Oregon Community CALM - Conversations on Access to Lethal Means is a prevention and awareness workshop designed to help family, friends, and community members have life-saving conversations with individuals who may be thinking of suicide or during times of crisis. This community helper skills training has an added focus on reducing access to lethal means, especially firearms and medications. Oregon Community CALM is neither anti-gun nor anti-medication and is based on the provider-focused Oregon CALM training and research with Oregonians who own firearms.
What you’ll get:
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Skills for how to raise the topic of suicide and lethal means and skills to assist and connect individuals to support
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Creative solutions for reducing access to lethal means, including ideas from individuals who own firearms
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Local and national resources
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Certificate of completion
Duration: 2.5 hours
Delivery: In-person or virtual
Audience: Anyone 18 years or older; NOT intended for healthcare and direct service providers, defined broadly (see Oregon CALM), but great for personnel who are not considered providers
Skill Level/Type: Awareness and Community Helper
Cost: $25
Continuing Education: CEs are not offered for this training. All participants receive a certificate of completion.