Suicide Prevention group hosts firearm safe storage workshops

By: Brett Yager, Fox 21 News

COLORADO SPRINGS — Suicide Prevention Collaborative of El Paso County is hosting three workshops on Sept. 7, 8, and 10 to help raise awareness about safe firearm storage and how it prevents suicide.

September is Suicide Prevention Month and the Suicide Prevention Collaborative says it is a time to raise awareness, shift perception, spread hope, and share critical information with people affected by suicide. They are hosting Safe Homes, Safer Families, workshops about safe firearm storage, and explaining why securing guns can save a life.

The workshops are open to the public, you can register for a workshop online.