...On Wednesday April 23, 2014 a Suicide Prevention Coordinator from Mental Health America of Central Virginia presented an intense 3 day workshop on suicide. The first day consisted of strong statistical evidence about the deaths caused by suicide. Most importantly, the prevention coordinator explained that suicide is the most preventable kind of death. Also, the coordinator said that there are almost, always warning signs, and asking someone about suicide reduces the risk. She pointed out that suicide is the leading cause of deaths in America more than homicide, AIDS, and war. For example, the coordinator said that 35,000 deaths from suicides occur every year in American, where as deaths from homicide equals to approximately 16, 259 times a year. Moreover, the coordinator mentioned that 960 suicides occur annually in the state of Virginia. Also, the coordinator pointed out that the highest rates of suicides spikes after the holiday seasons and in the months of May and April. White males above the age of 65 have the highest rates of suicides among any other age group and ethnicity. White males above the age of 65 commit suicide every 1hour and 1/2. Furthermore, from ages 15-24, statistical evidence showed that 4,600 suicides occur every two hours in this particular age group. The coordinator also pointed out that men commit suicide 4/1 times more than women. Men normally commit suicide by fire arm, while women commit suicide by taking pills. The second day consisted of facts...
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...Throughout the suicide prevention training program, there was many contents that helped further my understanding and knowledge about suicide. Many college students have lost their life to suicide, which is a terrifying situation for any individual. There has to be a lot of depression and hurt for someone to purposely harm himself or herself. So, throughout this paper I will briefly describe what the training covered, many ideas that I took away from this program, and how I will apply this training in my career. Brief Overview While going through the suicide prevention program, there are eights subjects that further the knowledge of all individuals who are participating in the training program: The problem, prevalence, common pressure, the...
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...Draft for Suicide Prevention Paper by Mariegold H. Bulquerin-Robles. Suicide is the third leading cause of deaths among 10-19 year olds in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with males (81%) more common than females (19%). Foremost risk factor for suicide among youths is mental disorders, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed, with depression as the most common of the mental disorders associated with suicide. Other risk factors include substance or alcohol abuse, exposure to suicide or history thereof, exposure to violence, impulsive behavior and life-changing stress. The stressors that most youths encounter that may overwhelm their ability to cope include disciplinary problems, interpersonal loss, family violence, sexual orientation confusion, physical and sexual abuse, and being the victim of bullying. Any combinations of these risk factors increase the likelihood of suicide among youths, and identification of these factors help chances to identify those at risk. Warning signs such as changes in behavior, social withdrawal, erratic sleeping and eating patterns, low self-esteem, poor hygiene and loss of interest in personal upkeep should be paid attention, and talking or writing about dying or killing one’s self, along with prior suicide attempts are the foremost warning sign that signals that one is contemplating suicide, and should not be ignored. Primary prevention for suicide includes educating parents, educators, coaches...
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...Cody Halliday Jennifer Pecora Kettley English I 2015SU 9W0 & 9W1 06 June 2015 The Empty Seat psa is effective in getting its message across to not let someone commit suicide and to recognize the signs before it’s too late. The ad uses primarily the pathos and ethos appeals to reach its audience, with the majority of the logos appeal in the end. It uses several visual and audio tools to set a grim and drear tone through the ad and then uplift it towards the end. The ad effectively uses several things as tools to appeal and influence the emotions of its audience. Right from the start the ad is playing a slow song and it slowly zooms out to show an empty seat where a student is missing. This grabs the audience’s attention, then in the next scene the audience sees another classroom. In this classroom the students are painting and another empty seat is shown. This makes the audience feel now that something is wrong. More and more classrooms and school activities are shown with students missing. This repetition is being used to set the feeling into the audience that something is wrong, and in the scenes the other students are carrying on with their activities and classes as if nothing is wrong makes the scenes feel even more wrong. In the scene with the birthday cake and the candles, the dark room and the image of the once again empty chair almost everything is being used to touch the audience. The room being dark sets a grim tone. The birthday party itself is familiar...
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...Many efforts have been made to address suicide prevention in the veteran population. Finally, in 2007 the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs united forces to introduce the Veteran Crisis Line. This national hotline is available 24 hours/7 days a week and is open to veterans, their families, and friends. Every call is attended by a well-trained specialist that provides emergency services for individuals that are currently contemplating suicide. Most of the suicide prevention responders are veterans themselves, this facilitates the communication with those in crisis and enhances the comprehension of the challenging circumstances they face. Early detection is heavily dependent...
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...Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION 1 Levels of Health Promotion Latha Verson Grand Canyon University Health promotion, also known as prevention, has always been prevalent in health care. It has always been considered better to stop an illness from occurring rather than treating it once it has. But that is not the extent of health promotion. Health promotion is the provision of information and education of individuals and families (Unknown, 2012). As stated by the World Health Organization, health promotion seeks to give an individual control over their health. In health promotion, the actions taken are not limited to just individuals, but also extends to the community, environment etc (Unknown, 2012). Prevention also involves taking control of the determinants of health like the community, economics, environment (Unknown, 2012). Every state, county, town, has its own different approaches to health promotion. But mainly, they revolve around improving personal health, clean environment, strong community and better personal skills (Unknown, 2012). Health promotion is extremely important in the nursing field. Nurses are usually the primary care givers in a medical setting and have direct contact with the patients. Nurses can spread the message that prevention is better than the cure. They can bring across the point that prevention is more cost effective and can provide a better life for patients. They can help to prevent diseases from occurring and spreading and can advocate...
