Program to Focus on Advocacy to Reduce Access to Lethal Means
— Anthony Wood, AAS’s Interim Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, October 5, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — A brand new public coverage toolkit developed by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions will probably be mentioned in a livestreamed lunch and study occasion on Thursday, October 6, from 1 to 2:30 pm EDT. The Center is predicated on the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Suicide is a critical public well being concern that has devastating results on people, households, and communities. AAS and the Center for Gun Violence Solutions developed the toolkit, Education to Action: Policy & Advocacy for Suicide Prevention, to deal with the numerous position firearms play in suicides. Firearms account for greater than half of all suicide deaths within the United states, or 64 deaths a day, in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 90 % of suicide makes an attempt involving a firearm lead to dying, in accordance with Trends within the Incidence of Lethality of Suicidal Acts within the United States.
“Policy and advocacy is a valuable but often underutilized tool for suicide prevention and reducing access to lethal means,” explains Anthony Wood, AAS’s Interim Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. “This livestream will provide an overview of evidence-informed firearm policies for suicide prevention. Our panelists will share their unique perspectives and expertise from their experiences advocating for policy change for suicide prevention”
The free livestream is open to all however of specific curiosity to those that need to study finest practices for advocating for coverage change. The report the livestream is predicated on covers matters starting from insurance policies to finest practices for advocacy and engagement, perfecting your elevator speech, connecting with elected officers and strategies of amplifying your message.
Livestream hyperlinks:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/868763734039891
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl3nQAMyiag
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About American Association of Suicidology
The American Association of Suicidology is the world’s largest membership-based suicide prevention group. Founded in 1968 by Edwin S. Shneidman, PhD, AAS promotes the analysis of suicide and its prevention, public consciousness applications, public training and coaching for professionals and volunteers. The membership of AAS consists of psychological well being and public well being professionals, researchers, suicide prevention and disaster intervention facilities, college districts, disaster heart professionals, survivors of suicide loss, try survivors, and a wide range of laypersons who’ve in curiosity in suicide prevention. You can study extra about AAS at www.suicidology.org.
Responsible reporting on suicide, together with tales of hope and resilience, can stop extra suicides. Please go to the Media as Partners in Suicide Prevention: Suicide Reporting Recommendations for extra particulars. For further data, please go to SuicideReportingToolkit.com and Stanford University’s Media and Mental Health Initiative. For disaster companies wherever on this planet, please go to FindAHelpline.org.
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