If you or someone you know is in crisis, you can call or text 988 or visit
[ [link removed] ]988lifeline.org/chat to chat with a counselor from the 988 Suicide and Crisis
Lifeline, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The 988
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free, and confidential support to
people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress anywhere in the U.S.

John–

Firearm suicide makes headlines far less often than homicides and mass
shootings—even though six out of every ten gun deaths in the U.S. are
suicides.

That's an average of 65 firearm suicide deaths each day.

The good news is that there is hope. These deaths can be prevented.

[ [link removed] ]This Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, help spread the word: Read and
share these practical steps to keep yourself and your loved ones safe,
help those in crisis, and prevent firearm suicide.

[ [link removed] ]5 gun access interventions for preventing gun suicide.

Over the past decade, the rate of firearm suicide has increased by 12
percent across the country. The need for action to address this public
health crisis has never been more urgent.

That's why Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund has developed a continuum
of gun access interventions, providing people with multiple options to
keep themselves and their loved ones safe from firearm suicide during
moments of crisis. This approach includes several ways for creating time
and space between a person in crisis and a firearm, including practicing
in-home secure storage of firearms, voluntarily choosing to store firearms
outside the home at a licensed gun dealer, and volunteering to temporarily
suspend your ability to access or buy firearms.

One of the most effective ways we can prevent firearm suicide and save
lives is by disrupting a person's access to a gun when they are in crisis.
And because suicidal crises are often very brief, knowing how and when to
intervene is vital to prevent a moment of despair from becoming an
irreversible tragedy.

This new resource is just one piece of the puzzle to saving lives—but by
showing up for one another in times of crisis, we can start to create a
future free from gun violence.

Together, we can save lives.

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund


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