Ask the Expert as we welcome colleagues from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and The JED Foundation to provide updates on their work in suicide prevention, including information on the AFSP’s Project 2025 from Director of Strategic Planning, Corbin Standley and a presentation from the Chief Medical Officer of the JED Foundation, Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth.
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NAMI Ask the Expert: Suicide Prevention
In NAMI’s Ask the Expert: Suicide Prevention Webinar Series, NAMI welcomes our colleagues at AFSP and The JED Foundation, as well as contributors to NAMI’s first-ever book “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health,” to share their work and experience in a variety of suicide prevention efforts.
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Letter to HHS Secretary on COVID-19
Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra, requesting that the Department of Health and Human Services takes proactive steps to integrate mental health and substance use throughout the operations of the newly-formed the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. -
Letter to HHS Secretary on COVID19
Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra, requesting that the Administration maintain the public health emergency (PHE). -
Letter to Biden Administration on Medicaid and COVID-19
Letter to CMS leadership, thanking CMS for issuing its recent guidance on Medicaid redeterminations and offering recommendations on further actions they should take. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Covid19 & Mental Health Funding
Letter to Senate HELP and House E&C Committees, urging a prevention and early intervention set-aside in the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) as the committees reauthorize programs administered by SAMHSA. -
How to Talk to Your Teen About Suicide
If we acknowledge our kids’ mental health, we can make critical changes. -
How to Talk (and Listen) to Someone Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts
When in doubt, reach out. Ask the difficult questions. Follow-up and follow-through. -
What to Know If a Loved One is At Risk for Suicide
You can be an invaluable asset to the treatment team.
