🤝 May — Mental Health Awareness Month
💬 Mental Health Awareness: Talk Saves Lives
Presented by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) 🧡
About the program
🌟 Talk Saves Lives is AFSP’s flagship community education program. This session covers the scope of suicide as a leading cause of death, the latest research on warning signs and risk factors, and practical, evidence-based strategies for prevention.
Established in 1987, AFSP is a leading voluntary health organization dedicated to suicide prevention through research, education, advocacy, and support for those impacted by suicide. ❤️
⛏ Hard Hat Courage — Mental health on the jobsite
Our speakers will also shine a light on Hard Hat Courage — AFSP’s initiative focused on making it safe to talk about mental health every day, on every jobsite. 🏗️ This program is especially relevant for those of us working in construction and industrial environments where stigma around mental health remains a real barrier.
🎤 Meet the speakers
Jessica Toy
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Jessica will lead the Talk Saves Lives presentation, walking attendees through suicide awareness, warning signs, and how each of us can make a difference. 💡
Rachel Stopford
Advocate & Founder, My Brothers’ Keeper Collective
Rachel spent 14 years as an accountant in the construction industry before becoming a Florida-based advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Driven by deeply personal experiences with loss and grief, she founded My Brothers’ Keeper Collective in memory of her two brothers who died by suicide. 🧘 Her mission: turning pain into purpose and being a light for those in their darkest moments. #StayAnotherDay 💡
🍽️ Lunch will be provided — please register so we can plan for an accurate meal count!
Warm regards,
Josh Densberger