Lock and Protect: Reducing Adolescent Access to Lethal Means of Suicide

Lock and Protect is a user-friendly web-based decision aid that identifies preferences and explores options for removing or storing lethal means safety through: (a) education on home means of suicide, such as firearms, medications, and other potentially dangerous home and external items/situations (e.g., poisons, methods/ligatures used in suffocation/hanging), and community hazards (e.g., subways, heights); (b) safe storage options; and (c) protective monitoring and supervision as a means of increasing adolescent safety during a time of elevated risk.