Amelia Lehto
Interim Executive Director, Chief of Staff and Director of NCPYS at The American Association of Suicidology - Washington, DC, US
Amelia Lehto's Colleagues at The American Association of Suicidology
Chris Coleman-Sandwell
Director of Accreditation, Training and Certification
Amelia Lehto's Contact Details
202-237-2280
United States
The American Association of Suicidology
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The goal of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is to understand and prevent suicide.We accomplish this mission by directing efforts to: • Advance Suicidology as a science; encouraging, developing and disseminating scholarly work in suicidology. • Encourage the development and application of strategies that reduce the incidence and prevalence of suicidal behaviors. • Compile, develop, evaluate and disseminate accurate information about suicidal behaviors to the public. • Foster the highest possible quality of suicide prevention, intervention and postvention to the public. • Publicize official AAS positions on issues of public policy relating to suicide. • Promote research and training in suicidology.Founded in 1968 by Edwin S. Shneidman, Ph.D., AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, public education and training for professionals and volunteers. In addition, AAS serves as a national clearinghouse for information on suicide. Learn more about AAS's history.The membership of AAS includes mental health and public health professionals, researchers, suicide prevention and crisis intervention centers, school districts, crisis center volunteers, survivors of suicide and a variety of lay persons who have an interest in suicide prevention.AAS, a not-for-profit organization, encourages and welcomes both individual and organizational members.