Search Results: suicide

Affirmation Brazil Symposium on Suicide Prevention

First Affirmation Brazil Symposium for Suicide Prevention a Success

November 6, 2018 |

Affirmation Brazil fights against all the evils that plague our LGBTQ+ Mormon community, with the Symposium on Suicide Prevention being no different.

Affirmation Brazil Hosting LGBT Suicide Prevention Symposium

September 18, 2018 |

Affirmation Brazil is rolling up their sleeves to do something in their country to help these people. We are hosting a symposium and inviting other organizations helping the LGBT population on September 25th in São Paulo.

It’s Time for Us All to Do Something about Suicide — Together

July 10, 2018 |

For decades we have witnessed members of our community suffering. As an organization, Affirmation feels best positioned to be the first contact for those in the LGBTQ+ community who reside with fundamental risk factors, particularly the LDS & LGBTQ+ intersection.

Affirmation: LGBT Mormons, Families & Friends

Affirmation Implements New Suicide Prevention Initiative

July 10, 2018 |

Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the LDS Foundation, QPR Institute training on suicide prevention will be provided to Affirmation leaders and at Affirmation conferences worldwide. Affirmation will also make training on trauma and suicide prevention available online at no cost.

Measuring, Understanding and Solving the Problem of Suicide

March 20, 2016 |

Community and family acceptance are key. Individuals who want to make a difference for LGBT Mormon teens and adults can begin by engaging in conversations. Download some resources here that you can use to facilitate some of those conversations.

Suicide Prevention & Awareness

January 12, 2014 |

Community Service Organizations The Trevor Project: Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth Articles BYU Students Speak Candidly about Suicide   October 2013 On the Suicide of Chris Beers: A…

BYU Students Speak Candidly about Suicide

October 14, 2013 |

Understanding Same-Gender Attraction (USGA), a BYU group for LGBT students, has released “Just Be There,” a 6-minute video featuring LGBT BYU students who describe candidly their experiences dealing with depression and their attempts to take their own lives.

Mormons Building Bridges to Walk for Suicide Prevention

June 16, 2013 |

September 14 at 11:00 AM By Doree Jo Ashcraft Burt Mormons Building Bridges is partnering with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at their Out of the Darkness Community Walk, September…

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On the Suicide of Chris Beers: A Call to Action

March 27, 2012 |

I can tell you without a doubt, that what we are doing is definitely making a difference. It is through small and simple things that great things come to pass. Within chaos theory there is the idea that “a butterfly flaps its wings in California and creates a monsoon in China,” and so it is with Affirmation.