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Discover programs and resources designed to help patients and their families reduce the risk of firearm injuries and deaths.

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Identifying risk
Actions for at-risk patients
Lethal means
Video
Identify youth suicide risk in three steps
Learn how to identify when patients aged 12 and older may be at risk of suicide, so you can help them get the support they need.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
Actions for at-risk patients
Lethal means
Course
Counseling on access to lethal means to prevent youth suicide
Take this online course on lethal means counseling to improve how you talk with young people and their families about safe gun storage and help prevent suicide.
For continuing education
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
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Identifying risk
Actions for at-risk patients
Program
The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI)
A network fostering hospital and community collaborations to reduce violence in communities of color, heal trauma, and promote equity.
Source: The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI)
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Conversation starters
Identifying risk
Actions for at-risk patients
Video
Firearm injury prevention strategies in medicine
Chethan Sathya, MD, director of the Center for Gun Violence Prevention at Northwell Health, shares how physicians can play a role in firearm safety.
Source: American Medical Association
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Actions for at-risk patients
Lethal means
Video
What physicians need to know about ERPO laws
Watch a discussion featuring Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH and Spencer Cantrell, JD from Johns Hopkins University, on how Extreme Risk Protection Orders and similar laws can help protect patients from firearm injuries.
Source: American Medical Association
Identifying risk
Actions for at-risk patients
Advancing firearm safety and injury prevention
Watch a webinar on the role of primary care providers in promoting safe firearm practices, including real-world examples.
Source: Texas Primary Care Consortium
Headshots of Dr. Sue Bornstein, Dr. Daniel D. Guzman, and Dr. Emmy Betz
Actions for at-risk patients
Lethal means
Video
Forefront Suicide Prevention videos
Watch webinars and trainings that encourage a public health approach to suicide prevention, including lethal means safety.
Source: University of Washington Forefront Suicide Prevention
White gentleman leaning over the counter looking at the gun selection at a gun shop
Actions for at-risk patients
Course
Hospital-based violence intervention: Practices and policies
Explore how HVIPs work, and learn strategies for building and sustaining hospital-based programs to reduce community violence.
Source: The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI)
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Firearms 101
Conversation starters
Identifying risk
Actions for at-risk patients
Lethal means
Resource Collection
Firearm injury prevention initiative
Learn how Colorado physicians are collaborating with community members to find innovative approaches to firearm injury prevention.
Source: University of Colorado, Department of Emergency Medicine
Close-up of white male holding a rifle gun at a booth for the firearm injury prevention initative at the University of Colorado
Conversation starters
Actions for at-risk patients
Lethal means
Guide
Firearm safe storage talking points for facilities
Tips for having respectful conversations with patients about reducing access to firearms when someone is in crisis.
Source: Intermountain Health
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