{"id":14,"date":"2021-12-06T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2023-07-24T05:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T09:35:05","slug":"guns-and-suicide-prevention-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Convergence Dialogue on Guns and Suicide Prevention Final Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-399bdd5 elementor-section-full_width shrinker elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"399bdd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9787343 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9787343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Convergence<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5cc6a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5cc6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Dialogue<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8aa08 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea8aa08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">on Guns and<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2061740 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2061740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Suicide<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a519a99 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a519a99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84c197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f84c197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dab44d9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dab44d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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You can utilize the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1 (800) 273-8255 or text HOME to 741741 to connect with the Crisis Text Line. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c432fe9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c432fe9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e314a2\" data-id=\"3e314a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51bfb55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"51bfb55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"summary\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9272a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f9272a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd53bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bd53bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Executive Summary<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db05076 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db05076\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ae66b9\" data-id=\"7ae66b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582b6bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"582b6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As participants in a year-long Convergence dialogue, we advised on the strategies included in this report in service of our common goal\u2014<strong>preventing firearm suicide.<\/strong> Convened as a cross-sector, cross-partisan group, we&#8217;ve forged trust, deepened mutual understanding, and identified solutions to address this urgent issue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4c582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa4c582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We come from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We come from rural and urban America. We hold a wide range of policy views. Our group includes individuals from gun rights and responsibilities advocacy groups, the gun industry, suicide prevention groups, gun violence prevention advocacy groups, mental health and medical practitioners, researchers, faith leaders, and those with a range of important personal connections to this issue. Among us are leaders and groups with opposing views and, in some cases, our organizations have not had meaningful, constructive interactions prior to this dialogue process. But we recognized America needs a different and better conversation on guns, and we are losing far too many of our friends and neighbors to suicide. 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d52d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDC WISQARS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9792df7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9792df7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88f0e81\" data-id=\"88f0e81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4810fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4810fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We hope this report can demonstrate:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021832d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"021832d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>There are ideas and strategies we believe can meaningfully reduce the number of firearm suicides in our country\u2014a project we agree is both urgent and doable.<\/li><li>A civil, good faith conversation related to firearms is possible.<\/li><li>Such a conversation can build empathy, understanding, and a deeper respect for one another even in the face of major disagreements.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f750726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f750726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to starting this dialogue, Convergence conducted an assessment to determine where this process could add value, see what other good work could be learned from and built on, and find where the issue was \u201cstuck\u201d and in need of collaborative problem-solving. Convergence conducted over 130 interviews and small group discussions including people with widely divergent views and a mix of lived experience. We determined a better and different conversation was needed that meaningfully engaged a range of perspectives. Leaders right, left, center and apolitical in nature told us people needed time and space to build trust through a process devoid of standard issue talking points, out of the glare of political debates and inclusive of heterodox voices. As our assessment progressed and themes began emerging, we determined that a dialogue on preventing firearm suicide, the majority of gun deaths in the United States and on the rise over the past 20 years, held real potential for impact and was most achievable in this contentious issue space.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b9674b\" data-id=\"0b9674b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739ba90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"739ba90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cathy-mu-6gbnkhFtKo-unsplash-768x509.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-350\" alt=\"two people sitting and hugging on waterfront\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cathy-mu-6gbnkhFtKo-unsplash-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cathy-mu-6gbnkhFtKo-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cathy-mu-6gbnkhFtKo-unsplash-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cathy-mu-6gbnkhFtKo-unsplash-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cathy-mu-6gbnkhFtKo-unsplash-2048x1356.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cathy-mu-6gbnkhFtKo-unsplash-1568x1039.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.25%;max-width:2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eebc1aa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eebc1aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdc289d\" data-id=\"cdc289d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170c8c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"170c8c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the course of our research and ensuing dialogue we identified a set of shared facts the group could build upon. While the full report below includes a list of findings, we highlight some of those core facts here. While there was apparently a modest decrease in the total number of suicides in the United States in 2020,\u00a0 the trendline has been a roughly 35% increase since 1999. Of all the gun deaths in America each year, approximately 60% are suicides. Further, about half of all suicides in recent years are by firearm. For certain groups, the level of attempts and deaths by suicide is particularly concerning, including veterans and increasing rates for groups like African American youth\/young adults, Native populations, and LGBTQ populations.<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102d8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"102d8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When it comes to guns and suicide, this group believes we&#8217;ve not collectively focused enough attention and scaled solutions that work to substantially move the numbers. Good work is happening and many programs are underway but much more can be done. Firearm suicides comprise the largest portion of gun deaths each year and yet do not get sufficient attention in the national conversation.<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943d7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"943d7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe it&#8217;s important that this group states loudly and clearly: suicide deaths by firearm are <strong>not inevitable<\/strong>. Suicidal ideation and periods of acute crisis are often short in duration and safe practices and well-constructed interventions can save lives. This report highlights a number of programs and interventions doing just that. Both message and messenger matter\u2014we encourage all working on these issues to carefully consider language and we provide some guidance below on terms to use and avoid.<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e5277a\" data-id=\"5e5277a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0301b8 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b0301b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddb528 elementor-position-right elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1ddb528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 32H336c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v128c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h80v64c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64h-8c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v48c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h8c88.4 0 160-71.6 160-160V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v128c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h80v64c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64h-8c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v48c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h8c88.4 0 160-71.6 160-160V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce6c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ce6c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDC WISQARS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1dd3c6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1dd3c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39eddd5\" data-id=\"39eddd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c1d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c1d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All people benefit from attending to their mental health just as they do their physical health. We know suicide may result from a range of factors, including suffering from a mental health crisis. While gun owners are not more likely to experience a suicidal crisis than others, there is an elevated risk when such a crisis occurs. While a variety of means are used by individuals who die by suicide, the lethality is elevated when a firearm is used, with 83 &#8211; 90% of firearm suicide attempts resulting in death. Further, we know a suicidal person unable to access a gun does not typically find a different means and the acute period of crisis often passes. Therefore, means matter and that is why our group has focused specifically on a range of innovative ways to prevent firearm suicide. Evidence shows that heightened awareness, lethal means safety training, safe storage, and training of intervenors are some of the ways to prevent these deaths, as creating time and distance between a person in crisis and lethal means can save lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d941492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d941492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>One of the themes from this dialogue was that both message and messenger matter in terms of effective prevention. While many individuals, professionals, and organizations have a role, we believe that gun owners must be an essential part of identifying, implementing, and promoting solutions that work. The inclusion of these voices in public health initiatives, programs, and research efforts to prevent firearm suicide can ground and will improve such efforts. Interventions that include a range of inputs, including the lived experience of gun owners, are critical to saving lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05396f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05396f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our group sought not to stigmatize or blame but to build understanding among gun owners and non-gun owners, recognizing the individuals who comprise these groups include a wide range of cultural identifications and are hardly of one geography, gender, income group, race, sexual orientation, or identity. We cannot characterize either group with sweeping, simplistic terms or labels, especially as the demographic make-up of those choosing to own and not own guns continues to evolve and diversify.