CONTACT:
Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas 720-244-6535
SallySpencerThomas@gmail.com
Kimberly Torguson
KTorguson@edc.org
SURVEY LINK: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NationalGuidelines
Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2018) – Today the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and United Suicide Survivors International announces the launch of a survey designed to assist with the development of the first set of guidelines for workplace suicide prevention in the U.S.
The purpose of the 5-minute survey is to give stakeholders an opportunity to provide their opinions for the guidelines — content, format, dissemination, implementation and evaluation.
We invite input from all those interested in preventing suicide by making resilience, mental health and crisis response health and safety priorities in the workplace:
Business owners and executives
HR
Finance
Wellness
Safety
Managers
EAP
Legal
People with lived experience (suicide attempt survivors, suicide loss
survivors, people living with thoughts and feelings about suicide, friends and family)
SURVEY LINK: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NationalGuidelines
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About the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a nonprofit organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death. To learn more about AFSP, visit https://afsp.org/.
About the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention is the public-private partnership advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. To learn more about the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, visit http://actionallianceforsuicideprevention.org/.
About United Suicide Survivors International
United Suicide Survivors International is a nonprofit (501c3) organization with a mission to leverage the expertise of people with lived experience with suicide in cultural and systems change. To learn more about United Suicide Survivors International, visit https:// unitesurvivors.org/.
