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Cincinnati committee spotlights suicide-prevention resources, highlights voluntary gun-storage option
Summary
At a Healthy Neighborhoods committee meeting in September, local mental health groups described training and outreach efforts to prevent suicide; Council member Anna Albee outlined a Cincinnati Police voluntary, free out-of-home firearm storage program available for up to six months.
Vice Mayor Jan Michelle Lemminkerny opened a Healthy Neighborhoods committee meeting this month by putting suicide prevention at the center of the discussion and inviting three community organizations to outline local resources and trainings. Speakers from 1in5 described local suicide statistics and the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) gatekeeper training; Council member Anna Albee briefed the committee on a voluntary Cincinnati Police Department out-of-home firearm storage program; and committee members reminded the public about 988 and city 311 resources.
The subject stayed focused on outreach and prevention. “Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth … ages from 10 to 24,” Ashley Gray, community program manager with 1in5, told the committee. Gray and Kelly Berry, senior program manager with 1in5, summarized national and local data and urged…
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