Several in-person trainings are being offered as part of the Oregon Health Authority Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant from the CDC. If your organization is located in rural Oregon and/or serves older adults, and you are interested in hosting an in-person Oregon CALM, RSVP here to be notified of future hosting opportuntities. 

If your organization doesn't meet these grant criteria and/or if you would like to inquire about scheduling an Oregon CALM outside of the grant-sponsored trainings, please contact yourfriends@inciteforchange.org.

Oregon CALM is a full-day training developed to assist health care and direct service providers in approaching Lethal Means Counseling with an informed, collaborative, and respectful attitude. It has been adapted from the National CALM curriculum to incorporate components of Addressing Firearm Safety with Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Couse for Healthcare Providers in Rural Areas and research with Oregon rural firearm owners.

Oregon CALM is a suicide prevention training that is neither anti-gun nor anti-medication. Given the focus on lethal means counseling, course content and discussions will cover these topics in depth.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand why means matter through local and national data, relevant research, and practice scenarios
• Learn the most effective ways to address means with firearms owners through Oregon-specific research, video demonstrations, and practice scenarios
• Build confidence in conducting lethal means counseling related to firearms, medications, and other means with clients at risk of suicide

Participants will receive a certificate of completion and 5 CE's from the Oregon NASW, either of which can be submitted to other credentialling boards for Continuing Education Credits.