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...World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, social, and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO, 2006). As healthcare evolves overtime, goals of health promotion also change. Disease prevention is the current goal of health promotion. This paper will define health promotion, its purpose and the role of nurses in health promotion. Three recent publication of professional journal articles reviewed will also be discussed as it relates to three level of health promotion. Define Health Promotion Health promotion is defined as the “information and education to individuals, families, and communities that-encourage family unity, community commitment, and traditional spirituality, that make positive contributions to their health status”(DefinitionofWellness.com, 2012). It is also the education and related organizational, economic and environmental supports to achieve a better quality of life. In health promotion, health is viewed as a positive construct and involves people in a participatory capacity. Thus by providing people with the knowledge of the factors that can affect their health, people are encouraged to take increased control of their health (Bennett, Perry, & Lawrence, 2009). Purpose of Health Promotion The ultimate aim of the health promotion is the absence of disease and a sense of wellbeing. It positively influences the health behavior of individuals and communities as well as their living and working...
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...education. Aboriginal community is suffering from different types of issues such as lack of medical and disability services, litter education, high rate of unemployment, broken families and high crime rates due to all this issues the individual lead to mental illness. According to Scaraceno (1997), stated that poverty is one of the main risk factors of progressing mental health illness among Aboriginal community. In Aboriginal community, economic poverty is not the main issue that public are going through however, spiritual, emotional, behaves poverty pass through generation-to-generation, which affects whole community. The outcomes of spiritual, emotional, economic poverty plenty of people develops mental illness which lead them for suicide case (Bowers, 2013). Lack of education on social and health wellbeing cause depression and stress, which becomes worsen when time pass and lead to metal health issues. 2. Identifies and explains tools, techniques and skills used to promote mental health and wellbeing. There are few techniques, skills and tools that are mentioned in the deadly thinking documentary, which is self-help techniques, seeking help, problem solving skill and good listening skills. Those tools, techniques and skills are used to primary prevent mental health and social well being in remote area of Aboriginal community. Self help is a technique that is use...
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...about being deployed and not having anything to do on the FOB like he would normally do at home. I tried to assure him every day that the FOB would get better and that it worse when we first got there so I took it upon myself to keep the young soldier up under my wing to assure that the deployment would go by fast and he would be home before he know it nut two days he committed suicide and it bothered me because I felt like I could have done more to save the young soldier. Then after that I went to a suicide prevention class and the speaker spoke on how people should relate to the suicide problem that we have in the military and the different resources that we have if we needed to talk to someone that made me better listener because of the guilt that I felt when the soldier committed suicide I felt like I could have listen more or told the young soldier to go to the chaplain instead of trying to take it upon myself to help the soldier out and the speaker made a lot key points for me to take the guilt away that I was feeling talking about the suicide and listening to the speaker help me get over the suicide and also made me a better listener when it comes down to people and what is going on around me because you never know what might on people’s minds and what they are trying to tell you so it is very important to listen and it also made me a very good speaker because I use to be nervous when I get up to talk to people but when I had to get up speak to the troops in the...
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...Problem definition: "Workplace violence" it is violence against coworkers at workplace that can range from verbal abuse to physical assault, and ending by victims and or committing suicide. Such violence prompted the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to label workplace violence a “national epidemic”. Justification of the problem: It is mainly due to job related causes leading to committing such violence at workplace, some other reasons might be included, like managers lack of awareness to at-risk employees, failure of security measures, and absences of antiviolence policy at workplace. List of alternatives: 1. Providing effective security systems at workplace. 2. Regular employees orientation on antiviolence polices at workplace and the proper reporting system 3. Manager awareness training of at-risk employees. Alternatives evaluation: 1. Providing an effective security system at workplace: Security systems are very crucial at workplace and must be installed, like metal detectors and surveillance cameras, as it can easily detect weapons and prohibit its availability in the workplace, also monitoring every part of the working plant or facility, as it gives a chance for a proper interference of the security forces before the action takes place or goes more aggressive. 2. Regular employees orientation on antiviolence polices at workplace and the proper reporting system: As violence at workplace is increasing and being considered...