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e50acb7\" data-id=\"e50acb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3087e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3087e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906bbc2 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"906bbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2290870 elementor-position-right elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2290870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 32H336c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v128c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h80v64c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64h-8c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v48c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h8c88.4 0 160-71.6 160-160V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v128c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h80v64c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64h-8c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v48c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h8c88.4 0 160-71.6 160-160V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d7590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97d7590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDC WISQARS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8f4bb6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8f4bb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6bf017\" data-id=\"f6bf017\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee815d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee815d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite our many differences there is one fundamental truth: we all want to prevent firearm suicide and want any person struggling with suicidal ideation to receive competent care, support, and resources. We worked hard to avoid the pitfalls of well-worn debates that fall back on generalizations, which alienate those from differing backgrounds and perspectives. We discussed some statutory and regulatory actions to build understanding even when we couldn\u2019t reach full agreement. We advised on several important strategies outlined in this report, as well as cautions about things that don\u2019t work. They are summarized here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f8a0ed elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7f8a0ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aece74e\" data-id=\"aece74e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fa857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27fa857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>The possibility that a dialogue such as ours can be expanded<\/strong>, thus using the process that shaped and informed this group to engage others in a collaborative problem-solving approach.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9908b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9908b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>The findings and learnings<\/strong>, which include important data on lethal means, information on gun ownership, consideration of elevated or increasing suicide rates within certain populations and demographics, the importance of language and framing, and moving away from harmful and often incorrect stereotypes allowed participants to show up with their full and complex perspectives.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc15e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc15e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Leading examples of best practices and promising programs<\/strong>, including grassroots efforts and innovative ways for gun owners to increase awareness, temporarily remove guns from their homes voluntarily, as well as models that promote and allow for safe storage practices.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b54b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52b54b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>A call for increased funding, both public and philanthropic, that can prevent firearm suicide<\/strong> by supporting promising, innovative programs built on established principles and those with evidence-informed track records.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26f419e\" data-id=\"26f419e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f092da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f092da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>A call for improvement and greater sophistication around evaluation of these programs,<\/strong> recognizing the complexity and difficulty of assessing prevention programs of many kinds, not just those focused on firearm suicide.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c9af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0c9af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Highlighting the work of a range of groups, especially in the firearms community<\/strong>, to expand their reach and scope through powerful and growing partnerships.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ef510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6ef510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>A call for significant expansion of public and philanthropic research investments to study suicide, firearms, and suicide prevention strategies<\/strong> via partnerships with scientists, clinicians, consumers of mental health services, those with a range of lived experience, gun owners, and others.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98860f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98860f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>A call for new education campaigns around lethal means and suicide<\/strong> focused on credible messages and messengers, including work with a diverse mix of groups such as faith communities, affinity groups, doctors and mental health providers, and spaces utilized by gun owners to reach them with information on safety practices and how to access mental health resources. We want to bolster existing efforts and fill gaps to reach more people, including guidance on inclusive language to use and harmful practices to avoid.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8021238 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8021238\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22ac801\" data-id=\"22ac801\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae766b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aae766b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6813159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6813159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We invite you to consider these ideas and take action in your own sphere of influence to save lives. We also invite leaders from the worlds of advocacy and policy, philanthropy, health care, community- and faith-based work, and other important sectors to recognize this type of collaborative problem-solving can lead to worthwhile, durable solutions. Join us in the work ahead as we seek to significantly reduce firearm suicide in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9531195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9531195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d7f928 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d7f928\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-182b676\" data-id=\"182b676\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f634e75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f634e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"process\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbadcf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cbadcf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41dfeb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41dfeb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Convergence's Process<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c060966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c060966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For years, leaders and citizens of diverse backgrounds approached us at Convergence about bringing our collaborative problem-solving approach to the issue of guns in America often highlighting the tangle of issues at play and a lack of clarity on how to improve on the contentious public conversation. Prior to starting this dialogue, Convergence conducted an assessment to determine where our process could add value, see what other good work could be learned from and built on, uncover tension points, and find where the issue was \u201cstuck\u201d and in need of collaborative problem-solving. Convergence conducted over 130 interviews and small group discussions including people with widely divergent views and a mix of lived experience. We learned when it comes to guns, there are no shortage of tension points, and quickly determined a better and different conversation was needed that meaningfully engaged a range of perspectives. Leaders right, left, center and apolitical in nature told us that people needed time and space to build trust through a process devoid of standard issue talking points, out of the glare of political debates focused on point-scoring, and inclusive of heterodox voices. As our assessment progressed and themes began emerging, we determined that a dialogue on preventing firearm suicide, the greatest source of gun deaths in the United States and on the rise over the past 20 years, held real potential for impact and was most achievable in this contentious issue space. Further, while we determined not to focus on other types of gun deaths for the scope of this dialogue, we also learned and recognized solutions that prevent suicide certainly can have other positive downstream effects.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>While exploring this issue, Convergence staff learned that while a range of worthwhile efforts have emerged in recent years, they are not yet scaling up to meet the challenge. Innovative practitioners, gun community leaders, researchers, and medical experts agreed some initial foundational understanding of access to lethal means had been reached in recent years but that much more work was needed. Critically, those interviewed agreed that a space to build on that foundation with leaders from various sectors and ideological perspectives held value, though some were skeptical. Ultimately, those who agreed to participate in this dialogue saw particular value in a collaborative process to further act on the desire to save lives and an earnest hope to better understand the prerogatives and positions of those with whom they disagree. That said, a lack of trust and perceived bad faith were cited again and again as reasons why the existing national conversation was so difficult and ineffectual. For those close to communities of gun owners and for others not connected to them as deeply, a strong desire to center and understand gun owner motivations drove this work. Further, a recognition that gun owners are not monolithic, hold a wide range of views, and aren\u2019t simply part of one \u201cculture\u201d would be critical to meaningfully grappling with behavior change and any emerging education efforts to prevent firearm suicide.