GUN SUICIDES
On National Firearm Suicide Prevention Day, Part of Suicide Awareness Month, Gun Safety Advocates Continue to Fight the Preventable Public Health Crisis of Gun Suicide
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"Today marks the Inaugural National Firearm Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, September 13th.[2022]
Falling in the middle of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the day was created to spread awareness about the growing gun suicide crisis and promote resources to prevent gun suicide."
Suicide Prevention (Mental Health, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
By John Gramlich, Pew Research | April 26, 2023 |
CDC Provisional Data: Gun Suicides Reach All-time High in 2022, Gun Homicides Down Slightly from 2021 In 2022, the gun suicide rate among Black teens surpassed the rate among white teens for the first time on record.
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | July 27, 2023 |
GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS
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Sixth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Begins
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"January 22-26 Marks Sixth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week
Every Day in America, 120 people Are Shot and Killed, More Than 200 Are Shot and Wounded, and Countless Others Experience the Collective Trauma of Gun Violence."
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"All told, 59 percent of adults in America – including 71 percent of Black people and 60 percent of Latinx people – are survivors of gun violence, either experiencing gun violence themselves or caring about someone who has experienced gun violence in their lifetimes."
Loss Survivors (988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline)
PROPER GUN STORAGE
Responsible Gun Storage (Moms Demand Action)
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The Be SMART framework is designed to help parents and adults normalize conversations about gun safety and take responsible actions that can prevent child gun deaths and injuries.
Secure all guns in your home and vehicles
Model responsible behavior around guns
Ask about the presence of unsecured guns in other homes
Recognize the role of guns in suicide
Tell your peers to be SMART
Preventing Firearm Injury Through Purpose and Policy: 2023 Review
| Baker Institute for Public Policy Center for Health and Biosciences Conference Report | December 20, 2023 Taylor Rosenbaum et al |
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