23 min
Keeping Kids Safe Let’s Talk About Your Guns
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- Mental Health
How do you talk to other parents about guns? We offer tips on how to have this vital conversation - one many parents overlook. From 2015-2020, there were at least 2100 unintentional shootings by children, 800 of them fatal. All of these incidents were preventable. Hear from District Attorney Matthew Weintraub as he shares the heart-wrenching story of 2-year-old Benjamin Smith who accidentally shot himself with a gun left on a nightstand. We also talk to Dr. Alison Tothy about safe gun practices in our own homes and in the homes of others. The takeaway is ASK: Asking Saves Kids. Resources, transcripts and more at https://www.cstsonline.org/suicide-prevention-program/podcasts.
How do you talk to other parents about guns? We offer tips on how to have this vital conversation - one many parents overlook. From 2015-2020, there were at least 2100 unintentional shootings by children, 800 of them fatal. All of these incidents were preventable. Hear from District Attorney Matthew Weintraub as he shares the heart-wrenching story of 2-year-old Benjamin Smith who accidentally shot himself with a gun left on a nightstand. We also talk to Dr. Alison Tothy about safe gun practices in our own homes and in the homes of others. The takeaway is ASK: Asking Saves Kids. Resources, transcripts and more at https://www.cstsonline.org/suicide-prevention-program/podcasts.
23 min