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 clinicians
Course to help health care 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
Resources for Victims and Survivors of Gun Violence | Everytown Support Fund
Suicide Prevention Resources for Survivors of Suicide Loss Survivors.pdf (sprc.org)
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