For those seeking help, the suicide prevention and crisis helpline is available 24 hours a day in English or Spanish by dialing or texting 988. The help line, which can also be reached at 1-800-273-8255, also has the ability to translate services into 250 additional languages.
Veterans can reach specialized care by dialing 988 and then pressing 1, or by texting 838255.
For individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, teletypewriter users can use a preferred relay service or dial 711 and then 988.
To reach the Native and Strong lifeline, callers can dial 988 and then press 4 to speak with a Native mental health professional.
TOOLS & ARTICLES
- How Veterans and Those Who Care About Them Can Help Prevent Firearm Suicide
- A Veteran’s Guide to Discussing Secure Storage to Reduce Suicide Risk
- The deadly gap: Understanding suicide among veterans transitioning out of the military
- Veteran peer suicide prevention: A community-based peer prevention model
- Veteran Suicide in Washington State
- Firearm Suicide Prevention & Lethal Means Safety
- End Family Fire
- Resources – Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program (uw.edu)
- Resources for Social Workers to Prevent Firearm-Related Harm
- Assessment of Firearm Storage Practices in the U.S., 2022
- Harborview Three Interventions Toolkit
- Suicide Prevention in Washington
- Forefront Suicide Prevention
- Crisis Connections
- Washington State Safe Kids Coalition
- Assessment of Firearm Storage Practices in the U.S.
- Dept. of Justice Firearm Safe Storage Guide
- The Armory Project: General Resources for Veterans
- The Armory Project – Safe Storage Trifold