Project 2025 Initiative Seeks To Reduce U.S. Suicide Rate 20% By 2025
A national initiative called Project 2025 launched by the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in 2015 seeks to reduce the suicide rate in the United States by 20% over the next decade. The project is primarily funded by general funds collected by AFSP volunteers from nearly 400 local Out Of The Darkness walks nationwide organized by the 85 local AFSP chapters. The key tactics are a suicide-prevention education program for gun owners and improving suicide risk identification and follow-up in health care …
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