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AFSP Podcast Channel

AFSP Podcast Channel

By: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Hueman Group Media
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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.

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Episodes
  • Strong Talk: Supporting Black Youth with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman

    Strong Talk: Supporting Black Youth with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
    Nov 5 2025

    A few years ago, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman learned that a growing number of young, Black people were dying by suicide. To learn more, she and the Congressional Black Caucus empowered a working group of experts to publish a landmark report titled “Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America.” Today, we discuss its findings and recommendations for supporting young Black people’s mental health.

    You can read the report at https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/suicidetaskforce

    To learn more about AFSP, visit https://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.
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    31 mins
  • Ask Dr. Jill: Can Suicide Actually Be Prevented?

    Ask Dr. Jill: Can Suicide Actually Be Prevented?
    Oct 22 2025

    When Dr. Jill started researching suicide 40 years ago, the consensus in the scientific community was that suicide could not be prevented. Now we know that this is false. Today, Dr. Jill and Chris Munden, AFSP’s Senior Manager of Research and Dissemination, discuss some of the research that has shown that suicide can be prevented and share some of the practical methods that may help someone in a crisis.

    Check out Chris’ TikToks at tiktok.com/@afspnational

    If you have a question you’d like to hear discussed on the show, please submit it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2wy8RwP5bwy2FG5KVRTYYtdtiucvtBCX47XvuWM0OG9Svhg/viewform

    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.
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    49 mins
  • Strong Talk: When Mental Health Care Gets Lost in Translation with Dr. Pierluigi Mancini

    Strong Talk: When Mental Health Care Gets Lost in Translation with Dr. Pierluigi Mancini
    Oct 8 2025

    Most of the mental health care provided in the United States is in English. Yet many people in the US don’t speak English fluently. So, what happens when they need help? That’s the problem our guest, Dr. Pierluigi Mancini, has been solving since he created Georgia’s first Spanish-speaking mental health clinic back in 1999. But it’s not just about language. As Dr. Mancini explains, if you want mental health care to work in a specific community, you can’t just translate it word for word. You also have to properly adapt it to that community’s culture.

    Check out Dr. Mancini’s website at www.eldoctormancini.com

    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 necessarily reflect the positions or opinions of the producers or any affiliated organizations.
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    47 mins
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