📢 It's here!
We are excited to officially announce the launch of our free, on-demand continuing education course for medical and mental health providers, Preventing Firearm Injury: What Clinicians Can Do. @CMAdocs
Register: https://t.co/39KuQzUXZZ
Learn about the potential interventions available for patients at risk for firearm-related injury + death. Visit our interventions pages for info on safe storage, temporary firearm transfer, civil protective orders + more: https://t.co/67dofeh5xo
Check out the latest episode of the @kidsconsidered podcast w/ @amybarnhorst to learn about the impact of gun violence on children including on their mental health, the media’s influence + what families can do to improve safe firearm storage in the home: https://t.co/qUA2W8qwzL
The BulletPoints Project's Resource Library houses over 400 resources and tools for firearm injury prevention. Click through to explore videos, journal club guides, peer-reviewed articles, presentation materials, and more! https://t.co/RMQg3Wl8Jy
Journal club guides can provide students with a structured framework for critically analyzing research papers + engaging in discussion with peers. Download BulletPoints instructor + student journal club guides on relevant firearm injury prevention papers: https://t.co/AFnr9ZOXj2
Check out the BulletPoints explainer video series. These brief videos are a great way to complement longer learning sessions to review important firearm injury prevention topics. https://t.co/UUJiRj774Y
Now that you have the slide sets, looking for additional teaching materials? We’ve created pre-recorded video lectures for you to share with your students on firearm injury prevention. https://t.co/UUJiRj774Y
Our BulletPoints team has created PowerPoint slide sets about core firearm injury prevention content so you don’t have to! Download these slides if you are looking for easy-to-read graphics + explanations to incorporate into your presentations. https://t.co/6GXrvlCDtR
The 3A’s (Approach, Assess, Act) Framework for Clinical Firearm Injury Prevention Counseling was designed by BulletPoints to guide clinicians through the process of talking w/ patients about firearm injury prevention + it's also an important teaching tool https://t.co/HBlmQtMcIx
Looking to add new resources + materials to your clinic or waiting room? Check out BulletPoints resource hub for flyers and infographics on safe firearm storage, lethal means safety, and more. https://t.co/0b2CPfRyKE
New to firearm injury prevention + looking for a continuing education opportunity or just want to refresh your skills? Take our free, on-demand CE course today, Preventing Firearm Injury: What Clinicians Can Do: https://t.co/eTfH8QspVm
This course was developed with input from CCW instructors, mental health professionals, and public health educators, and is taught by @amybarnhorst , a psychiatrist at UC Davis.
California CCW license classes are now required to include one hour of mental health training. BulletPoints Community has a free video that teaches firearm owners how to recognize warning signs of mental health crises + ways to keep those in crisis safe. https://t.co/3ea8IVwhNl
Learn how to reduce this risk by identifying patients with problematic alcohol use and making evidence-based recommendations about their access to firearms: https://t.co/3CBBVrlXyx
By recognizing the relationship between alcohol misuse, firearm use, and violence and suicide, clinicians can tailor their conversations to reduce the risk of firearm-related harm in their patients.
As we enter the holiday season, it is especially important to remember firearm safety in the home. Check out our explainer video and resources on safe firearm storage + learn the different ways to responsibly store firearms:
https://t.co/sx03t1WKty