by admin | Aug 1, 2020
Objectives: We examined factors grounded in the theory of planned behavior that influence gun retailers’ willingness to provide temporary, voluntary firearm storage for suicide prevention. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of gun retailers in the US...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020
A recommended component of suicide prevention is encouraging at‐risk individuals to voluntarily and temporarily reduce access to firearms and other lethal methods. Yet delivering counseling on the topic can be difficult, given the political sensitivity of firearm...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020
Objectives. To examine the perceived benefits of and barriers to law enforcement agencies providing increased access to voluntary and temporary firearm storage. Methods. We surveyed 448 police chiefs and sheriffs in 8 US Mountain West states about firearm storage...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020
Prior work from surveys and limited populations suggests many emergency department (ED) patients with suicide risk do not have documented lethal means assessments (e.g., being asked about home firearms). The specific objectives of this study were to, in an ED with...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020
Medical and public health societies advocate that healthcare providers (HCPs) counsel at-risk patients to reduce firearm injury risk. Anonymous online media comments often contain extreme viewpoints and may therefore help in understanding challenges of firearm safety...
