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SUMMARY:Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention
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DESCRIPTION:Hosted in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide
  Prevention. This program is for adults ages 18 & older. .\nhttps://mywpl.
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>September is National Suicide Prevention A
 wareness Month</p>\n<p>Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Preven
 tion is AFSP&rsquo\;s 60-minute flagship suicide prevention education prog
 ram that covers the scope of this leading cause of death\, what the resear
 ch has found to be the warning signs and risk factors of suicide\, and the
  strategies that prevent it. &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Topics covered include
 :</p>\n<p>-Scope of the Problem: The latest data on suicide in the U.S.&nb
 sp\;<br />-Research: Information from research on what causes people to co
 nsider suicide\, how certain communities are impacted by suicide different
 ly\, as well as contributors to suicide risk<br />-Prevention: An understa
 nding of the protective factors that lower suicide risk\, and strategies f
 or managing mental health and being proactive about self-care<br />-What Y
 ou Can Do: Guidance on warning signs and behaviors to look for\, how to st
 art a conversation with someone you are concerned about\, and ways to seek
  and offer support and crisis resources for yourself or others.</p>\n<p></
 p>\n<p><strong>Keep the Conversation Going&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Walk wi
 th AFSP to prevent suicide: The&nbsp\;Out of the Darkness Community Walks 
 give people the courage to open up about their own struggle or loss and pr
 ovide a platform to change our culture&rsquo\;s approach to mental health.
  Join AFSP for the Central MA Out of the Darkness Walk on Saturday\, Septe
 mber 26th! Details and registration:&nbsp\;www.afsp.org/centralma.&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Be a volunteer in your local AFSP Chapter&nbsp\;</s
 trong></p>\n<p>AFSP is always looking for devoted volunteers who are inter
 ested in supporting the fight against suicide. If you would like to volunt
 eer\, please check out the AFSP MA page (www.afsp.org/massachusetts) to le
 arn more and fill out the&nbsp\;Volunteer Application form.&nbsp\;</p>\nht
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