Counseling on Access to Lethal Means for Adolescents Aged 10-19

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health seeks applicants for implementing CALM, brief counseling strategies designed to help clients at risk for suicide and their families reduce access to lethal means and increase safety. CALM is a supported strategy by the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Comprehensive Suicide Prevention (CSP) program as it promotes protective environments for people at risk of suicide and self-harm.

The aim of this funding is to increase implementation, integration, and support sustainability of CALM practices in Wisconsin healthcare systems serving adolescents ages 10-19. Funding will go toward a pediatric-serving healthcare system with regional (multi-county) or statewide reach. Funds will be used to support staff training in CALM practices and support the implementation of CALM within multiple sites, in different counties in the selected agency’s health care system.