Some options to make the environment safe could be: • Store ammunition separately or remove it from the home. • Store firearms away from the home temporarily — consider storing firearms with family or friends, law enforcement, a gun range, or firearm shop. • Change the combinations on firearm safes. • Disassemble the firearm and store parts separately. • Give someone else the key to your firearm safe. In instances where other means are considered: • Store medications safely — outside the home or locked up. • Prescribe medications in smaller amounts to reduce availability. • Remove other identified means from the home. 90% of individuals who attempt suicide do not go on to die by suicide (Harvard School of Public Health, 2024). We can decrease the risk of suicide by preventing access to lethal means and providing interventions to patients who have thoughts of suicide. Learn More The Utah Office of Substance Use and Mental Health offers virtual three-hour means safety counseling courses (CEUs included). For more information, email aamitchell@utah.gov. You can also find several other resources and materials by scanning the QR codes below. The Live On Utah Playbooks are the first of its kind — a quick‑paced, 10 lesson course with simple, specific tips on how to talk about mental health and prevent suicide. https://liveonutah.org/playbooks/ Intermountain Healthcare Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CEUs included) https://intermountainhealthcare.org/ihcu/public/ bh/CounselingOnAccessToLethalMeansCALMToPreventSuicide/Primary/story.html?origref Zero Suicide Counseling on Access to Lethal Means https://zerosuicidetraining.edc.org/ enrol/index.php?id=20 Firearm Safety and Patient Health https://www.facs.org/media/1mtadqiv/22_tr_pdf_ firearminjuryprevention_interactive_6a_release.pdf Flyer: When Firearm Safety and Safe Storage Is Your Goal https://utahsuicidepre.wpengine.com/wp-content/ uploads/2023/12/CH_2552362-Firearm-safestorage-document-for-schools_HF042523.pdf Flyer: Four Simple Steps to a Medication-Safe Home https://jedfoundation.org/wp-content/ uploads/2023/04/Medication-SafeHome-2.16.23-FINAL.pdf Means Matter — Harvard School of Public Health https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/meansmatter/means-matter/duration/ 25
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