This in-person training is being offered as part of the Oregon Health Authority Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant from the CDC and is being hosted by the Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative of Coos and Curry Counties. The discounted registration fee is $25, regularly $240.  

Oregon CALM is developed to assist health care and direct service providers in using Lethal Means Counseling with an informed, collaborative, and respectful approach. It has been adapted from the National CALM curriculum to incorporate components of Addressing Firearm Safety with Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Couse for Healthcare Providers in Rural Areas and research with Oregon rural firearm owners and meets Oregon HB2315 legislative mandate for suicide-specific continuing education for all mental health and behavioral health roles.

Oregon CALM is a suicide prevention training that is neither anti-gun nor anti-medication. Given the focus on lethal means counseling, course content and discussions will cover…