Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal Means

Oregon CALM is a 6-hour training developed to assist medical, clinical, crisis-response, and direct service providers with Lethal Means Counseling using an informed, collaborative, and respectful approach.

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.

Though not a requirement, previous suicide prevention training is recommended, as this course does not thoroughly cover introductory topics like gatekeeper skills, asking the question, and risk assessment.