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How can we support and protect people we love with the going gets rough? This inspiring talk, injury prevention expert Emmy Betz shares her experience at the nexus of conversations about trauma, guns and suicide. Emmy is an emergency physician at the University of Colorado Hospital and an injury prevention researcher.

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Voluntary, Temporary, Out-of-Home Firearm Storage: An Opportunity for Suicide Prevention
Voluntary, Temporary, Out-of-Home Firearm Storage: An Opportunity for Suicide Prevention
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Gun control policies aimed at stopping mass shootings could also prevent a less visible tragedy: suicide.
Gun control policies aimed at stopping mass shootings could also prevent a less visible tragedy: suicide.
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CPR News: Uneven use of Colorado’s red flag law and why it wasn’t used for Club Q suspect
CPR News: Uneven use of Colorado’s red flag law and why it wasn’t used for Club Q suspect
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Ricochet: An American Trauma
Ricochet: An American Trauma
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ER Physician Offers Five Steps That Can Help Prevent Suicide
ER Physician Offers Five Steps That Can Help Prevent Suicide
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We want to prevent suicide in the military — Congress won’t let us
We want to prevent suicide in the military — Congress won’t let us
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Guns aren’t going away. What if we treated gun violence that way?
Guns aren’t going away. What if we treated gun violence that way?
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CPR News | June 3, 2022: Gun safety & kids; Prize parity in golf
CPR News | June 3, 2022: Gun safety & kids; Prize parity in golf

Emergency physician, Dr. Emmy Betz, wants parents to talk with their kids about guns and mental health to prevent suicide deaths.

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CU Summit Focuses on Strategies for Addressing Suicide by Firearm Among Active-Duty Military Servicemembers
CU Summit Focuses on Strategies for Addressing Suicide by Firearm Among Active-Duty Military Servicemembers

Military and civilian stakeholders emphasize the need to collaborate between all branches of the U.S. military.

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9News features voluntary out-of-home storage study
9News features voluntary out-of-home storage study
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Dr. Betz among experts assembled by III Armored Corps for suicide prevention training seminar
Dr. Betz among experts assembled by III Armored Corps for suicide prevention training seminar
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