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Coming into the dialogue, leaders from a range of perspectives felt caricatured and misunderstood. Self-described advocates with a particular focus on gun violence prevention sometimes felt their work was incorrectly described as having sinister motives or was disrespectful toward the rights of gun owners even as they worked to reduce injuries and prevent deaths by suicide. Gun rights advocates and other gun industry leaders felt their views were often oversimplified, that gun owners were reduced to stereotypes at times, and that they too wanted to prevent deaths and promote responsible practices. Years of unhelpful sound bites and overly broad labels used in all-or-nothing political debates dragged the national conversation to an acrimonious place; however, as mentioned, careful, quiet work in the field had led to some ability to better understand firearm suicide. More research and more willing leaders were needed to expand the reach of existing interventions and more trusted messengers to reach diverse populations. Our dialogue group hoped to fill some of those gaps but would of course need to build a base of trust, engage in shared learning, and bring a spirit of curiosity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a9a975\" data-id=\"7a9a975\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f84548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f84548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bfb2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d2bfb2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20379ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20379ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fdb946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3fdb946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f31fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d5f31fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be18047 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be18047\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac2a36f\" data-id=\"ac2a36f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af566f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6af566f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our dialogue group\u2019s ability to stay together, build an arc of momentum, and eventually work toward sharing these strategies involved some key components. One was the commitment to listen generously, and another was taking care with and engaging in conversation about language around these topics, sometimes down to individual words. It was important to get underneath stated positions to understand motivations, which required asking genuine and open-ended questions with a real curiosity. Regarding divides over firearms, language was important as certain terms alienate people from a particular orientation. One person\u2019s \u201caccurate\u201d description may seem incendiary to someone else, and we tried to hear each other and adopt more inclusive terms. This sometimes took multiple tries and patience. We also shared personal experiences, including losing people to firearm suicide, in an effort to not just show empathy but unpack what happened and what could have been done differently. While both an attempt and a death by suicide can create a crisis for the many people impacted, it also means many people and groups can help respond and intervene, including, for some, a reliance on faith leaders and, for others, mental health professionals and networks of support including family and friends.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A mix of clear-eyed analysis and vulnerability were both at play. Some in the group were less familiar with guns and expressed their lack of knowledge, while some raised the ways gun ownership has been viewed through a racialized lens and how all gun owners don\u2019t receive the same deference and good faith assumptions. Others made clear labels like \u201cgun control\u201d and \u201cweapons of war\u201d and even \u201ccommon sense solutions\u201d can be off-putting and the importance of addressing people on terms that resonate for them. We also found a real desire to make the conversation about mental health care explicit and more sophisticated than often happens, including what competent care looks like that doesn\u2019t cause gun owners to forego care out of fear and anxiety. Connections made in the dialogue meetings led to relationships outside, which allowed people to unpack tough issues and begin finding ways to collaborate.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Finally, learning together was crucial. Folks in the group and outside it with targeted expertise shared a host of information on suicide and firearms. Parts of the conversations were difficult, especially considering discussing suicide at all can be challenging and requires care and nuance with language. Along the way, we sometimes needed to regroup and try again after getting stuck. The momentum built over time came through repeated efforts to show curiosity, to give airtime even to issues where we couldn\u2019t find agreement, and to think hard about how to drive behavior change and speak in the values of those we most desire to impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75b186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f75b186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7fca63 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7fca63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-979d645\" data-id=\"979d645\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de79fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1de79fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"insights\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4789eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4789eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dcf7d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dcf7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">What We Learned<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5172f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5172f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144eec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"144eec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The group engaged in a wide range of shared learning \u2013 from breakdowns of firearm suicide data by demographics to understanding the complexities of gun ownership. Our two main learnings are that suicide rates differ across demographics and many intersectional identities; and, who owns guns and the reasons why they own guns, are equally as heterodox. There is stigma around seeking help and pervasive myths about what getting help will look like. All of this impacts the language, messengers, and messages that will be most effective at reducing firearm suicide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f3fd17 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f3fd17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9e0c97\" data-id=\"e9e0c97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d1c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70d1c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Suicide Rates<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa51c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aa51c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past 20 years, the United States has experienced increasing suicide rates. In 2019, the most recent year that data is available, 47,511 individuals died by suicide, making it the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. While there was apparently a modest decrease in the total number of suicides in the United States in 2020, the trendline has been a roughly 35% increase since 1999.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Out of all the gun deaths in America each year, approximately 60% are suicides. Furthermore, of the 47,511 suicide deaths in 2019, approximately 50.4% were firearm suicides. While a range of means may be used in a suicide attempt, for fatal attempts, guns are statistically the most lethal with 90% of suicide attempts with a firearm resulting in death.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Gun owners are no more likely than non-gun owners to experience suicidal ideation. However, the presence of a firearm is an independent risk factor for all members of a household where a gun is present. And, 90% of individuals who attempt suicide and survive do not go on to die by suicide. Thus, the dramatic difference between these survival rates indicates that the suicide rate would decrease if we can reduce firearm suicides.\u202fThat is why our group unequivocally supports the notion that means matter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-088483d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"088483d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-634a6e5\" data-id=\"634a6e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6119f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e6119f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Rates and considerations across demographics\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431e308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"431e308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are stark differences between demographic groups when it comes to suicide generally and methods more specifically. An important note on demographic differences in suicide is that individuals have intersectional identities. While we did our best to account for many of these overlaps, not all are captured.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Our group engaged in shared learning around how suicide rates differ among these various groups with the intention of creating a common base of knowledge and a reference point for thinking about strategies.<\/p><p><a href=\"#_edn9\" name=\"_ednref9\"><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#_ednref5\" name=\"_edn5\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b3076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"52b3076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c74ab3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c74ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee46262 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee46262\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8e3cd6\" data-id=\"c8e3cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41cc5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"41cc5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a68c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a68c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Overall Suicide Rate by Race \n(1999 - 2019)\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333419d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"333419d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Overall-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019-1024x655.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-604\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Overall-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019-1024x655.png 1024w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Overall-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Overall-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Overall-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019-1536x983.png 1536w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Overall-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019-1568x1003.png 1568w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Overall-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019.png 1847w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:64%;max-width:1847px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ca2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ca2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDC WONDER<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf266e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbf266e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Firearm Suicide Rate by Race\n (1999 \u2013 2019)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8075aa animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8075aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Firearm-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019--1536x1023.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-605\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Firearm-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019--1536x1023.png 1536w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Firearm-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019--300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Firearm-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019--1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Firearm-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019--768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Firearm-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019--1568x1044.png 1568w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Firearm-Suicide-Rate-by-Race-1999-2019-.png 1617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.6%;max-width:1617px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3f7ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a3f7ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDC WONDER<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32f378a\" data-id=\"32f378a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68ce3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f68ce3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635831d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"635831d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Race<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded3ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ded3ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suicide rates are highest among American Indians\/Alaskan Natives (22.1 per 100,000). Historically, the crude rate (meaning total number) for whites has followed American Indians\/Alaskan Natives; however, suicide rates for other racial groups have been on the rise, particularly among young Black men. When rates are broken down by method, looking specifically at firearms, whites have the highest rate of suicide.