Reduce suicides by creating a safer home

Means restriction is one of the World Health Organization’s few recognized best practices in suicide prevention.

You can restrict access to lethal means within your own home, including by locking up medications, chemicals, and firearms, and installing carbon monoxide and smoke detectors. Cords and ropes should also be safely stored away.

Find out more with this Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)  resource: Reduce suicides by creating a safer home.