Stories about Firearms
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Research Video Spotlight: Limiting Access to Lethal Means
Matthew Miller, M.D., MPH, of Harvard University, examines what it means to limit access to lethal means, such as firearms, for a person at-risk for suicide.
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Working Toward a Common Goal: Preventing Firearm Suicides in Veterans
United States Veterans are 1.5 times more likely to die by suicide than Americans who never served in the military.
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Conference on Advances in Safe Storage of Firearms and Preventive Strategies for Veterans at Risk for Suicide
Suicide is a national health concern that affects all Americans, Veterans and non-Veterans alike.
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Delivering Suicide Prevention to the Firearms Community in Nebraska
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has set a bold goal to reduce the nation’s annual suicide rate 20 percent by the year 2025.
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Research Video Spotlight: Firearms and Suicide
Our Research Video page features short, easy-to-understand clips from some of the world’s leading suicide prevention researchers.
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Project 2025: Firearms & Suicide Prevention
To date, efforts to reduce suicide by gun have largely failed – with 23,000 lives lost each year – we must try a new approach.