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bioemerl  ·  2730 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Guns and Suicide in the United States

    Physicians and other health care providers who care for suicidal patients should be able to assess whether people at risk for suicide have access to a firearm or other lethal means and to work with patients and their families to limit access to those means until suicidal feelings have passed. A Web site of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center can help physicians and others in this effort (www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter). Effective suicide prevention should focus not only on a patient's psychological condition but also on the availability of lethal means — which can make the difference between life and death.

Is a bit more important than what you quoted, I think.