Lighting the way to hope, healing, and suicide prevention.

Lighting the way to hope, healing, and suicide prevention.

We bring hope to communities through education, research, advocacy, and support.

Take a Training Course

Learn how to recognize the signs of mental health and substance use challenges—and gain the skills to support a child, family member, friend, or even a stranger in need.

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Fund Vital Research

Join Sisters Taking On the Prevention of Suicide in advancing research that strengthens suicide prevention, saves lives, and brings hope to individuals and families.

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Shape Laws & Policies

Join Sisters Taking On the Prevention of Suicide in advocating for policies that expand access to mental healthcare and strengthen suicide prevention efforts nationwide.

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Get Sisterly Support

If you’re a woman supporting a friend or loved one living with mental illness, you don’t have to carry it alone. Your feelings matter, and support is here for you, too.

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Lighting The Way

STANDING TOGETHER To Light The Way

Since 2015, Sisters Taking On the Prevention of Suicide (STOPS) has provided sisterly support, skills-based training, and mental health awareness programs for women supporting friends and loved ones living with mental illness.

Our vision is a world where women are Mental Health Champions—for themselves, their families, and their communities.

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From Our Beginning
This video reflects the heart of STOPS in its early years and the vision that continues to guide our work today.

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Stories From Our Beginning

Five women. Five journeys. Early stories of how connection, faith, education, and support made a difference.

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Jett

Mother of adult children living with mental illness

For me and my family, STOPS has truly been the hands and feet of Jesus. Through education, prayer, and unwavering support, STOPS walked alongside me during some of the darkest days of navigating my daughters’ mental illness and the uncertainty of wondering if we would make it through.

They held my hand, prayed for my family, and consistently helped me see the light at the end of the tunnel. I am deeply grateful for the compassion, faith, and hope STOPS has poured into our lives.

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Jessica

Woman living with mental illness

Knowledge is power for me. It helps me survive, grow, and support others along the way. Through STOPS, I’ve gained the understanding and confidence not only to help myself, but also to guide someone else when they need support.

Being part of STOPS reminds me that I’m not alone—and that together, we can pass hope forward.

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Angie

Certified Mental Health First Aider

The training provided me with practical resources and the confidence to support someone in crisis while professional help is on the way. I feel better equipped to respond with care, calm, and understanding when it matters most.

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Tonya

Executive Board Member

Before connecting with STOPS, I had no understanding of the appropriate language to use when supporting someone contemplating suicide. Through education and training, I gained the knowledge and confidence to respond with compassion, care, and understanding. This experience has forever changed how I show up for others in moments that matter most.

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Ergieleena

Executive Board Member

A very close relative I love dearly is alive today because of the support and intervention provided through Sisters Taking On the Prevention of Suicide. I have seen firsthand the life-saving impact of this work, and I am honored to serve an organization that brings hope to families when it is needed most.

HOPE IN ACTION Connecting, educating, and standing together in our communities.

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Your Contributions Matter

Your support helps STOPS expand mental health education, skills-based training, suicide prevention awareness, and sisterly support in the communities we serve. Every contribution helps us reach more people with knowledge, compassion, connection, and hope.

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