Clinical Trial: Testing Family Firearm Secure Storage Training (FFAST) to Prevent Suicide

U.S., July 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07692854) titled 'Testing Family Firearm Secure Storage Training (FFAST) to Prevent Suicide' on June 23.

Brief Summary: Firearms are the lethal means used in over 70% of Veteran suicides with rates of Veteran deaths via self-induced firearm injury rising dramatically (by 64.8%) from 2001 to 2022. Upstream, evidence-based lethal means safety interventions are urgently needed within the VA to address this serious issue. The Family Firearms Secure Storage Training (FFAST) intervention consists of single session in which Veterans and their concerned significant others (CSOs) are guided through a discussion on secure firearm storage practices and develop ...