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CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means

Training course provided by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) on how to reduce access to lethal means for people at risk for suicide.

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Means Matter: Recommendations for Clinicians

Recommendations for clinicians on lethal means counseling for patients at risk of suicide.

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Law Enforcement Agencies’ Perceptions of the Benefits of and Barriers to Temporary Firearm Storage to Prevent Suicide

Brooks-Russell, A., Runyan, C., Betz, M. E., et al.
American Journal of Public Health, 2019

This article discusses the perceived benefits and barriers to providing voluntary and temporary firearm transfer and storage by law enforcement agencies.

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2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action

The National Strategy is a joint effort by the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and Action Alliance to guide suicide prevention actions in the United States with goals and objectives for action. States

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Tarasoff and the clinician: problems in fulfilling the duty to protect

Appelbaum, P. S.
American Journal of Psychiatry., 1985.

Guidelines to dealing with the Tarasoff doctrine and presentation of a three-part model--identifying the requirements of assessment, selection of a course of action, and implementation with clinical case examples.

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No Duty to Warn in California: Now Unambiguously Solely a Duty to Protect

Weinstock, R., Bonnici, D., Seroussi, A., et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law., 2014.

This article clarifies information about the Tarasoff duty in California law and therapists' clinical practice and duties after a determination that their patients are at risk for acting dangerously.

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Back to the Past in California: A Temporary Retreat to a Tarasoff Duty to Warn

Weinstock, R., Vari, G., Leong, G. B., et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law., 2006.

A historical synopsis of the Tarasoff duty to warn in California before the 2004 decisions and recent efforts in healthcare to remedy the legislation.

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Psychiatric Malpractice Grand Rounds: The Tarasoff Dilemma

Knoll, J. L., IV.
Psychiatric Times., 2019.

James L. Knoll IV, MD, provides forensic analysis on a duel case report: To Invoke or Not to Invoke: Tarasoff Is the Question, by Elliott B. Martin Jr, MD.

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APA: Position Statement on Firearm Access, Acts of Violence and the Relationship to Mental Illness and Mental Health Services

Pinals, D. A., Appelbaum, P. S., Bonnie, R., et al.
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2015

The American Psychiatric Association's statement highlights the need to reduce morbidity and mortality related to firearm violence and lists its positions on numerous issues related to firearm ownership.

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Care of the Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department – A Review of the Literature

A reference tool and guide, developed by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), evaluating best practices for management and care of psychiatric patients admitted to the emergency department.

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Is Your Safety On?

Talk with your friend or family member at risk of suicide about temporarily transferring their firearms. Adapted by the Utah Firearm Safety/Suicide Prevention Coalition in partnership with The Speedy Foundation.

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Confiscated Weapons Petitions

Process, background, and types of petitions to confiscate a firearm or deadly weapon. Presented By: Jennifer Petrusis, Esq., Richards Watson, & Gershon- Attorneys at Law

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