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Report #111/2/2017 Detailed description of Vermont's unique suicide prevention program, Vermont Gun Shop Project.Vermont Gun Shop Project details
Report #22017: The "official" Department of Mental Health description of the Vermont Gun Shop Project.Vermont Gun Shop Project.
Report #32017: The "official" Vermont Suicide Prevention Center description of the Vermont Gun Shop Project.Vermont Gun Shop Project.
Report #49/1/2016: Press Release: Vermont Gunshop Project (1st Year)Gun Owners of Vermont public statement regarding the first year of the project and the first 2 public training sessions for the gun-owning population of Vermont!
Report #59/7/2016: Vermont Gunshop Project (First Training Sessions)Gun Owners of Vermont (first 2 public training sessions reservations)
Report #69/2/2016: "Gun groups take on suicide prevention initiative"The latest on the Vermont Gun Shop Project by the Vermont Watchdog.
Report #79/2/2016: VPR "Collaborative Effort To Reduce Gun Suicides Focuses On Outreach"
A short article on the Vermont Gun Shop Project.
The ONLY proactive program in the nation!
"Collaborative Effort To Reduce Gun Suicides Focuses On Outreach"
Report #82/29/2016: The Guardian - "Vermont gun lobby bypasses Sanders v Clinton in attempt to cut down suicides"
"As its senator is forced to fight his presidential opponent over his record on gun control, the New England state is home to a push to educate sellers" by Lois Beckett

An excellent article on the Vermont Gun Shop Project by Lois Beckett.
"Vermont gun lobby bypasses Sanders v Clinton in attempt to cut down suicides"
"As its senator is forced to fight his presidential opponent over his record on gun control, the New England state is home to a push to educate sellers"
Report #92/9/2016: The Gun Owners of Vermont and the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs are pioneering the "Vermont Gun Shop Project" to offer proactive suicide prevention assistance to those in need of help during troubled times.
"We thought it was the best proactive thing we could possibly do, which is actually preventing suicides rather than trying to take people's rights away," Ed Cutler, President, Gun Owners of Vermont.
"Brattleboro gun owners help out project focused on preventing suicide"
Report #102/5/2016: "Gun-owner groups in partnership with the Center for Health and Learning are mobilizing to launch the Vermont Gun Shop Project in an effort to reduce firearm-related suicides in the state."
"Gun Owners of Vermont, the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs and others involved say the effort is designed to open communications about suicide education and prevention among the gun-owner community. The Center for Health and Learning, a nonprofit with offices in Brattleboro, focuses on healthy community initiatives, including suicide prevention."
Brattleboro Reformer: "Vermont Gun Shop Project addresses firearm-related suicides"
"Led by Gun Owners of Vermont, Center for Health and Learning in Brattleboro, effort seeks to reduce firearm-related suicides" by Maddi Shaw
Report #11April 2016: THE HOUSE BUDGET CUT FUNDING FOR THE VERMONT GUN SHOP PROJECT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TEAM!
This is an open letter written by the board of directors of the Center for Health and Learning. The Vermont Suicide Prevention Center is a program of the CHL and is the primary support of the Vermont Gun Shop Project!
"Suicide prevention deserves support"
Report #12Vermont Gun Shop Project Flyer "Be A Friend" for distibution to friends and family members.
This is how gun owners can help their friends and family in times of crisis.
Vermont Gun Shop Project Flyer "Be A Friend"
Report #13Share the Vermont Gun Shop Article on Twitter!Share the Vermont Gun Shop Article on Twitter!
Report #14The report that started the conversation by the pro-gun groups: Reducing Suicide Risk by Limiting Access to Lethal Means: Impact of Firearms & Other Lethal Means on Suicidal Individuals, October 2014, Prepared for the Vermont Department of Mental Health by The Center for Health and Learning
This document includes a report on the New Hampshire Gun Shop Project.
Report: Reducing Suicide Risk by Limiting Access to Lethal Means

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