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Impact of a suicide prevention learning module for firearm training courses in Louisiana.
Houtsma, Claire; Reyes, Lauren; MacWilliams, Katherine; True, Gala.
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  • Houtsma C; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA, USA. claire.houtsma@va.gov.
  • Reyes L; South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70119, USA. claire.houtsma@va.gov.
  • MacWilliams K; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA. claire.houtsma@va.gov.
  • True G; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Inj Epidemiol ; 11(1): 41, 2024 Sep 02.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39223637
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Firearm suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. Suicide prevention experts have advocated for upstream interventions that can be implemented prior to the development of suicidal thoughts, particularly those that focus on lethal means safety (LMS; e.g., increasing secure firearm storage). To reach firearm owners with LMS messaging, researchers have developed suicide prevention training content which can be incorporated into firearm training courses. However, no study to date has evaluated impact of such training on firearm course students' subsequent knowledge, attitudes, and openness related to secure firearm storage. Thus, the current study sought to examine both the feasibility and acceptability of a LMS-focused suicide prevention training module among firearm course students, as well as the impact of this module on students' secure firearm storage-related knowledge, attitudes, and openness.

METHODS:

Firearm instructors (N = 6) and students in firearm classes (N = 83) were recruited to participate. Students were invited to complete voluntary, anonymous pre- and post-surveys during courses they attended that were led by these instructors. Instructors and students were also invited to complete a brief qualitative interview.

RESULTS:

Results indicated that firearm instructors and students in firearm courses found the module feasible and acceptable. Additionally, students' knowledge about the relationship between firearms and suicide, openness to changing firearm storage practices, and endorsement of the importance of discussing firearms and suicide with fellow firearm owners, as well as willingness and confidence to do so, all significantly increased after viewing the module.

CONCLUSIONS:

These findings provide strong support for the use of such culturally competent LMS messaging as upstream suicide prevention in settings such as concealed carry courses.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Inj Epidemiol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Inj Epidemiol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido