College extracurricular involvement as a suicide prevention and wellness promotion strategy: Exploring the roles of social support and meaning

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Shannon Boone ◽  
Kaitlyn R. Schuler ◽  
Natasha Basu ◽  
Phillip N. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Wellness Promotion ◽  
Extracurricular Involvement

It Gets Better Videos for Suicide Prevention in LGBTIQ+ Adolescents

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Kirchner ◽  
Benedikt Till ◽  
Martin Plöderl ◽  
Thomas Niederkrotenthaler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
German Language ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Characteristics Method ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
It Gets Better Project

Abstract. Background: The It Gets Better project aims to help prevent suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) adolescents. It features personal video narratives portraying how life gets better when struggling with adversities. Research on the contents of messages is scarce. Aims: We aimed to explore the content of videos in the Austrian It Gets Better project regarding the representation of various LGBTIQ+ groups and selected content characteristics. Method: A content analysis of all German-language videos was conducted ( N = 192). Messages related to coming out, stressors experienced, suicidal ideation/behavior, and on how things get better were coded. Results: Representation was strong for gay men ( n = 45; 41.7%). Coming out to others was mainly positively framed ( n = 31; 46.3%) and seen as a tool to make things better ( n = 27; 37.5%). Social support ( n = 42; 62.7%) and self-acceptance ( n = 37; 55.2%) were prevalent topics. Common stressors included a conservative setting ( n = 18, 26.9%), and fear of outing ( n = 17; 25.4%). Suicidality ( n = 9; 4.7%) and options to get professional help ( n = 7; 8.2%) were rarely addressed. Limitations: Only aspects explicitly brought up in the videos were codeable. Conclusion: Videos do not fully represent gender identities and sexual orientations. Messaging on suicidality and professional help require strengthening to tailor them better for suicide prevention.

Social Support in Suicide Prevention

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-111
Author(s):  
Antoon A. Leenaars ◽  
David Lester ◽  
Susanne Wenckstern
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicide Prevention

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES IN THE INTEGRATED SERVICE POST PARK PROGRAMS AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER PESANTREN I KEDIRY CITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
Kurniawan Edi Priyanto ◽  
Byba Suhita ◽  
Siti Farida
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Promotion Strategy ◽  
Promotion Strategies ◽  
Integrated Service

Health  together with education and economy are the three pillars that greatly affect the quality of human resources. One form of community empowerment efforts in the field of health is to develop Integrated Service Post. Integrated Service Post Park is integrated service post development which is given additional services of Early Childhood Educational Programs and the development of family toodler coaching. To optimize the function of Integrated Service Post Park, it is neccesary to have a special fasicilitator and focus on monitoring, assisting cadres to evaluate and develop Integrated Service Post Park. The purpose of this study is to know the implementation of health promotion strategy in Integrated Service Post Park Program at The Public Healt Center Pesantren I Kediri City.Informants from this study consisted of 4 officers Integrated Service Post Park Facilitator.Data is collected by in-depth interviews. Data is analyzed according to Colaizzi’s stage data analysis. The findings of this study include : Empowerment activities, Social Support activities, Advocacy activities and Partnerships activities. In the implementation of empowerment activities found the training of facilitation officer and cadres are uneven and absence of special means for promotional activities of the Integrated Service Post Park Program. In the implementation of the activity of developing the social support found the existence of problem because of the absence of Early Childhood Education Programs cadres and insufficient means of Educational Game Tools. In the implementation of advocacy activities conducted policy proposals on the establisment of services of early child development cadres and addition of cadres and the addition means of educational game tools.In the implementation of partnership activities have been created a good coordination between the facilitation officers with the stakeholders but there are problems in the mechanism of distributing incentives for facilitation officers and cadres. Recommendations of this study is aimed to facilitation officer of Integrated Service Post Park in helping them to use appropriate health promotion strategies in implementing the Integrated Service Post Park Program activities.

