SCM

Safer Communities Montana (SCM) advocates for suicide prevention in Lewis and Clark, Broadwater, and Jefferson Counties through collaboration with the firearm and pharmaceutical communities to reduce means access by people at-risk. SCM provides appropriate suicide prevention tools and training to pharmacies, firearm-related businesses, health providers, and community members... Rather than coming at the problem from a public health perspective, SCM's core team brought firearm dealers, gun range operators, and pharmacists to the table to find solutions. SCM also includes local law enforcement, hospital personnel, suicide prevention experts, mental health professionals, criminal justice staff, and firearm safety advocates... The Lewis and Clark Suicide Prevention Coalition is a community group comprised of citizens and local organizations' representatives. Our shared goal is to reduce the number of suicides occurring in the tri-county annually while increasing the community's access to..