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Core fact: If highly lethal means are made less available—even temporarily—overall suicide deaths drop. Means Matter
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Families who received Lethal Means Counseling in an ER were far more likely to lock up or remove firearms & meds. | Harvard “Means Matter” project Means Matter |
90 % of people who survive a first suicide attempt do not go on to die by suicide. Therefore, keeping them alive through the crisis window is critical. | Harvard summary (2024) UAFP Journal |
CDC names “Reduce access to lethal means” one of the seven highest-impact strategies in its Suicide Prevention Resource for Action. | CDC guide CDC |
Action blocks for readers
https://means-matter.hsph.harvard.edu/lethal-means-counseling/
