In crisis right now? Call or text 988. Current military and veterans: call 988 and press 1, or text 838255. In immediate danger, call 911. More options are on our suicide hotline page.
Every event must show a genuine and identifiable connection to suicide prevention, awareness, suicide-loss remembrance, postvention, fundraising or education. Listing is free, and donations or sponsorships never influence approval. Acceptance or disapproval is at the sole discretion of Red Star Foundation.
Events we list
- Suicide prevention or suicide awareness
- Suicide-loss remembrance, memorials and postvention
- Veteran, current military and first responder suicide prevention
- Fundraising for suicide prevention or suicide-loss support, with a named beneficiary
- Mental health education directly related to suicide prevention, such as QPR, safeTALK, ASIST or Mental Health First Aid
- Community connection activities with an identifiable suicide prevention purpose
Events serving all populations qualify, not only current military and veterans.
Events we do not list
- Generic commercial events that only use suicide-related keywords
- Events without a confirmed date, time zone and location or online access
- Listings whose registration or donation links do not go to the official organizer or beneficiary
- Raffles or games of chance that are not legally permitted where they take place
- Events that share unsafe messaging about suicide methods, or that promote harm
- Fictional, placeholder or test events
What reviewers verify
1. Event authenticity
The event exists and is open to the public or to the stated audience.
2. Organizer identity
The organizer is a real organization or person who is authorized to list it.
3. Connection to suicide prevention
The purpose is genuine and identifiable, not a keyword.
4. Dates and location
Dates, times, time zone and venue or online access are confirmed.
5. Official event website
The website belongs to the organizer and works.
6. Registration links
Registration goes directly to the official page, with no misleading intermediate pages.
7. Fundraising beneficiary
Funds raised go to the stated beneficiary, where applicable.
8. Public information
Everything shown on the listing is accurate and approved for publication.
When all eight checks are complete, the listing shows Listing Reviewed.
What a listing means
- "Listing Reviewed" means the checks above were completed. It is not an endorsement and does not certify an organizer's finances or guarantee an event's safety.
- An organization's Red Star Verified Resource status applies to its services in the Resource Directory. It does not make its events verified, and the Verified badge is never used on event listings.
- Red Star Foundation does not collect registrations, tickets or donations for other organizers.
- Private contact details and private event addresses are never published without permission.
- Upcoming events are periodically sent back to organizers to reconfirm, and broken links are flagged.
Listing statuses
- Draft
- Saved by the organizer and not yet sent.
- Submitted
- Waiting for a reviewer.
- Under Review
- A reviewer is checking the listing.
- Needs Clarification
- The organizer must answer a reviewer question.
- Approved
- All checks passed; scheduled for publication.
- Published
- Live in the directory.
- Rejected
- Does not meet these criteria. The organizer receives the reason.
- Suspended
- Temporarily removed while a concern is reviewed.
- Cancelled
- Shown as cancelled; registration buttons are removed.
- Postponed
- Shown as postponed until a new date is confirmed.
- Completed
- The event has ended and moves out of upcoming results.
Ready to list an event? Submit an event for free, or compare the Resource Directory inclusion criteria.
Red Star Foundation reviews each listing before it appears, but does not operate, sponsor, clinically endorse or guarantee the safety of events organized by other groups, and does not certify any organizer's financial practices. Registration, tickets and donations are handled by each event's organizer on their own website. Listing an event is free, and donations or sponsorships never influence approval.
Looking for ongoing help rather than an event? Search the Suicide Prevention & Support Resource Directory, read the veteran suicide statistics, learn how communities take part in veteran suicide awareness, or find support for Red Star Families and through the Peer-to-Peer Network. Ride with the Red Star Riders, follow Red Star News, or see Red Star Foundation events.