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Whites<\/em><\/p><ul><li><p>In 2019, the suicide rate among whites was 17.54 per 100,000. While suicides in the white community do not represent the highest crude rate of deaths, the age-adjusted rate places middle-aged white men at the top for overall suicides.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Furthermore, when the scope of suicides is narrowed to only firearm suicides, whites comprise the overwhelming majority of these suicides at approximately 85%.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>American Indian &amp; Alaskan Natives<\/em><\/p><ul><li><p>It\u2019s important to note that suicide data collection in American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI\/AN) communities is complicated due to a number of factors, including historical racial misclassification as well as the overlap in governmental jurisdictions that these communities live under.<\/p><\/li><li><p>AI\/AN communities experience the highest rates of suicide overall (22.2 per 100,000) as well as the highest suicide rate during adolescence and young adulthood, which is different from the national trend where the rate of suicide peaks mid-life.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Firearms are used at a rate of 4.2 per 100,000 within these communities. However, in some tribal communities the use of firearms is lower. There are likely cultural influences as to why this is the case, including in some Tribes that using a firearm frequently results in severe disfigurement and the cultural practice of viewing the deceased\u2019s body and beliefs about the afterlife result in different lethal means being used.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">African Americans<\/em><\/p><ul><li><p>The suicide rate for African Americans overall is 7.4 per 100,000 making it less common compared to other demographic groups. The rate of firearm suicide for all ages is 3.5 per 100,000 within the African American community. However, both suicide attempts and deaths by suicide have substantially and persistently increased among Black adolescents since 1993.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death among black 5- to 11-year-olds, where it used to be the 14th leading cause of death in 1993.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Both male and female adolescents (mean age is 16) who are black are 1.04 and 1.02 times more likely to attempt suicide than those who are not, respectively.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"#_ednref5\" name=\"_edn5\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb9d761 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb9d761\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de13d44\" data-id=\"de13d44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8d3ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a8d3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aece5df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aece5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a895af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a895af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Age<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc3a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dc3a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suicide is not isolated among one age group. For individuals ages 10 &#8211; 34 it\u2019s the second leading cause of death, the 4th for individuals ages 35 &#8211; 44, and the 5th for individuals ages 45-54 as of 2019. Despite suicide not being a leading cause of death among the general population of those aged 65+, males over 65 are drastically more likely to end their life using a firearm than females in the same age bracket (78% vs. 34% respectively).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f96504 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f96504\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d6404\" data-id=\"72d6404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa6e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffa6e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Age-Adjusted Overall Suicide Rate (2019)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbddae animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bbddae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Age-1-768x471.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-872\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Age-1-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Age-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Age-1-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Age-1.png 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:61.32%;max-width:1210px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">CDC WISQARS<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-185cc6e\" data-id=\"185cc6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344dd37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"344dd37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Age-Adjusted Firearm Suicide Rate (2019)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33de402 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33de402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a2-768x471.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-907\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a2-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a2-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a2-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a2.png 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:61.32%;max-width:1210px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">CDC WISQARS<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ca72b1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ca72b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-144318f\" data-id=\"144318f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2dc5b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c2dc5b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f95258 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0f95258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1243e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1243e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e0700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4e0700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Gender and LGBTQ Status<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-082ba9c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"082ba9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-801e7a5\" data-id=\"801e7a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3c495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca3c495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gender and LGBTQ status represent another important set of demographic factors to consider in the context of firearm suicide. There are strong differences in the rates of death by firearm suicide based on gender and within the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feefbf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feefbf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Male individuals have a much higher rate of suicide by any means than female individuals, dying by suicide at 3.63 times the rate. Furthermore, men are much more likely to use a gun than women (56% and 31%) respectively. While women are less likely to die by gun suicide than other means, the rate at which they use guns to die by suicide increases as they age.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da94b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da94b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The group also paid particular attention to the disparities that exist when comparing data on the LGBTQ community and their heterosexual, cisgender counterparts. Suicide attempts are four (4) times greater among LGBTQ youth than their heterosexual, cisgender counterparts. Less is known about how often members of the LGBTQ community die by suicide, and in particular firearm suicide, because data collection around gender identity and sexual orientation is either inadequate or simply not collected. It is important to note that the disparities that do exist should not be construed as causation \u2013 LGBTQ individuals are not more likely to attempt or die by suicide because of their identity or orientation \u2013 rather they experience other stressors that are risk factors for suicidal behavior, such as discrimination and family and social rejection. These experiences have the potential to increase negative mental health outcomes. Put simply, members of the LGBTQ community experience stressors their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts never experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb64b6f\" data-id=\"eb64b6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b3cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94b3cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Percentage of Suicide Deaths by Means &amp; Gender (2019)\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb5d28 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fb5d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GD-1536x899.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-877\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GD-1536x899.png 1536w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GD-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GD-1024x599.png 1024w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GD-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GD-1568x917.png 1568w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GD.png 1769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" style=\"width:100%;height:58.51%;max-width:1769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">National Institute of Mental Health<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0282908 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0282908\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78761ed\" data-id=\"78761ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5116b20 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5116b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-372b6a1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"372b6a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b7a603\" data-id=\"6b7a603\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef78f2 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ef78f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ec9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5ec9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Veterans<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c028e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c028e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the raw number of veteran suicides is significantly lower than the general population, veterans experience drastically higher rates of suicide than the non-veteran population: 31 per 100,000 for veterans and 17 per 100,000 for non-veterans. Furthermore, when broken down by gender, there is a divergence in suicide rates between male and female veterans. The rate of suicide among male veterans is 39.1 per 100,000 while female veterans experience a suicide rate of 16.8 per 100,000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9ab07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f9ab07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Firearm suicide accounts for the majority of suicide deaths among veterans. Approximately 69.4% of veteran suicide deaths involve a firearm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4908845\" data-id=\"4908845\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1c5f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b1c5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a17fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a17fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Unadjusted and Age- and Sex-Adjusted Suicide Rates for Veterans and Non-Veteran Adults (2005\u20132017)\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcbd2b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dcbd2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BnW-Unadjusted-and-Age-and-Sex-Adjusted-Suicide-Rates-for-Veterans-and-Non-Veteran-Adults-2005\u20132017.