Crisis · Suicide Prevention
Suicide as a condition — understanding suicidality itself
AFSP's overview of suicide risk, warning signs, and what we actually know about prevention.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention8 min read
AFSP is the largest U.S. nonprofit funding suicide-prevention research and the publisher of the most-cited public suicide statistics. Their education hub treats suicidality as a phenomenon worth understanding in its own right, not only as a complication of depression.
Covers risk and protective factors, the limits of risk prediction at the individual level, and evidence-supported interventions (safety planning, lethal-means counseling, follow-up contact after discharge).
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