{"id":26015,"date":"2026-05-26T07:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=26015"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:54:33","slug":"secure-storage-can-reduce-the-risk-of-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=26015","title":{"rendered":"Secure storage can reduce the risk of suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Source &#8211; news.va.gov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple steps Veterans and supporters can take to securely store firearms and medications at home to reduce suicide risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a safe home environment is one of the most effective ways to protect the people we care about, including for our children and ourselves. For Veterans and their families, small, proper and practical steps around secure storage can reduce suicide risk.  Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/146895\/secure-storage-can-reduce-risk-suicide\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/146895\/secure-storage-can-reduce-risk-suicide\/\">here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"54\" class=\"wp-image-20064\" style=\"width: 225px;\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png 418w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Notice:<\/strong>\u00a0The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source &#8211; news.va.gov) Simple steps Veterans and supporters can take to securely store firearms and medications at home to reduce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,7],"tags":[87,245,996],"class_list":["post-26015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mental-healthbehavioral-health","category-veterans-benefits","tag-veterans","tag-veterans-health-care","tag-veterans-suicide-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26015"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26016,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26015\/revisions\/26016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}