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Lethal Means Safety PSA - In Our Nature
Lethal Means Safety For Military Service Members And Their Families High-Resolution PDF | Low-Resolution PDF
Lethal Means Safety - Firearm Safe Storage Options (JPG) DSPO SPM Firearm Storage (JPG)
Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training
In spring 2019, as a result of the Suicide Prevention General Officer Steering Committee vote, the Office of Military Community and Family Policy took steps to implement training for Military OneSource call center staff and Military and Family Life Counselors. More than 2,000 non-clinical providers have been trained on CALM since 2019. In post-training evaluation feedback, more than 87% of providers stated that the training increased their confidence in discussing access to lethal means and provided concrete ideas for using CALM concepts in their daily lives.
SPRC's CALM training (www.sprc.org/resources-programs/calm-counseling-access-lethal-means) is available to the public for free. The Department of Defense is continuing to explore opportunities to implement and evaluate CALM training throughout the military community.
DOD Firearm Retailer Toolkit - Suicide Prevention in Collaboration with Firearm Retailers Print | Digital
Suicide Prevention and Safe Storage Brochure for Firearm Owners Print | Digital
Suicide Prevention and Safe Storage Brochure for Firearm Retailers Print | Digital
Suicide Prevention and Firearm Safety - Poster 8.5x11 Print | Digital
Suicide Prevention and Firearm Safety - Poster 11x17 Print | Digital