The Los Angeles Suicide Prevention is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Network’s 3rd Annual Hero Awards. Each year LASPN seeks to award local Los Angeles residents who advocate and lead in both suicide prevention and mental health advocacy. Residents are asked to nominate both youth and adults that show extraordinary efforts in reducing suicide and increasing help-seeking. Residents can submit nominations through July 15, 2024, by clicking the links below.
2024 LASPN Dr. Sam Chan & Dr. James Cunningham Hero Award for Outstanding Leadership Award: Award to honor an outstanding leader, champion, or change maker in Suicide Prevention in Los Angeles County. The direct actions of this person or agency have led to or strengthened suicide prevention awareness, mental health and stigma reduction, help-seeking, resource delivery, and/or collective community support.
2024 LASPN Sam and Lois Bloom Hero Award for Outstanding Advocacy
Award to honor an individual or organization in the greater Los Angeles area, who has been an outstanding advocate on a specific group within the suicide prevention field. This person may advocate or care for attempt or loss survivors, youth, LGBTQI groups, communities of color, individuals with differing abilities, or other communities with diverse and unique needs.
2024 LASPN Dr. Elaine Leader Hero Award for Outstanding Youth
The Hero Award for Outstanding Youth is for a young person (under age 26), council, or youth organization that is advocating, providing outreach, and/or facilitating educational opportunities to enhance suicide prevention efforts in the greater Los Angeles area.
2024 LA Suicide Prevention Network Collaboration Award
Award to honor an organization within the greater Los Angeles area that prioritizes effective relationships and collaborations within and/or across disciplines to tackle difficult issues related to mental health and suicide prevention. This may include partnerships across disciplines, county sectors, geographic areas, and more.
2024 LA Suicide Prevention Network: Innovation Award
Award to honor a person or organization in the greater Los Angeles area who has implemented new, exciting, and innovative suicide prevention efforts and/or strategies. These may include solutions that are technology-driven, directly targeting inequities in communities, addressing emerging issues, fostering previously unused methods of communication, and more.