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...have homes at all. Those that are most at-risk though, are the students who are considering or have attempted suicide. Recently, new programs have sprung up to target these students and see to it that they are better able to handle stresses in their lives. One such program is called Sources of Strength and is in place in high schools around NYS. Students in high school who are found to be at-risk for suicide may have trouble at home, but they may also be troubled psychologically or socially outcaste for one reason or another. A suicidal student may be unable to handle stressful situations that normally others can, like breaking up with a boy/girlfriend. These students are at-risk of losing their lives unless aided by an outer force that shows them another way or stops them altogether. Help for these students have mainly been medical. Psychiatrists and psychologists or social workers would be placed in schools to evaluate students and care for those found to be at-risk for suicide. The care extended was normally in the form of either one-on-one counseling or group-counseling which often teenagers at-risk are deterred from and are unwilling to fully participate of their free will. This may lead, for some, to further stress that grow their anxieties and drive their interest in suicide. A relatively new program for students at-risk for suicide was developed in the late 1990s (CHAVIS, 2010). This program, called Sources of Strength, takes a new approach...
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...Suicides in the Military Over the Past 10 Years The most common myths about suicide in the military have changed since the events of September 11, 2001. Previously, it was a white male, between the age of 18-25, with one or more of the following factors: relationship issues, money problems, and job satisfaction. Since the war in Afghanistan stared on Sep 13, 2001, the age has increased from 25 to 44, race does not necessarily matter anymore, and add the pressures of not knowing what is going to happen and always wondering when/if “your time is up”. Along with this, add in the stress of preparing for your deployment, the stress of leaving your family, the stress of ensuring everyone is properly taken care of if the inevitable happens, and the stress of possibly, or actually, losing subordinates or friends to enemy gunfire or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), just to name a few. More males over the age of 30, who have had at least one deployment to Afghanistan or Iraq and have seen some heavy fighting or have lost friends to enemy mortars/rockets on main operating bases, have committed or attempted to commit suicide in the past five years, then ever before. After all the stress of combat, coming home to a life of no danger of snipers or IEDs, mortar/rocket attacks to your base, causes even more stress then people can even imagine. “Flashbacks”, hyper-vigilance, suspicion, and the fear of loud noises are also a major concern and cause undue stress to the sevicemember...
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...cause and prevention of burnout The human service field can be stressful for the professionals and wreck havoc to the organization. Burnout affects the employees as well as the organization; an organization suffers from burnout by having high turnover rates, accidents, and so on. This paper will define burnout and describe some of the individual, cultural, organizational, and social support factors that cause burnout. The paper provides an explanation of various individual, job role, and organizational methods to prevent burnout. In this paper I have shared the ways I react and respond to personal and work related stress as well as my reaction to combat the effects of burnout. Lastly this paper discussed how human service managers assist with staff burnout. Define Burnout According to help guide (2012,” Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed and unable to meet constant demands”. As the stress continues it causes you to lose interest or motivation I your work role. Individual, Cultural, Organizational, Supervisory, & Social Support Causes of Burnout Human service professionals may become overwhelmed and stressed especially when dealing with large case loads, overtime, and balancing work and home duties. Some of the personal lifestyle stressors include insufficient sleep, little or no time off, lack of social supports, and so on. Cultural factors contributing...
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...Loss Prevention Policies Unit 5 IP Jessica Payne Loss Prevention Policies Each year companies stand to lose at least five percent of revenues to internal fraud. This may seem like a small percentage but it adds up. That five percent can be the difference between staying afloat or filing bankruptcy. When a company spends time and money to prevent fraud it is far less than running the risk of internal fraud. The most effective way to prevent fraud is to establish a proactive fraud prevention program. It is best if a company seeks the advice from a qualified fraud expert. A successful fraud prevention program requires three elements: education, investigation, and proactive preventative techniques. Most internal frauds are brought to attention from employees, customers, or vendor tips. Employees are the most likely source to provide tips of misconducts. So implementing a company-wide education program is a crucial part of a fraud prevention program (Coenen, 2011). Fraud education should focus on fraud awareness and should be presented to all employees. Investigating fraud is important to a comprehensive fraud prevention program. Although investigations are time consuming and costly the benefits are worth it. Investigations can have deterrent effects on potential thieves. Investigations send a company-wide message that management is aware and looking for fraud. Proactive fraud prevention techniques are the biggest asset in the company’s fraud prevention plan. Proactive...
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...Primary Prevention University of Phoenix Axia September 19, 2010 Applying the strategy of primary prevention would be ideal with the issue of child welfare. However, there is no way of educating and predicting the problems that will arise from abuse and neglect in every household. To some extent there is a potential way of identifying those who are at a higher risk of becoming abusers, but when it’s never been reported in their cases, that could also pose a problem. To the best of the knowledge and abilities those in the human services organizations are equipped with, this can be an effective way to resolve or prevent these unfortunate situations from happening in the first place. Some policies or regulations that could be enforced to alleviate some of the tension brought about with child abuse and neglect, is to engage the parents in as much education as possible when they are expecting, or already have children. Some individuals, who are in stressful situations like poverty or chemical dependency, should be a top priority to serve with the resources and tools to assist them with any struggles. Those that are higher at risk of becoming abusers should take top priority with being given the opportunity to take mandated parenting classes. As this may be a difficult process to follow through with, the idea of being reprimanded with fines and community service may be just enough to lead those with these issues in the right direction. Creating government programs for those...
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