When it comes to suicide, available means matters significantly. ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ It is important to understand for yourself and for your loved ones that a mental health condition of a major life event such as a great loss is a suicide risk factor.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ In order to save lives, we must follow lethal means safety best practices. This means locking up firearms properly if someone in your home is in distress and has even the slightest chance of suicidal ideation. This means the same for medications; locking up medication bottles can reduce their accessibility and save individuals from lethal suicide attempts. ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ There is a lot more to talk about when it comes to lethal means safety. We wanted to provide you with an introduction today if you haven’t heard about the term already. We will likely talk about this more in coming days, but know it’s not necessarily taking anyway lethal means all together — rather it is reducing the access to lethal means to save lives.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #Suicide #SuicidePreve...