Suicide Prevention and the Safe Storage of Firearms

 
 

Take these courses to learn how you can
help save lives through conversations
about safe gun storage.

This collection of courses covers the topics of suicide prevention and safe firearm storage. The courses were created and are narrated by clinical psychologists and Veteran gun owners with the single purpose of raising awareness about the importance of safe firearm storage, funded by Cigna. 

 
 

For Individual Learners

Conversations for Everyone provides critical information for members of every community about the safe storage of firearms. This short course, jointly narrated by four people from different cultures – including military Veterans, non-Veterans, gun owners, non-gun owners, and clinical psychologists – aims to reduce the stigma found in talking about suicide and firearms.  

For Medical Professionals

5 Things Medical Professionals Need to Know, is narrated by two clinical psychologists. Dr. Ted Bonar and Dr. Heidi Kraft discuss the importance of including conversations about lethal means accessibility – specifically firearms – during safety planning in all types of clinical encounters. They define the scope of the problem, dispel some widely held misconceptions, and explain why military and Veterans firearm owners have unique beliefs about weapons, crisis, and safe storage. 

 
 

You can be part of the solution. Learn how to talk about the safe storage of firearms.

 

“For military-connected people, the protection offered by firearms is not theoretical. They were trained to use firearms during their service, and for many, this is an extension of their training and protection.”

- Dr. Heidi Kraft, clinical psychologist, Navy combat Veteran, gun owner

These courses were funded by a Health and Wellbeing Grant from Cigna. The courses are part of a larger public health campaign in San Diego County to include live events and webinars focused on the importance of lethal means safety as a necessary component of suicide prevention.

See our press release here.

Train the nation.

 

At PsychArmor, we believe education and training lead to transformation & change. Transformation starts with humility, continues with awareness and ends with connection.

We are committed to powering the training and learning journey for everyone, creating measurable impact and systemic change for the millions of military-connected individuals in the United States and anyone who wants to more effectively engage with them.