Resources and Information

Mental health crisis and suicide prevention resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for 24/7, free and confidential support: call 988 or text 741741.
• Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 then Press 1, or text 838255. Confidential help line for service members, Veterans, and their families.
• Prevention and crisis resources for you and your loved ones and resources for professionals: https://988lifeline.org/

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources/

National Shooting Sports Foundation and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Firearms-Suicide-Prevention-brochure.pdf (nssf.org)

Overwatch Project, Veteran suicide prevention: Just Fucking Ask (JFA) — Overwatch+Project

Vet Centers, community-based counseling centers: Vet Centers (Readjustment Counseling) Home (va.gov)

 

Free firearm cable locks

Project Childsafe: Get A Safety Kit – Project Childsafe

Veterans Affairs healthcare sites: Firearm Suicide Prevention & Lethal Means Safety - REACH (va.gov)

 

Temporary out-of-home storage resources

Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition: Gun Storage Map – Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition

Hold My Guns: HMG Storage Partners (holdmyguns.org)

The Armory Project: General 3 — VISION Coalition (armoryproject.org)

 

Other firearm injury prevention resources

American College of Surgeons gun safety brochure: https://www.facs.org/media/y52d5onw/gunsafety_brochure.pdf

Be SMART for kids: Gun Safety Resources | Be SMART (besmartforkids.org)

Firearm Life Plan: Home | Firearm Life Plan

Project ChildSafe of the National Shooting Sports Foundation: Homepage – Project Childsafe

VA REACH Lethal Means Safety: Firearm Suicide Prevention & Lethal Means Safety - REACH (va.gov)

Walk the Talk America, bridging the gap between mental health and responsible firearm ownership: https://walkthetalkamerica.org/

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, firearm violence and injury prevention: 

• https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/firearms/index.html
• https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/firearms/fastfact.htm

National rates of Veteran firearm-related injuries treated in Veterans Affairs: 

• Veterans Rural Health Dashboard | Tableau Public
• Unintentional Firearm Injury Prevention - RHIhub Unintentional Injury Toolkit (ruralhealthinfo.org)

 

For clincians

Course to help healthcare providers reduce gun violence (UC Davis): The BulletPoints Project

Firearm Safety for Suicide Prevention: Saving Lives Together Learning Module: SLT Learning Module — VISION Coalition

Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program: Free consultation, support, and resources for best practices for community providers and VA providers working with Veterans at risk of suicide:  SRM Home - MIRECC / CoE (va.gov)

“Talking about ‘firearm injury’ and ‘gun violence:’ Words matter”: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306525

The Firearm Industry Trade Association has produced the 4 Primary rules of Firearm Safety

 

Survivor resources

Everytown Support Fund: Resources for Victims and Survivors of Gun Violence

Suicide Prevention Resources for Survivors of Suicide Loss: Survivors.pdf (sprc.org)

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