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Find tools and strategies for identifying patients who may be at risk of firearm injuries, so that you can help them protect themselves and their loved ones.

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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
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)
Two men sitting and looking attentively to the right in a warmly lit room
Conversation starters
Identifying risk
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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
AMA Chief Experience Officer Unger and Chethan Sathya, MD, smiling at the camera with virtual backgrounds behind them
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
Firearms 101
Conversation starters
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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
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Interactive
Lock to live
This online tool provides guidance for securing firearms and other dangerous household items when a loved one is at risk of suicide.
Source: The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Safe with a gun inside of it with a person holding the lock from the outside
Conversation starters
Identifying risk
Conversation
Guide
How to start conversations with parents about youth firearm injury prevention
As a health care professional, you are committed to helping people stay healthy and safe. Learn how to start conversations with parents or caregivers about youth firearm injury prevention.
Source: Agree To Agree
Doctor talking to a male adult patient in a consultation at the office
Identifying risk
Program
USA Health: Project Inspire
This multiweek hospital-based injury prevention program educates at-risk youth about the consequences of gun violence.
Source: University of South Alabama: Project Inspire
Black men and women of all ages sitting a tables in a pottery studio
Identifying risk
Actions for at-risk patients
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Gun violence prevention learning collaborative
View recordings from this Northwell Health initiative designed to connect health care professionals, community leaders, public health experts and survivors of firearm injuries.
Source: Northwell
Steven Sumner, MD, Msc, Kimberley Smith, and Chethan Sathya, MD in virtual zoom meeting boxes
Identifying risk
Actions for at-risk patients
Academic
The culture of gun violence: an active learning exercise
A workshop curriculum to help medical students understand the personal, social, cultural, and environmental factors that contribute to gun violence.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
Female doctor consulting father and son

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