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Tag: Means Reduction
Children’s Safety Network (CSN) at Education Development Center – Firearm Safety: Preventing Death by Suicide
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JED Recommendations: Promote Means Safety
Promote Means Safety
The objective of this component is to reduce, limit, or restrict access to lethal means of suicide. Empirical data supports the importance of this strategy in suicide prevention. Additionally, means restriction requires coordination among several areas and offices in the university: buildings and facilities, security, counseling, student services, among others and should be included in inter-department strategic planning.
In this domain, schools will benefit from taking the following action steps:
- Conduct an annual campus environmental scan to identify and mitigate access to lethal means. Access to the following should be restricted:
- Rooftops
- Windows
- Balconies
- Bridges
- Atriums
- Implement a policy limiting or containing firearms on campus.
- Implement installation of breakaway closet rods in residence halls.
- Implement protocols for controlling toxic substances found in laboratories which includes methods of tracking and monitoring materials.
- Implement drug collection/drug return programs for prescription medications on campus.
THIS CONTENT CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THE JED CAMPUS PLAYBOOK GUIDE.
To view all playbook resources within the Promote Means Safety domain, click here.