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BnW-Unadjusted-and-Age-and-Sex-Adjusted-Suicide-Rates-for-Veterans-and-Non-Veteran-Adults-2005\u20132017.png 440w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BnW-Unadjusted-and-Age-and-Sex-Adjusted-Suicide-Rates-for-Veterans-and-Non-Veteran-Adults-2005\u20132017-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" style=\"width:100%;height:73.18%;max-width:440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">2019 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cdbcb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4cdbcb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-721c443 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"721c443\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cbe861\" data-id=\"3cbe861\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b4fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fd0b4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66bf767 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66bf767\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e129ebf\" data-id=\"e129ebf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c901a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47c901a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cc0b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31cc0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Gun ownership in the United States <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7ef2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be7ef2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gun owners are a diverse group across gender, age, geography, race, and other factors. Approximately four in ten adults in the U.S. live in a household with at least one gun present, according to this Pew data &#8211; though we know gun sales have broken records in recent years likely driving this number higher.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970513a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"970513a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>White adults are more likely than Black or Hispanic adults to own guns, and white men are particularly likely to be gun owners: 48% of white men say they currently own a gun, compared with 24% of white women and men of color and 16% of women of color. Even though predominant ownership is among middle-aged white males, ownership is changing, with more women and minority individuals purchasing firearms. Our group has seen anecdotal evidence of this trend and as mentioned above, we know gun purchases have climbed and broken records in recent years, which includes a mix of existing gun owners purchasing additional guns and new gun owners choosing to buy.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c24861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c24861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gun owners are a diverse group across gender, age, geography, race, and other factors. Approximately four in ten adults in the U.S. live in a household with at least one gun present, according to this Pew data &#8211; though we know gun sales have broken records in recent years likely driving this number higher.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad67395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad67395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>White adults are more likely than Black or Hispanic adults to own guns, and white men are particularly likely to be gun owners: 48% of white men say they currently own a gun, compared with 24% of white women and men of color and 16% of women of color. Even though predominant ownership is among middle-aged white males, ownership is changing, with more women and minority individuals purchasing firearms. Our group has seen anecdotal evidence of this trend and as mentioned above, we know gun purchases have climbed and broken records in recent years, which includes a mix of existing gun owners purchasing additional guns and new gun owners choosing to buy.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8225ee\" data-id=\"f8225ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b88b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39b88b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b52d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b52d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">US Gun Ownership\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f8498 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08f8498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/U.S.-Gun-Ownership-768x479.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/U.S.-Gun-Ownership-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/U.S.-Gun-Ownership-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/U.S.-Gun-Ownership-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/reports.convergencepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/U.S.-Gun-Ownership.png 1487w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:62.34%;max-width:1487px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pew Research Center<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77662b3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77662b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e69a76e\" data-id=\"e69a76e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e078f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e078f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additionally, there are regional differences in firearm ownership. Individuals who reside in the Southern, Midwestern, or Western parts of the U.S. are more likely to own guns (36%, 32%, and 31% respectively) than those who live in the Northeast (only 16% report owning a gun). Furthermore, individuals who live in urban areas report that they are much less likely to own a gun than those who live in rural areas (28% versus 46%).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e412ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e412ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An important note \u2013 there are complex perceptions of gun ownership that are dependent on race, ethnicity, economics, and geography. We discussed how racial bias plays a role in perceptions of ownership in the African American community in particular. We also discussed how the method of acquiring a firearm differs, sometimes not through legal means, which impacts intervention methods and underlines the fact that our existing statistics may not fully capture the percentage of Americans regularly owning or using guns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f53e876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f53e876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The motivations behind individual decisions to own a gun are multifaceted. There are a range of intended uses, including, but not limited to: personal safety\/defensive uses, hunting, sports shooting, enjoyment, law enforcement jobs, as well as cultural traditions, political considerations, geographic location, and personal experiences that might make someone more likely to own a firearm. Because gun ownership and possession are sometimes tied to an individual\u2019s sense of personal safety, communications and intervention techniques for suicide prevention are complicated. A person at-risk of suicide with access to lethal means like guns may view the gun as a last vestige of personal protection. This may be particularly true of veterans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf7432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edf7432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although having a gun present in one\u2019s home increases the risk of suicide death for anyone in the home (because of increased access to lethal means), individuals may not know this, feel it applies to them, or think this risk outweighs their other safety concerns. Assessment of an individual\u2019s own risk is complex and difficult; there are growing efforts to include conversations about risk and safety into firearms training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a38f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"68a38f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-104b86c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"104b86c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a72d88d\" data-id=\"a72d88d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9dac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f9dac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b5e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05b5e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Language, framing, and the complexity of messaging<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dcd530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dcd530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We spent some time together exploring the word choices we, our organizations, and our constituents use. Words matter tremendously in this contested arena. Words and phrases can be fraught and send signals of whether people are initially aligned or at odds before a conversation even starts. Thus, careful communication and messengers are essential to ensure outreach and advice are not only given but heard. Credible messengers and some effort at cultural competency are important for all involved. We explored a few of the following terms. More about word choice can be found in forthcoming publication by some members of our group.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1802a1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1802a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a5c186\" data-id=\"4a5c186\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4ff82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ee4ff82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a952901 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a952901\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-077145c\" data-id=\"077145c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b4b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"00b4b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319a672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"319a672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Stigmas and Myths <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7575e75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7575e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also explored stigmas and myths about these issues. Stigmas exist around seeking treatment for mental health issues, and myths exist regarding the impact on gun ownership if one seeks help, which can obscure the ultimate goal of making sure people receive quality and timely care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61d05f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c61d05f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbfaedf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-c42403c\" data-id=\"c42403c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26273f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b26273f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472db56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"472db56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9d1347 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9d1347\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-290becf\" data-id=\"290becf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b13e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"40b13e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13cc0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b13cc0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Examples of Taking Action<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edf743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6edf743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW83374570 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83374570 BCX0\">Our group was comprised of many individuals and organizations already\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2 SCXW83374570 BCX0\">taking action<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83374570 BCX0\">\u00a0on this topic. To learn from one another, we identified a range of programs that are seeking to effectively address suicide by firearms.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83374570 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83374570 BCX0\">These examples are included below.