Safety And Mental Health

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    Acts

    Local authorities and their egoless • NHS private nursing and care home arranged for out of public funds • Prison staff • Courts and tribunals, including mental health tribunals • Government departments and their employees This includes Winterbourne View and the patients and staff. The Human Rights Act protects you from • Torture (mental, physical) • Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment However, the patients at Winterbourne view were not protected by the Human Rights Act because they

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    Violence In South Africa

    Violence in South Africa and its impact on mental health Introduction According to the World Health Organization in the World Report on Violence and Health, violence is defined as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened as actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation”. (Krug E, Dahlberg L, Mercy J. et al.2002). The definition

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    Nursing Home Case Study

    W5 Application: Patient Safety Risks Nursing Home Setting This paper will focus on geriatric patients group with increased fall risk at nursing homes. A nursing home is chosen by as the selected healthcare setting. Nursing homes are not only for geriatric population, but for anyone who requires 24-hours care. Nursing homes focus their services for people who cannot be cared at home. Most nursing homes have nursing aides and skilled nurses on hand 24 hours a day. Many of them are set up like a hospital

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    The Pros And Cons Of Policing

    effectively and economically. Some factors contributing to these challenges include the changing nature and sophistication of crime, technology, economic constraints, and the pressure on police services to assist with social issues ranging from mental health, addiction, homelessness, and community marginalization. The new thinking in policing has to provide cost-effective strategies that enhance efficiencies, produce results and provide alternative service delivery models that are lasting sustainable

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    Nancy Lanza Gun Control

    been initiated in the 21st century have been caused by youthful teenagers and older people who suffer from a mental illness or have diagnoses that are implemented to the cause of their actions and is an excused to why they determine to execute the crime. The 24 year-old man who has the “possibility” of having psychosis that could have been derived from a past case of schizophrenia, a health condition, medication, or drug usage had legally purchased a handgun and shot 11 people in downtown Portland

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    Prevention of a School Massacre

    safer, give them security and safety for the children. The town has some people who are in the group of people who are definitely slower in mental aptitudes and the parents are the same way. There are young, aggressive males that could turn to crime very easily. These youth have nothing in this town, they are considered delinquent, disadvantaged because of economy, a lot drop out of high school, and there are no jobs. The question of the shooters mental health has come up during the most current

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    Homeless

    for our homeless brothers and sisters. When asked, to choose a major contributor to homelessness, the answers varied greatly. Although unemployment is significant, substance abuse continues to plague the natives. In addition to these two factors, mental illness ranks high, as so evidently witnessed on the streets of King and Keeamoku. In recent news, the Honolulu Police removed a large group of homeless people from Ward Street. Were they justified? Our survey results were inconclusive. The visibility

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    Community Assessment of Village Meadows Elementary School

    Running head: VILLIAGE MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT Community Assessment of Village Meadows Elementary School Grand Canyon University Community Health October 18, 2010 Community Boundaries This community is comprised of school-aged children ranging from kindergarten and lasting up until sixth grade. The phenomological community is represented in the fact that the community members are all considered to be in elementary school. The community is made

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    Workplace Safety

    Health and Safety Executive Working alone Health and safety guidance on the risks of lone working Introduction This leaflet provides guidance on how to keep lone workers healthy and safe. It is aimed at anyone who employs or engages lone workers, and also at self-employed people who work alone. Following the guidance in the leaflet is not compulsory, but it should help employers understand what they need to do to comply with their legal duties towards lone workers under: ■ ■ the Health

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    Sex Trafficking Research

    for infectious diseases, pregnancy, pain and mental illnesses such as mood disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder. Rick factors for becoming a victim in sex trafficking include untreated conditions, lack of education and extreme poverty. In order for a smooth transition for survivors to enter back into society, they need to be able to receive holistic and individualized services. The research question, does the presence of absence of mental health care services affect a survivor’s ability to

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