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Resources

CRIMESTOPPERS: Call 716-867-6161 or visit their web site to make an anonymous tip. Call 9-1-1 for emergencies or crimes in process

If your loved one is in crisis and has access to guns, there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of gun-related injuries or death. 

Crisis Services Hotline: 716-834-3131 (24/7)

Safe Storage: 

The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Erie County has a map with firearm storage options
Watch the video from Crisis Services that explains how to use the map’s resources.

The U.S. Department of Justice released a Safe Storage of Firearms guide in January 2024.

Extreme Risk Protective Orders

People able to request an ERPO in New York State include include law enforcement officers, district attorneys, family or household members (including persons related by blood or marriage, current or former spouses, persons with a child in common, household members, and persons in an intimate relationship), and in certain situations, school administrators or their designee, and health care practitioners. 

Safety Education

BeSmart For Kids

Eddie Eagle, National Rifle Association 

Hunter Education Courses, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Erie County Department of Health

- Stop the Bleed & Hands-only CPR - email phep@erie.gov

- Mental Health First Aid (youth and adult)

 

Organizations

Brady Foundation  

BRAVE: Buffalo Rising Against Violence (at Erie County Medical Center), Bedside program to support individuals injured through violence and connect patients with SNUG resources. 716-898-6461

Bullet Points Project – for clinicians and medical educators

Everytown for Gun Safety  

Family Justice Center (WNY)

Giffords Law Center

New York State Department of Health - Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Operation Lipstick

SNUG (Should Never Use Guns)SNUG programs work with victims of community violence and specialize in gun and gang violence. (716) 319-0891

Suicide Prevention Coalition of Erie County

Clinical and Academic Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics Gun Safety Policy Statement and Technical Report

HAVI, Health Alliance for Violence Intervention

Johns Hopkins University - Center for Gun Violence Solutions

Northwell's Center for Gun Violence Prevention

University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention

University of Michigan School of Public Health Youth Violence Prevention Center