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW83374570 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bbe874 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bbe874\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b63305b\" data-id=\"b63305b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ffb67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ffb67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/walkthetalkamerica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walk the Talk America (WTTA)<\/a><\/strong><\/span> works to raise awareness and create a change in the misunderstandings regarding mental illness and firearms by bringing together industry leaders. They develop programs for suicide prevention, firearms negligence, trauma mitigation, and child safety. Their programs include classes to educate and improve mental health clinicians\u2019 understanding of firearms culture; efforts to work with firearms manufacturers and gun shops to include information cards about mental health with the sale of any firearm or firearm accessories; and a campaign to encourage gun owners to surround their gun safes with reminders of what\u2019s important in their life to cause a pause every time they go near their safe, whether in suicidal crisis or not.<\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/overwatchproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Overwatch Project<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>is building the equivalent of the \u201cFriends Don\u2019t Let Friends Drive Drunk\u201d campaign for preventing veteran suicide, only instead of talking about alcohol and vehicles, they focus on firearms and suicide.<\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/means-matter\/gun-shop-project\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gun Shop Projects<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, now present in many states, build on partnerships between firearms retailers, ranges, and clubs and public health experts. They provide retailers, instructors, and customers of all experience levels with firearm suicide prevention educational materials.<\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/afsp.org\/story\/american-foundation-for-suicide-prevention-and-the-national-shooting-sports-found\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW179492161 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">The A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">merican Foundation for Suicide Prevention \u2014<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">N<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">ational\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">hooting\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">ports\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">F<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">oundation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">\u00a0Suicide Prevention Program<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\">\u00a0is a partnership that was<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\">\u00a0founded in 2016 to allow for both organizations to embark on a first-of-its-kind national plan to build and implement public education resources for firearms retailers, shooting ranges and the firearms-owning community about suicide prevention and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\">firearms<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179492161 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW179492161 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW52092069 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/project2025.afsp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW52092069 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52092069 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Project 2025<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW52092069 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52092069 BCX0\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52092069 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52092069 BCX0\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52092069 BCX0\">\u00a0nationwide initiative<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52092069 BCX0\">\u00a0housed within the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52092069 BCX0\">\u00a0to reduce the annual rate of suicide in the U.S. 20 percent by 2025. Project 2025 is working with key partners to educate the range, retail, and broader firearms-owning communities on how to spot suicide risk and know what steps they can take to save lives.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW52092069 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerosuicidetraining.edc.org\/enrol\/index.php?id=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0course about how to reduce access to the methods people use\u00a0to die by suicide. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide\u2014and their families\u2014to reduce access.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW20035266 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/lock2live.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW20035266 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lock to Live<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\">is a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\">\u00a0free online<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\">\u00a0tool\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\">help\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\">adults<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20035266 BCX0\">make decisions about temporarily reducing access to potentially dangerous things, like firearms, medicines, sharp objects, or other household items.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW20035266 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e9d816\" data-id=\"7e9d816\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c349e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c349e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Trevor Project<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is the world\u2019s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people. They provide various trainings, including, a free online learning module with a video, curriculum, and teacher resources for middle school and high school classrooms; a training course that introduces adults to suicide prevention techniques based on Trevor\u2019s CARE model (Connect, Accept, Respond, Empower); and, a training that introduces adults to the unique needs of LGBTQ youth.<\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW257423835 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/caih.jhu.edu\/programs\/surveillance-systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW257423835 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Celebrating Life Suicide Surveillance System<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">\u00a0was developed b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">ased on a decade of mounting concern\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">over<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">\u00a0increasing youth suicid<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">e.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">he White Mountain Apache Tribe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">\u00a0(WMAT)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">\u00a0passed a tribal law mandating that any suicidal incident occurring on tribal lands\u2014including ideation, attempts,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">\u00a0deaths<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">, and non-suicidal self-injury\u2014be recorded into a tribal suicide surveillance system.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257423835 BCX0\">\u00a0The White Mountain Apache tribe saw a 38% reduction in suicides overall between 2007-2012.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW257423835 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW65828054 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/news\/apa\/2020\/black-youth-suicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW65828054 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65828054 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Help Alleviate Valley Experiences Now (HAVEN)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW65828054 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65828054 BCX0\">\u00a0trains congregants to recognize warning signs of depression and anxiety; works with clergy members to incorporate messages about mental health and help-seeking into Bible study lessons, Sunday school classes and sermons; and aids churches in developing mental health resource directories.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW65828054 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cgrr.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW60067402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">The Center for Guns Rights and Responsibilities<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW60067402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">(CGRR)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">seeks to exemplify and promote a new conversation about guns in America. CGRR insists on respecting everyone&#8217;s perspective, whether a gun owner or not, while working to protect both individual gun rights and lives.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">\u00a0CGRR\u2019s GunPRO is an initiative to have gun owners voluntarily sign on to principles of gun ownership.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">GunPRO<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">plans to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">\u00a0focus on encouraging gun owners to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">\u00a0commit to ge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">t Education and training in the responsible and safe use of the firearm(s)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">take steps to prevent unauthorized access to their firearms<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW60067402 BCX0\">and,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">\u00a0s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">eek help and remove access to firearms during times of extreme emotional stress or mental illness that could impair their judgement in regard to responsible use.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">These commitments are witnessed by two peers invited by an individual purchaser who will both commit to supporting the purchaser in those commitments<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60067402 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW60067402 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW30233726 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/holdmyguns.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW30233726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30233726 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Hold My Guns<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW30233726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30233726 BCX0\">\u00a0works within the firearms community, combined with appropriate community partner alliances, to raise awareness and promote a self-governance, non-legislative approach to addressing the prevention of suicide, theft, and accidental shootings. They encourage educational and enrichment opportunities that approach stressors contributing to suicide risk in a way that is matter of fact, helpful, and in the stigma-free environment of partnering gun shops.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW30233726 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acd401b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acd401b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6eb9fd\" data-id=\"c6eb9fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2949478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2949478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"rec\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1976da elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1976da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb576e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbb576e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Strategies for the Future <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-302c89c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"302c89c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69478bb\" data-id=\"69478bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fd7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"41fd7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4dc927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b4dc927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"rec1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630f187 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"630f187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">1<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f31823f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f31823f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"> Increase and expand funding for programs and their subsequent evaluation that seek to prevent suicides by firearm.