AFSP Virginia & Kentucky | L.E.T.S. Save Lives Virtual

L.E.T.S. (listening, empathy, trust, support) Save Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for Black and African American Communities is a presentation created by and for Black people, designed to reduce cultural stigma, foster conversations about mental health, and raise awareness of suicide prevention for individuals who identify as Black or African American. The program is grounded in research and delivered by trained presenters from the Black and African American community.

 Participants will: 

• Learn the scope of suicide among the Black and African American population   

• Understand the racial and systemic factors that impact suicide in the Black and African American    

• Identify suicide risk and protective factors for Black and African American communities   

• Recognize warning signs of suicide   

• Gain confidence in talking to someone in suicidal distress

• Learn how to connect someone with help