Internal Chatter - Suicide Prevention with Angela Perry - 9/21/2023

Grab your honor beads and lace up your kicks - it’s time to chat with Angela Perry about suicide prevention - just in time for September’s Suicide Awareness Month.  As a Board Member with the Oregon Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) she educates Melissa and Staci about: the differences between 911 and 988, the community connection found in the AFSP hosted walks, educational programs in mental health first aid, the research behind suicide prevention, Adi’s act (mental health in schools), the importance of a safety plan, and her own personal struggles with ongoing suicidal ideation.  The annual AFSP Portland “Out of the Darkness” walk is the first Saturday in October - you bring you, they’ll bring the honor beads.