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New Montana law focused on suicide prevention

Senate Bill 423 went into law on Oct. 1, 2023. It protects Montanans from liability if they temporarily take care of another person’s firearms. They are protected if they happen to return the firearm too early after the end of a written or oral agreement.

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Storing guns away from home could reduce suicides, but there are legal hurdles

Montana lawmakers passed legislation to protect those that store firearms for others from legal liabilities in case someone subsequently harms themselves after picking up their gun.
Need help? Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or contact the Crisis Text line by texting HELP to 741-741. Both lines are confidential and available 24/7.

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The Well News: New WHO Guidance Aims to Achieve Significant Reduction in Suicide Rate

The World Health Organization released new suicide prevention guidance last week aimed at reducing the world’s suicide rate by a third by 2030.

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HCTV: Suicide Prevention Lethal Means Project

Dennis Nyland, Joshua Loveland, and Caroline Patterson chat about Safer Communities Montana.

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Helena IR: Helena-area suicide prevention program partners with gun dealers and pharmacists

Suicide prevention advocates in Lewis and Clark County are forging partnerships with gun dealers and pharmacists as part of a pilot program that aims to temporarily prevent suicidal people from accessing some of the most common lethal means.

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The Coffee Break Podcast: Safer Communities Montana; Ray Read and John Quintrell

We start the morning discussing Safer Communities Montana, which is working on the problem of the always too-high rate of suicide in our state. Then we close by talking to Ray Read and John Quintrell about what’s happening this Memorial Day weekend in our community, and we hear a bit about a new book written by John. 

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KTVH: MT efforts to fight suicide include reducing ‘lethal means’ access

HELENA — Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) reports that one Montanan dies every 54 hours due to gun-related suicide.

Compared to other states in the United States, that is four to eight times higher than states with enhanced firearm safety laws.

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KTVH: Firearm retailers, pharmacies and mental health advocates team up to fight suicide

HELENA — A new partnership between suicide prevention activists, local pharmacists and members of the firearm community hopes to promote safe storage of firearms to keep Lewis and Clark County families safe. This joint effort, known as Safer Communities Montana (SCM), is rolling out in Helena, East Helena, Augusta, and Lincoln.

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Helena IR: Business Briefcase

Program promotes safe storage of firearms: Suicide prevention activists have joined with local pharmacists and members of the firearm community to promote safe storage to keep Lewis and Clark County families safe.