Mission
CALM TEACHES CLINICIANS, GUN OWNERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC STRATEGIES TO REDUCE AN AT-RISK PERSONS ACCESS TO THINGS THAT COULD EASILY KILL THEM, ESPECIALLY FIREARMS, USING COLLABORATIVE METHODS THAT PRESERVE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE AT-RISK PERSONS DECISIONAL AUTONOMY. WE AIM TO CREATE A NEW CLINICAL AND SOCIAL NORM: WHEN A CLIENT OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS IN ENOUGH DISTRESS THAT SUICIDE IS A CONCERN, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CLINICAL OR SOCIAL SUPPORT, TALK WITH THEM ABOUT REDUCING THEIR ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND DANGEROUS MEDICATIONS UNTIL THEY HAVE RECOVERED.