Safe Homes Program
Our Mission
The Safe Homes Program is established and administered by the Department of Public Safety to support the safe storage of prescription drugs, firearms and other dangerous weapons in homes or public spaces by providing educational resources and grants as available for purchasing safety devices in accordance with MRSA Title 25 §7001.
Governor Mills Proclamation
Byrne State Crisis Intervention Grant Program (Coming Soon)
Related Legislative Bills
- Expand Availability of Naloxone Hydrochloride - 131st Maine Legislature - LD 600 (PDF)
- Expand Good Samaritan Protection - 131st Maine Legislature - LD 1052 (PDF)
- Impede the Transfer of Firearms to Prohibited Persons - 131st Maine Legislature - LD 22 (PDF)
- Safe Homes Bill - 130th Maine Legislature - LD 1861 (PDF)
- Good Samaritan Bill - 130th Maine Legislature - LD 1862 (PDF)
- Amended Child Endangerment Law - 130th Maine Legislature - LD 759 (PDF)
- Exemption & Deduction for Purchase of Firearm Safety Devices - 129th Maine Legislature - LD 85 (PDF)
Resource Websites
- National Alliance on Mental Illness | Maine
- Know Your Options
- Maine Drug Data Hub
- Be SMART
- Project Childsafe
- Project Childsafe Brochure (PDF)
- CDC Firearm Violence Prevention
- Lock to Live
- MCDC Firearms & Safety
- Veteran's Suicide Prevention Brochure (PDF)
- MCDC Firearms & Health
- American Academy of Pediatrics Gun Safety Campaign Toolkit
- American Academy of Pediatrics Gun Safety and Injury Prevention
- Healthy Children
- American Psychological Association