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Hear from experts working to reduce firearm injury

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Breaking Through Barriers: The Emerging Role of HCP Training Programs in Firearm Suicide Prevention

Health care providers can conduct lethal means safety counseling when a patient is at risk for suicide.

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Prevent Firearm Suicide

Firearms are the most commonly used method of suicide in the United States. A multilevel approach to suicide prevention can save lives.

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Patient Handout (Spanish)

The patient handout available in Spanish from a UC Davis resource, What You Can Do Project, that helps the general public assess firearm safety at home. El folleto está disponible en español también.

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Prevent Firearm Suicide: Tools from EFSGV

EFSGV provides educational materials, initiatives, research, and resources for societal, community, relationship, and individual-level interventions for suicide prevention.

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Parenting in the Age of School Shootings

An editorial by Dr. Amy Barnhorst published in Psychology Today.

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Preventing Firearm-Related Injury and Death: A Targeted Intervention

Learn the background and practical knowledge necessary to intervene with patients to reduce firearm-related harm.

Peer-Reviewed Article

Acceptability and Use of Evidence-Based Practices for Firearm Storage in Pediatric Primary Care.

Beidas RS, Jager-Hyman S, Becker-Haimes EM, et al.
Academic Pediatrics, 2018

This study provides important insights about areas of focus for future implementation efforts from policy and research perspectives.

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