Breaking through barriers: The emerging role of healthcare provider training programs in firearm suicide prevention
2017
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Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy
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This report discusses why health care provider training programs should include lethal means safety counseling training, either as a standalone module or integrated into existing curriculum on suicide risk assessment. Other strategies such as temporary removal (gun shop project) and safe storage are also discussed. It also provides examples from states.