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a75a65 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a75a65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ff5540\" data-id=\"9ff5540\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-852a859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"852a859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"1\"><li>We need greater funding for programs and initiatives focused on firearm suicide prevention. We recognize public funding may be limited to initiatives with a long-established track record. We hope that private, philanthropic funders will consider the below guidance in their work to support firearm suicide prevention efforts:<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c28b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7c28b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Explicitly emphasize the importance of funding efforts that address the lethality associated with firearms as a method;<\/p><\/li><li><p>Include engagement with, input from, and co-creation, where possible, by gun owners from the outset, as well as others with key lived experience, in order to consider the population these efforts aim to most directly impact. We also encourage funders to support partnerships between unlikely allies, where constructive.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Further, we encourage funders, whatever their particular views on gun policy, to broaden the kinds of programs and organizations which they fund.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7e8de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c7e8de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW225796029 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225796029 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body B\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;c6972895-1881-4304-b743-a95fd9eb454c|3&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[134233614,&quot;true&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,335551500,&quot;0&quot;,469769226,&quot;Times New Roman,Arial Unicode MS&quot;,469775450,&quot;Body B&quot;,469777841,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777842,&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;,469777843,&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;,469777844,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469778129,&quot;BodyB&quot;]}\">Too often, the debate on public policy has left funders with a limited range of allied grantees, which in turn reduces our collective ability to bring diverse groups with important knowledge together to jointly seek to solve this problem. We believe that this issue is too important and urgent to not work together, even when some areas of strong disagreement remain. Innovative programmatic efforts to prevent firearm suicide merit consideration even when those running such programs may not be aligned with 100% of funder priorities on public policy.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW225796029 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b72b2b\" data-id=\"9b72b2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f3116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f3116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\">\n \t<li>We believe funding should cover both promising, innovative efforts built on established principles as well as those with strong evidence-informed track records. This means newer, grassroots efforts rooted in best practices may merit consideration to help them build an evidence base recognizing rigorous evaluation takes significant investment not always available to smaller initiatives. Evaluation of this work and any risk prevention effort is inherently challenging. We need more and better data and a recognition that clarifying which factor or intervention saved a life is quite difficult.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5eaadf6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5eaadf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-577cbe9\" data-id=\"577cbe9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7092a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f7092a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356541c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"356541c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"rec2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22869f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f22869f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">2<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d581a4f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d581a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Highlight current work by firearms groups and others to promote and expand their suicide prevention reach and scope.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40f8805 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40f8805\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bd363e\" data-id=\"3bd363e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d607d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d607d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173743924 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173743924 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body B\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\">We recognize the strong existing and emerging work currently being done <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173743924 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body B\">both outside and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173743924 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body B\">inside the firearm community by gun industry and gun community leadership. There are lessons to be learned from these efforts as we call for even more urgent action.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173743924 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body B\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173743924 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body B\">This report cites several initiatives our participants either lead or know about.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW173743924 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d94e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d94e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\">\n \t<li>We support, encourage, and want to incentivize gun owners, gun rights groups, and the gun industry to be outspoken in ways that strategically drive behavior change to prevent firearm suicide. We particularly call for efforts that use inclusive language, connect with the values of gun owners, and aim to empower. We want to further normalize safety practices and behaviors that many gun owners already employ so they are more widespread, and ideally universal, when it comes to storage practices.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ffe96\" data-id=\"39ffe96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf1c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cf1c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"3\">\n \t<li>We call on leaders to build unique partnerships to drive change (an example is the\u00a0AFSP and NSSF\u00a0partnership described above) and elevate efforts that people and groups outside of the gun community can be a part of to make a positive impact\u00a0as well.\u00a0We all have a part\u00a0to play.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3fb778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3fb778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"4\"><li>\u00a0We believe in promoting safer in-home and voluntary out-of-home storage opportunities, consistent with state and local laws, to reduce firearm access to individuals at-risk of suicide. Temporarily limiting access to lethal means is critical to preventing firearm suicide.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f22971e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f22971e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe6fee5\" data-id=\"fe6fee5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157f603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"157f603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a9bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a0a9bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"rec3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706ccf3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"706ccf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">3<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d070ed6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d070ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"> Increase and expand firearm suicide prevention research.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231a2f7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231a2f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc95bb\" data-id=\"1dc95bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227a703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"227a703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>We encourage funders, public and philanthropic, to study suicide, firearms, and suicide prevention strategies via partnerships with scientists, clinicians, consumers of mental health services, those with a range of lived experience, gun owner-aligned groups, and others.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a9451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a9451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\">\n \t<li>We challenge more funders to enter this space beyond those already involved. We particularly promote research efforts that \u201cimprove [our] understanding of the determinants of firearm injury, the identification of those at risk of firearm injury [\u2026], the development and piloting of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality, and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.&#8221; Specific focus areas for increased understanding should include, but are not limited to:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6566d7\" data-id=\"a6566d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e2fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39e2fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>diverse populations and risk with a focus on equity that contextualizes firearm suicide and gun ownership,<\/p><\/li><li><p>the language and science of persuasion around personal safety and suicide,<\/p><\/li><li><p>mental health stigmatization among key populations like gun owners and how to overcome it,<\/p><\/li><li><p>co-produced research with gun owners and advocates, and<\/p><\/li><li><p>research into efforts that lead to improved or new programs and thus reduced rates of firearm suicide.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-344b48c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"344b48c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e89e42\" data-id=\"7e89e42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83380b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83380b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d066c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"77d066c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"rec4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e360463 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e360463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">4<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a9cea elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37a9cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Amplify education on lethal means and suicide prevention to drastically reduce the number of firearm suicides in the United States.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4b7790 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4b7790\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea543e\" data-id=\"6ea543e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74dd47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e74dd47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>We call for education campaigns, including bolstering existing efforts and filling gaps, that do a range of things, including taking account of the complex perceptions of gun ownership that are often dependent on race and ethnicity. These campaigns should include:<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a640b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a640b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Specific calls to action for targeted audiences.