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September 9, 2021

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Firearms are used in more than 80% of all suicides in Oregon. According to a March 2021 report in The Washington Post, an estimated 24,000 people in the United States died by suicide with a gun in 2020 alone. Restricting access to firearms or removing all firearms from your home greatly reduces the risk that someone in your home will use a firearm for suicide. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an increase in firearm purchases. Fewer gun owners, both new and experienced, are failing to securely store their firearms. (Kravitz-Wirtz, et al., Stanford Medicine, 2021)

Oregon Dems: Go back and do better. Pass SB 978.

In Oregon, the Democratic party holds the governorship, the Senate, and the House. Governor Kate Brown ran on promises of strong action to reduce gun violence and received the endorsement of Ceasefire Oregon and other gun violence prevention organizations. The … read more

Posted on September 9, 2021

September is National Suicide Prevention Month.

Suicide can be prevented. If you are having thoughts of suicide, help is available 24 hours a day: Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line. Firearms are used in more … read more

Posted on December 1, 2020

Educating Healthcare Providers About the Link Between Firearm Ownership and Suicide

The following is a presentation by the Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation for the Oregon Public Health Association Annual Conference October 2019. Programs Available to Educate Healthcare Professionals About Suicide Prevention NIMH – Ask Suicide Screening Questions Toolkit (ASQ) The Matt … read more

Posted on November 8, 2020

Analysis of the 2020 Federal and State Elections

Firearm death and injury is increasing but, to borrow a phrase from President-elect Joe Biden, we can marshal the forces of decency, compassion, and science to pass the laws and enact the policies that will end–yes, end–the nightmare of gun … read more

Posted on November 4, 2020

Pro-shooting Lobbies Attempt to Nullify Laws, Taxpayers Could Pay the Price

Illegal Nullification of Laws in Four Oregon Counties UPDATE December 2, 2020: Columbia and Umatilla counties both passed the illegal nullification measures on their ballots. Columbia did so despite having one of the highest rates of increase in a leading … read more

Posted on October 17, 2020

Ceasefire Oregon Action Fund Endorsements for 2020 General Election

October 14, 2020 The Ceasefire Oregon Action Fund, a political action committee, endorses candidates who will support strong, evidence-based laws to stop gun violence. This year, we are specifically asking people to support women and minorities in rural Oregon who … read more

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