The Effects of Situational Obstacles and Social Support on Suicide- Prevention Gatekeeper Behaviors

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 264-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Taylor Moore ◽  
Konstantin P. Cigularov ◽  
Peter Y. Chen ◽  
Jeremy M. Martinez ◽  
Jarrod Hindman
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Gatekeeper Training ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Referral Practices ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Although the effectiveness of suicide-prevention gatekeeper-training programs in improving knowledge, attitudes, and referral practices has been documented, their effects do not seem to be lasting. Aims: This study investigated situational obstacles at work that prevent suicide-prevention gatekeepers from engaging in suicide-prevention behavior and the role of social support in modifying the relationship between situational obstacles and suicide-prevention behaviors. Methods: 193 gatekeepers completed an online survey to rate the obstacles they had experienced at work since completing a gatekeeper-training program and the support received from coworkers, supervisors, and the organization. Participants also reported the frequency of suicide-prevention behaviors performed. Results: The results indicated that both situational obstacles and social support predicted the number of suicide-prevention behaviors performed, as expected. There was also a trend that support from supervisors and the organization may alleviate the adverse effect of situational obstacles on suicide-prevention behavior. Limitations: The cross-sectional nature of the study does not allow for directional, causal conclusions to be drawn. Conclusions: By understanding the roles of situational obstacles faced by trained gatekeepers at their work and the support they receive from supervisors and organizations, appropriate strategies can be identified and applied to facilitate gatekeeper performance.

scholarly journals Hope and attitudes related to suicidal behavior among nursing students

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e72101018571
Author(s):  
Bruna Marques Chiarelo ◽  
Amanda Heloisa Santana da Silva ◽  
Isabelle Wengler Silva ◽  
Ana Carolina Guidorizzi Zanetti ◽  
Maria Betânia Tinti de Andrade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Received Social Support ◽  
Negative Feelings

Objective: to investigate, among nursing undergraduate students, the predictors of hope, suicidal thoughts and attitudes related to suicidal behavior. Methodology: Cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, developed in 2018 with 337 undergraduates from a Brazilian public university. We applied a sociodemographic, clinical and psychosocial questionnaire; the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire and the Herth Hope Scale. We used mean comparison tests, Pearson’s correlation test and binary logistic regression. Results: Predictors of hopelessness were psychiatric diagnoses, mental health treatment, absence of religious beliefs and dissatisfaction with the received social support. The chances of suicidal thoughts were higher among people with psychiatric diagnoses, dissatisfaction with the received social support, more understanding of the right to suicide and hopelessness. Predictors of more negative feelings about suicidal behavior were less professional competence and non participation in scientific events. Older students and those with less suicidal thoughts increased the chances of condemnatory attitudes. Predictors of fewer self-perceived competence were negative feelings about suicidal behavior, dissatisfaction with social support and less educational exposure (previous reading of suicide prevention materials or participation in events) and not having friends/relatives at suicide risk. Conclusion: it is important to develop and evaluate undergraduate support and educational strategies that consider the factors investigated in this study, in order to promote hope and training for suicide prevention.

scholarly journals Strategi Promosi Kesehatan dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Sanitasi Lingkungan

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-118
Author(s):  
Rahmi Yuningsih
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Health Promotion Strategy ◽  
Promotion Strategies

