It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closure of our Safer Homes program at the end of May.
The closure is the result of significant funding challenges, however the work of educating Washingtonians about lethal means safety will continue as part of our other community-based programs.
The Safer Homes team has traveled thousands of miles across Washington to meet people and share the important message that locking up firearms and medications can save lives. We are immensely grateful to our colleagues Brett Bass, Zach North, and Erica Runge for their dedication to saving lives through lethal means safety education.
We remain committed to educating Washingtonians about the role of lethal means safety in suicide prevention. Lethal means safety information will continue to be available through the Resources section of our website and will continue to be incorporated into our LEARN trainings, as it always has been. In addition, we will continue to operate the TeleSAFER program, sending free firearm and / or medication lockboxes to participants who complete the online survey, through our dropship partnership with Safe & Vault Store.