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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Established in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a voluntary health 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. AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health by engaging in the following core strategies:

• Funding scientific research

• Educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention

• Advocating for public policies in mental health and suicide prevention

• Supporting survivors of suicide loss and those affected by suicide

For more information about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, visit https://afsp.org/ 

Suicide is treatable!

The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (“CAMS”) is a treatment framework in which a client and a clinician work together to keep the patient stable, ideally in outpatient therapy, and identifies the “drivers” that compel the client to take their life. The therapist and the client work on treating those drivers to reduce stress, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation while increasing hope. Clinical research shows that clients like the CAMS Framework® and are more likely to remain in treatment using CAMS. CAMS is “Well Supported” as a clinical intervention for suicidal ideation per CDC criteria and is proven to reduce suicidal ideation in as few as 6 sessions with a trained therapist.

CAMS-care was formed to save lives through effective care by training clinicians to use the CAMS Framework®.  For more information about training in evidence-based, suicide focused treatment go to cams-care.com.