The Trump Administration's new suicide prevention strategy mentions the touchy subject of gun-safety. It will aim to fight the stigma around people seeking help during a mental health crisis.
"People really haven't wanted to touch the issue of firearms safety," said Terri Tanielian, a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND corporation.
"Now that we're wading into that water, it is good to see that we are willing to talk about it and engage partners and do something meaningfully on this issue," Tanielian said. "We're not talking about broad restrictions. We're talking about lethal-means safety in the context of suicide prevention," he said.
"The path from suicidal ideation to action, the majority of times occurs within 60 minutes or less. So if that firearm, if it's near you, that path can be engaged very quickly," Miller said.
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