b'The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) began as a research organization dedicated to finding the best ways to prevent suicide. Today, we are the largest private funder of suicide prevention research. Much of what is known about suicide comes from studies that AFSP has funded. Through our Innovation Research Grants, which support novel approaches to this important work, and our targeted, potentially high-impact Focus Research Grants, our studies help shape suicide prevention efforts around the world.Research has shown that suicide can be prevented. By openingup new areas of inquiry, and funding studies across multiple disciplines at all levels of investigation, we can learn more about the causes of suicide, test promising treatments and interventions, and determine the best, most effective waysto save lives.3'