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Bridging Research and Reality: WTTA at the National Conference on Preventing Firearm-Related Harms
At the National Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms, one thing becomes clear almost immediately: everyone in the room wants fewer people to die. What is less clear, and far more complicated, is how. Researchers arrive armed with data, models, and peer-reviewed findings. Communities arrive carrying lived experience, identity, and deeply held values about responsibility and safety. Walk the Talk America entered this space not to argue statistics but to provide an alternative perspective in a world where trust is fragile, language matters, and the success of any solution depends on whether the people it is meant to help are willing to engage.
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A 3 Year Anniversary of Walk the Talk America
Mike Sodini and Rob Pincus talk about Walk The Talk America’s journey over the last three years! Join us in a great discussion that highlights WTTA’s top five accomplishments so far and more work ahead.
A message from our founder
It’s with a heavy heart that I’m writing this and asking everyone to breathe… AGAIN. I want to get this in before the blame game starts and all the “whatabouts” start making noise. Here are the names of the victims in our two most recent mass shootings.
Vara Safety Partners with Walk The Talk America
Vara Safety, the handgun safe made for protection, has joined up with WTTA to help spread WTTA’s message of “Mental Health, it’s ok to talk about it” with a commitment to explore new technologies to help save lives.
The Gun Rights Movement is Not Violent
Neither violence nor advocacy through intimidation are condoned by leaders in the Gun Rights Movement. On the eve of a presidential inauguration that will take place behind unprecedented security after our nation’s Capitol building was attacked by a small band of violent and destructive rioters, we feel it is important to make this clear.
Holiday Stress in 2020
As if the holidays themselves weren’t cause enough to be stressed out, this year we have a pandemic, lockdowns, widespread job loss, and inconsistent leadership overlaying them. Mix in a few conspiracy theories, government overreach, plus the desire to meet with family members without making them sick (or suffering the threat of fines or jail time), and we have a pretty spicy recipe for high anxiety and deep depression. What is a person to do in the face of all this?
Finding Success in Our Cultural Competence Class
One of WTTA’s many missions is education. Not just to firearms owners about mental health matters, but also to mental health practitioners about gun culture. As of this writing, more than 400 people have attended At the Intersection of Guns and Mental Health, our three-hour suicide prevention and firearms cultural competency course.
Finding Peace Within the Turbulence
Jesse Lott, clinical director of mental health practice Zephyr Wellness, touches on how to cope with 2020’s events. “While many of us have likely settled (begrudgingly, for many) into some kind of rhythm within the past few months of this guano-crazy year, there remain many who still find themselves in heightened states of nervousness, anxiety, and fear…”
Reno Dads Blog — Teaching Kids Gun Safety
WTTA trustee Jake Wiskerchen wrote a guest article for the Reno Dads Blog on the four basic rules of teaching kids gun safety.
Noggin Notes Podcast — Veteran Suicide
WTTA trustee Jake Wiskerchen interviews Dr. Matt Miller, the current director of Veterans Administration Suicide Prevention Program. Learn more about the Veterans Crisis Line and veteran suicide prevention in this episode of the Noggin Notes Podcast.
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