AFM911

SUICIDE IS INCREASING!

Headlines nationwide are sounding alarms. Sadly, the epidemic of suicide takes a disproportional number of First Responder lives each year, with more losses from suicide than line of duty deaths.

AFM 911 is the First Responder Division of Armed Forces Mission. The two-fold objective of AFM 911 is first, to reduce suicide in the First Responder community and secondly, train Responders in the skills of suicide intervention for the communities they serve.

The Listen Learn Lead model of suicide intervention is approved for POST credit in the state of Georgia and South Carolina. Many of the nearly 21,000 individuals that have participated in the training are from the First Responder Community.

Listen Learn Lead is available in a 3 hour online format and a 4 to 5 hour in class format.
Clients served include hundreds of First Responder Agencies, GAACP, ILEETA, Homeland Security,
US ARMY, US AIR FORCE, Homeland Security, hospitals, schools, and universities.

L3 T4T and Facilitator Training Launched

When the COVID 19 pandemic hit we had to cancel or postpone 15 training events. Thankfully, we were already moving toward a more viable and sustainable option for reaching as many people as possible. Six weeks into the shelter in place order hundreds of individuals had been trained online. The next step was to train our first team of five trainers in Savannah Georgia who are now able to go out and do what Lou Koon has done since 2012. In 2021 we will expand T4T for indiviiduals that wish to teach the L3 Model.

We are also aware that there are many people who have a passion for making a difference that might not want to stand in front of people for a day long training, but they know how to start a video and they can lead group discussions. Thus, the Small Group Facilitator training was launched. The CDC reported in August of 2020 that suicidal ideation has nearly doubled in a year. One in ten people have had thoughts of suicide during these very challenging days and no one has been impacted by these challenging times more than the First Responder Community.

If you are interested in T4T or Facilitator Training contact Lou today or call him at 678-283-4293.

AFM Founder to Georgia Chiefs Conference

Chaplain (LTC) Lou Koon returned to the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police Winter Conference in Jekyll Island to address suicide on university campuses. More than 1100 college students die by suicide each year, making it the second-leading cause of death among college students. Suicide in the 18 to 24 age group jumped 22% in 2020 over the previous year for the state of Georgia.