EDUCATED PREVENT SUICIDE Some Facts About Suicide: Suicide is one of the leading causes of teen deaths in the United States. Over half of all kids who suffer from depression will eventually attempt suicide at least once, and more than seven percent will die as a result CITATION Sui \l 1033 (Sui). The Center for Disease control reports that it is the third leading cause of death, behind accidents and homicide, of people aged 15 to 24. Even more disturbing is the fact that suicide is the fourth leading
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least one or more mental disorders that are treatable. Individuals with suicidal behaviors often feel hopeless which contributes to these behaviors and can lead to suicide attempts or succession. Recognizing these behaviors can save someone’s life, being compassionate, empathetic, and proactive can greatly reduce an individual’s suicide behavior. The goal is to recognize these behaviors and get help for these individuals quickly. “In the past three decades, there has been a dramatic increase in
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sound and sober mind would not use a straight-edged razor to cut herself. This indicates that she had a lot of psychological issues. Her situation worsened when she attempted suicide by taking another person’s prescription medication. Smith went back to drugs after recovering rather than adhering to her outpatient counseling. The environment that Smith was living in contributed a lot to her situation. During her young age, her father would drink a lot and hence she decided to also drink as a way
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Client is Ms. Juana Hernandez, though Will County Health Department, made referral to Joliet Area Community Hospice- it increasingly hard to cope with her 9 year old son’s death. As the anniversary of his death comes near, client has thoughts of suicide and finds it unbearable to face the fact that her son is dead. Ms. Hernandez is 38, single mom, and has two daughters, ages 5 and 8. She lives in a two bedroom apartment. * Ms. Hernandez is currently facing legal problems for driving on a suspended
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Junior High Grades 6-8 Protocol for Natural Disaster: Tornado Tyson Lee March 3, 2013 Information about the Protocol Living in Mississippi, there are many tornadoes that hit this area. Mississippi has on average, 29 tornadoes per year. One of nature’s most violent acts is a tornado. Tornadoes can cause enough devastation to tear through a neighborhood and demolish it and they can cause fatalities. At times, a tornado can develop so quickly that advance warning can be
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that we make split decisions. Some decisions are reversible whereas others, such as Physician Assisted Suicide, are concrete. While some view it as a solution or being a form of relief from intolerable pain, Physician Assisted Suicide should not be legalized. The reason for this is because patients shouldn’t make final decisions filtered by frustration. Other reasons are that Assisted Suicide can also give patients the idea that losing all hope is Ok. Although It’s fair to feel hopeless. The positive
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substantial minority of college students report depression (Eisenberg, Gollust, Golberstein, & Hefner, 2007; National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2012). The 2012 report from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors indicated that 95% of counseling center directors believe that psychological problems are a growing concern and that depression is one of the most prevalent concerns with 36% of college students affected (Mistler, Reetz, Krylowicz, & Barr, 2012).
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Anxiety Disorder (GAD). MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (MDD) Depression is a normal human condition to an extent, but when do normal feelings of sadness, grief, or feeling “down in the dumps” become an illness? According to the Encyclopedia of Counseling, (Leong, 2008), there are two primary diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD). These two diagnostic criteria are depressed mood and a loss of interest or pleasure in most activities. At least one of these symptoms must persist for
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On-Line Therapy BSHS 352 On-Line Therapy Like most traditional therapies, online counseling and support could have various effects on various people. Most of those who need mental health services, they have varying personal needs and not everyone could benefit from an online support. There are also people that would find what they are looking for on online mental health services. They are also who would feel more comfortable finding
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Faith based Grief Counseling Resource- When Trouble Comes by: Jim Berg TRUTH #1 * The greatest danger is always the flesh=try to make life work without God. * Though other people may have created the wound,we are responsible how we react to it. TRUTH#2 * The Gospel is always the answer! apply it to our suffering * The only lasting and satisfying answer to life’s problems = increase your intimacy with God! * A life focused on Christ will not crumble amidst crisis , because
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