Investor Presentaiton
Emergency Counseling
on Access to Lethal Means
Office of Suicide Prevention partnered with the Colorado School of
Public Health, and the Harvard Injury Control Research Center
Develop and pilot a means restriction program at Children's Hospital
- Accompanied by formal evaluation
Training for emergency department staff to educate parents of
suicidal youth about techniques for restricting access to lethal
means
90 percent reported the counseling was respectful and clear
Respondents showed improvement in locking medications after receiving the
counseling
Children's Hospital adopted the training and continues to implement
the intervention with all families in the emergency department
because of a suicide attempt
CDPHE
COLORADO
Center for Health
& Environmental Data
Department of Public Health & Environment
Source: Hindman J. Office of Suicide Prevention Suicide Prevention in Colorado Annual Report 2014-2015. Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment. November 1, 2015.
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