Reducing access to means such as firearms and medications that can potentially be misused to cause injury or death is one of the most effective ways to reduce suicide risk across all age groups. Methods to reduce access include safe storage and restriction or removal of these means. Resources beginning with “CT” are specific to Connecticut.
CALM-Counseling Access to Lethal Means training: You can learn how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. This free, online course covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide—and their families—to reduce access.
Firearms:
- 10 Essential Facts About Guns and Suicide
- 11 Commandments of Gun Safety
- AFSP Project 2025
- CT- Local Firearm Safety Education
- CT-Free Safety Kits
- CT-Gun Buy Back
- Firearm Injuries by Intent: A Comparison of Data in the Northeast U.S.
- Firearms Access Transfer – Connecticut State Police PowerPoint
- Firearm Safety Guide For Connecticut Schools
- Key Guidelines for Safe Storage
- Parents Guide to Understanding Youth Mental Health and Preventing Unauthorized Access to Firearms
- Project Child Safe
- Suicide Prevention is Everyone’s Business: A Toolkit for Safe Firearm Storage in Your Community
- Your Guide to Firearms and Permits in Connecticut, including Surrender/Transfer
CTSAB Firearm Safety and Suicide Prevention Materials
(Click here to order these materials)
- Firearm Safety and Suicide Prevention Brochure
- Firearm Safety and Suicide Prevention Magnet
- Firearm Safety and Suicide Prevention Sticker
Medications:
- Avoiding Misuse of Prescription Medicines
- CT – Keeping Medications Secure
- CT -Local Drug Collection Boxes
- Connecticut Poison Control Center
- CT – Safe Storage and Disposal of Prescription Medication
- Drug Free CT
- Intersection of Opioids and Suicide: A Prevention Approach
- List of Medicines Recommended for Disposal by Flushing
- Medicine Safety in Your Home
- More Teens Are Attempting Suicide By Poisoning. Here’s What Parents Should Know
- Opioid Overdose Toolkit
- Rx Safety Matters
- Safe Medicine Disposal
- Safeguarding My Meds
- Tips for Taking Medicine Safely (Adults)
- Tips for Taking Medicine Safely (Kids)
- Your Poison Center
