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AFSP Podcast Channel
Welcome to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Podcast Channel, the official podcast home for Strong Talk, Ask Dr. Jill, and Elevating Voices—three unique series focused on mental health, suicide prevention, and health equity.
Strong Talk is hosted by Vic Armstrong, AFSP’s Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement. Each episode features in-depth conversations with mental health experts, advocates, and leaders about the challenges and solutions to making mental healthcare accessible to all.
Ask Dr. Jill features Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman, AFSP’s Senior Vice President of Research, answering real mental health questions with the latest scientific research and help from fellow experts in the field.
Elevating Voices is a roundtable discussion series hosted by Vic Armstrong. Each episode brings together members of diverse communities to uncover the unique mental health challenges they face, and discuss strategies for solving them.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is America’s leading suicide prevention organization and the largest private funder of suicide prevention research, with local chapters in all 50 states., D.C. and Puerto Rico. AFSP offers education, loss support, and advocacy programs and events nationwide, including the Out of the Darkness Walks. You can learn more at AFSP.org.
For other forms of support, including resources for survivors of suicide loss, what to do if you’re worried about someone, and guidance if you’ve survived a suicide attempt, visit AFSP’s Get Help page: afsp.org/get-help
If you or anyone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 for free, 24/7, to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
AFSP Podcast Channel
Elevating Voices: The State of Mental Health Across LGBTQ+ Communities
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The LGBTQ+ community isn’t a monolith. It includes people from different generations, genders, races, classes, and experiences, each with their own relationship to mental health care. In this episode, host Vic Armstrong brings together three advocates from different organizations on the front lines of LGBTQ+ mental health to examine what the community needs most right now.
Dr. Ronita Nath is Vice President of Research at The Trevor Project, a leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit for LGBTQ+ young people.
Ernesto Finales is Director of Care Management at SAGE USA, an organization providing advocacy, support, and resources for LGBTQ+ elders.
Kai Alvia Horton is Executive Director of Trans Lifeline, a trans-run nonprofit offering peer support, crisis hotline services, and resources for trans people.
Together, they explore what younger and older generations can learn from each other, how research and advocacy intersect, and why keeping our shared humanity at the center of this work matters now more than ever.
To learn more about The Trevor Project, visit https://www.thetrevorproject.org
To learn more about Trans Lifeline visit https://translifeline.org
To learn more about SAGE USA visit http://sageusa.org
To learn more about AFSP, visit afsp.org
The podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media.
The views and opinions expressed are those of the interviewees and do not reflect the positions or opinions of the producers or any affiliated organizations.