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Credible messengers to deliver campaign messages that authentically resonate with the values of the intended audience.<\/p><\/li><li><p>The best expertise in communications science to expand awareness and drive behavior change about guns and suicide.<\/p><\/li><li><p>An acknowledgement of the differing means of firearm acquisition, sometimes through non-traditional methods, which will impact interventions.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-876ba7d\" data-id=\"876ba7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e87d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e87d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\">\n \t<li>We call on diverse leaders to share existing program information to expand their reach and scale by<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103690314 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\">:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW103690314 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e774a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e774a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Identifying channels to deliver existing program information across interests and value groups\u2014faith communities, neighborhood groups, affinity groups, spaces utilized by gun owners, and others.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Clarify the roles leaders in these spaces can constructively play.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Deliver existing program information to gun owners and non-gun owners on the importance of interventions due to lethality of firearms when used in suicide attempts and how to get mental health support.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075f298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"075f298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"3\">\n \t<li>We seek to provide<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63302701 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\">\u00a0information on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63302701 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\">our\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63302701 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\">findings to legislators, including those who can impact research and funding.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW63302701 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40304b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40304b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"4\">\n \t<li>Many\u00a0doctors and mental and behavioral health care providers\u00a0offer\u00a0high\u00a0quality care\u00a0to a range of populations. We call for an\u00a0increase\u00a0in\u00a0training and competency regarding treatment for those with\u00a0suicidal ideation and access to guns following best practices so that firearm owners don\u2019t forego care.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ad48e0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ad48e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48af6a5\" data-id=\"48af6a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458534a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"458534a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c8ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b3c8ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"rec5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cb143 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10cb143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">5<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a230e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23a230e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Demonstrate that dialogue can occur to rebuild trust, forge stronger mutual understanding, find common ground, and take action to prevent firearm suicide.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f48231c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f48231c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe62752\" data-id=\"fe62752\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3967bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3967bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW144704462 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144704462 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{\">We will model<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144704462 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\">\u00a0a different and better conversation about guns in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144704462 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\">America through\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144704462 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\">public-facing events<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144704462 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\">\u00a0and an innovative range of communication vehicles reaching diverse audiences. We invite others to join us<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144704462 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"None\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce110cd\" data-id=\"ce110cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bd29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0bd29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\">\n \t<li>We will leverage our own unique networks to tell the story of this dialogue to different types of audiences and promote the specific ideas included here to prevent firearm suicide. Recognizing others possess good ideas and valuable insights, we invite people from across sectors and backgrounds to join us, engage in your own constructive efforts, and work together to prevent these deaths.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbcd0c1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbcd0c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3663bd\" data-id=\"f3663bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905ba97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"905ba97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"whoweare\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c085254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c085254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6592f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6592f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec7d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ec7d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Who We Are<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e9517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83e9517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Convergence Dialogue on Guns and Suicide Prevention Participants <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1c28e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fa1c28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b6c16f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b6c16f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06fe624\" data-id=\"06fe624\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c36cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40c36cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Emmy Betz<\/strong><\/p><p>Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative,<\/p><p>University of Colorado<\/p><p>Anschutz Medical Campus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bbb29b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bbb29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bill Brassard<\/strong><\/p><p>National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d825713 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d825713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe951f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe951f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Chris Cheng<\/strong><\/p><p>The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot<\/p><p>Season 4 Champion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ad7ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4ad7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elaine Frank<\/strong><\/p><p>Counseling on Access to Lethal Means,<\/p><p>Dartmouth College<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e7a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51e7a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jennifer Hoppe<\/strong><\/p><p>Everytown for Gun Safety<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8f68f elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f8f68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec6ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec6ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Doreen Marshall<\/strong><\/p><p>American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16825b9 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"16825b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e44a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e44a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Megan McCarthy<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3acf3bf\" data-id=\"3acf3bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fd87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88fd87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rev. Dr. Sherry Molock<\/strong><\/p><p>George Washington University,\u00a0<\/p><p>Department of Psychological &amp; Brain Sciences<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3514565 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3514565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3a0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d3a0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Casey Pick<\/strong><\/p><p>The Trevor Project<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c47797 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c47797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0270902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0270902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rob Pincus<\/strong><\/p><p>Second Amendment Organization<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e090f elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83e090f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8c882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe8c882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Rajeev Ramchand<\/strong><\/p><p>RAND<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362145d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"362145d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ceccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2ceccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rev. Margery Rossi<\/strong><\/p><p>Gun Violence Prevention Group,<\/p><p>Presbyterian Peace Fellowship<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d7496f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d7496f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Peter Sargent<\/strong><\/p><p>Backstop<\/p><p><em>Responsible Gun Owners<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c02dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90c02dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mike Sodini<\/strong><\/p><p>Walk the Talk America<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da64581 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da64581\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a74acb\" data-id=\"1a74acb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273e91c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"273e91c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cc40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45cc40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The stakeholders listed participated in a year-long Convergence Dialogue to engage in shared learning and consider and advise on strategies they individually believe can contribute to preventing firearm suicide. Organizational affiliations are listed for informational purposes only and to demonstrate the breadth of perspectives represented. Participation in this process is neither an endorsement of other participants&#8217; organizational policies or public positions nor of any or all specific strategies included. Leaders across sectors and backgrounds are asked to consider these strategies and to take action on those they believe will help reduce suicide by firearm.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-740b752 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"740b752\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c44d47\" data-id=\"2c44d47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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