CALM

Reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medications, can significantly impact whether a person experiencing thoughts of suicide lives or dies.

This course teaches you how to reduce access to lethal means for people experiencing thoughts of suicide. It helps you identify who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people with thoughts of suicide—and their loved ones—to reduce access to those means and increase safety. This course, primarily designed for mental health professionals, is helpful for anyone who works with people with thoughts of suicide, such as health care providers, faith community leaders and social service professionals. It is open to anyone interested in preventing suicide and gaining more skills.

This is not a stand alone intervention. It is recommended that participants take QPR, safeTALK or ASIST prior to attending this training.

This course earned two awards in 2019:

Bronze Digital Health Award
Bronze Omni Award

Please Note: Participants are highly encouraged to take a general suicide prevention course first (e.g., QPR, SafeTALK or ASIST).

This training is also available for free, online. To register, click here.

When lethal means counseling is appropriate
Who in a household & support network should receive lethal means counseling
How to explain that reducing access to lethal means is an effective tool in suicide prevention
Advise people with thoughts of suicide, family and/or household members and others who are part of the person’s support network on specific secure storage options for firearms and to limit access to dangerous medications.
How to build a longer-term plan with follow up measures to limit access as needed over time.

	Training Category: Suicide Prevention		Length: 5.5 to 6 hours
	Offered for ages: 18 and over		Location: In Person & Online
	Skill Level: Advanced		Cost: Free tuition
	Language: English

Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (OCALM)

What you will learn in this 2 1/2 hour course:

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