Running head: MENTAL HEALTH: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE Running head: MENTAL HEALTH: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE 2 African Americans living in urban, low-income, impoverished environments are at high risk for exposure to traumatic events, and have a potential prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to previous and repeated trauma exposure. African-Americans living in urban, low income communities with continuous exposure to community
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related to an individual’s mental well-being” (Para.1). Individuals and psychologists value the following as crucial to happiness and health of humans. Needs such as acceptance, education, belonging, family, friendship, happiness, honesty, love, pride, reputation, respect, safety, security, self-esteem, success, trust, and self-actualization. Maslow would develop the hierarchy of needs in 1943. His pyramid would start at the bottom with physiological needs, then safety, love/belonging, esteem, and
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offered. They include physical or mental disabilities, limited or non-English speaking, geographic or cultural isolation, medical or chemical dependent, homeless, frail/elderly and children. Homeless veterans are examples of a vulnerable population. In this paper, the demographics and the present state of homeless veterans will be explored. Learning that veterans are considered part of a vulnerable population was not necessarily surprising given the physical and mental condition along with advanced
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willingness to accept prevailing levels of occupational safety and health risk and increase the perceived probability that they would suffer a work-related injury or illness. Participants expressed greater concern about taking risks at work after receiving first aid training. From the above findings the study suggests that first aid training can have a positive preventive effect and could complement traditional occupational health and safety training programs and
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restrained patients. He explains that before the 1700s, patients with mental health disorders were seen as possessed by a demon or worse. Richard Noll, PhD, a clinical psychologist and author who received his doctorate from the New School for Social Research, gives us more detail about the health care system during the time of Pinel, painting an image of cruel and inhuman treatment of patients. When Pinel took over a mental health hospital in France that was known to be the worst in the
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to assure that the injured worker gets all material compensation necessary, or, instead, to oppose false insurance claims. Thus, inadequate safety program is reflected in the lack of workers training, necessary inspections of the equipment and so on. Inadequate safety program standards are evident when workers do not understand the peculiarity of the safety program and how to apply it, that is why insufficient compliance to standards occurs. Before a loss occurs (Injury, illness, damage, loss in
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It seems that almost monthly we are hearing of some sort of trauma crisis globally and nationally. The importance of Mental Health Responders cannot be understated. There exists an ongoing need for counselors trained to assist in times of crisis. CRITICAL INCIDENTS Incident #1 – Historical widespread trauma that affects an entire culture. These types of events are normally intense enough to influence generations of the culture (SAMHSA, 2014). Incident #2, Intimate Partner Violence, is an ongoing
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Chandra Brazier, Natasna Jiggets, and Susan Wallace November 30, 2014 HCS/430 Ann Nevers It is the policy of this organization to not base its hiring practices on any form of discrimination. Types of discrimination that is not tolerated include age, disability, equal pay, nationality, pregnancy, race, color, sex, veteran status, and religion. This organization also prohibits any act of retaliation and any form of harassment (“Laws & Guidance”, n.d.). Organization’s Position in Response to Non-discrimination
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Domestic Violence Nursing March,05, 2012 Abstract Domestic violence is steadily becoming one of the most major menaces to women's health. Domestic abuse during pregnancy is a serious issue which affects not just the mother, but the unborn child as well. Domestic violence occurs across all racial and ethnic groups, affecting females who are most frequently the victims. Women with unintended or unwanted pregnancies are at a higher risk for experiencing physical abuse than women with planned pregnancies
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children’s attachment styles as well. Getting mental health support is important but often unsupported. In a study conducted by Burns, Phillips, Wagner, Barth, Koko, Campbell, & Landsverk (2004), 47.9% of children in foster care reported behaviors in need of mental health services. Of that group, only 11.7% received the care that they needed (Burns et al., 2004). The type of foster care home they go into also may impact the type and amount of mental health support the children will receive. Swanke
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