Improvement of sanitation, environment and clean water, will substantially reduce the level of pain and severity of various diseases that can improve the degree of public health. But Indonesia still faces Open Defecation Free (ODF) which pollutes the environment. Indonesia ranks second after India (626 million people) as the country with the most ODF, which were 63 million people. In Serang Municipality, Banten Province, there are still 27.2% of people doing defecation in rivers, rice fields and others. The important factor causing it is the habit. The purpose of this paper is to discuss health promotion strategies consisting of advocacy efforts, social support and community empowerment in improving the quality of sanitation in Serang Municipality. The data is the result of group research conducted by researchers at the Research Center of the Expertise Agency of the DPR RI. The study was conducted in Serang Municipality in March 2019. Apart from the habitual problem, there are still many people who defecate in the absence of hygienic toilet facilities at home and ineffective communal toilet programs. The difficulty of getting clean water in the Serang Municipality has caused people further reluctant to make and use healthy latrines. The local government has implemented a health promotion strategy which includes advocacy for DPR and DPRD members to prioritize sanitation issues in Serang Municipality; increase social support from community leaders and conduct community empowerment. AbtrakPerbaikan terhadap sanitasi, lingkungan dan air bersih, secara substansial akan mengurangi tingkat kesakitan dan tingkat keparahan berbagai penyakit sehingga dapat meningkatkan derajat kesehatan masyarakat. Namun, Indonesia masih dihadapi masalah sanitasi yaitu perilaku Buang Air Besar Sembarangan (BABS) yang mencemari lingkungan. Indonesia berada di urutan kedua setelah India (626 juta orang) sebagai negara dengan perilaku BABS terbanyak yaitu 63 juta orang. Begitu pun dengan Kota Serang, masih terdapat 27,2% masyarakat melakukan BABS seperti di sungai, sawah dan lainnya. Penyebab utamanya adalah faktor kebiasaan. Tujuan penulisan ini untuk mengetahui strategi promosi kesehatan yang terdiri dari upaya advokasi, dukungan sosial dan pemberdayaan masyarakat dalam meningkatkan kualitas sanitasi di Kota Serang. Data dalam tulisan ini merupakan hasil penelitian kelompok bersama Tim Peneliti pada Pusat Penelitian Badan Keahlian DPR RI. Penelitian kualitatif dilakukan di Kota Serang pada bulan Maret 2019. Selain masalah kebiasaan, penyebab masih banyaknya masyarakat BABS adalah tidak tersedianya sarana jamban sehat di rumah dan tidak efektifnya program jamban komunal. Sulitnya mendapatkan air bersih di Kota Serang membuat masyarakat lebih enggan membuat dan menggunakan jamban sehat. Oleh karena itu, pemerintah daerah setempat melakukan strategi promosi kesehatan yang meliputi advokasi kepada anggota DPR dan DPRD agar memprioritaskan masalah sanitasi lingkungan di Kota Serang; meningkatkan dukungan sosial dari tokoh masyarakat serta melakukan kegiatan pemberdayaan masyarakat untuk tidak BABS.

Quality Improvement Evaluation of the Feasibility and Acceptability of Adding a Concerned Significant Other to Safety Planning for Suicide Prevention With Veterans

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-20
Author(s):  
Bryann B. DeBeer ◽  
Monica M. Matthieu ◽  
Julie A. Kittel ◽  
Linda C. Degutis ◽  
Stephanie Clafferty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Safety Planning ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Poor Social Support

Suicide among veterans remains a serious public health issue, and poor social support is identified as a robust risk factor for suicide. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs uses a standard safety planning procedure for suicide prevention. While this intervention can help veterans identify social support sources, it does not directly incorporate a concerned significant other (CSO). Research suggests that veterans prefer a family member or friend to help shoulder the burden of a potential crisis. This qualitative feasibility project examined the role of CSOs in safety planning with veterans. Interviews were conducted with 29 veterans and four CSOs to investigate whether veterans wanted a CSO involved in their safety plan and to investigate associated logistical issues for implementation. Overwhelmingly, veterans (79.13%) reported that having a CSO directly involved in their safety plan would be helpful. Qualitative data are presented highlighting practical concerns for mental health providers developing safety plans with veterans.

Perceived Stops to Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, and Actions in Persons Experiencing Psychosis

Crisis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Gooding ◽  
K. Sheehy ◽  
N. Tarrier
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Suicidal Plans ◽  
The Continuum

Background: Suicide has been conceived as involving a continuum, whereby suicidal plans and acts emerge from thoughts about suicide. Suicide prevention strategies need to determine whether different responses are needed at these points on the continuum. Aims: This study investigates factors that were perceived to counter suicidal ideation, plans, and acts. Method: The 36 participants, all of whom had had experiences of psychosis and some level of suicidality, were presented with a vignette describing a protagonist with psychotic symptoms. They were asked to indicate what would counter the suicidal thoughts, plans, and acts of the protagonist described in the vignette. Qualitative techniques were first used to code these free responses into themes/categories. Correspondence analysis was then applied to the frequency of responses in each of these categories. Results: Social support was identified as a strong counter to suicidal ideation but not as a counter to suicidal plans or acts. Help from health professionals was strongly related to the cessation of suicidal plans as were the opinions of the protagonist’s children. Changing cognitions and strengthening psychological resources were more weakly associated with the cessation of suicidal ideation and plans. The protagonist’s children were considered potentially helpful in addressing suicidal acts. Conclusion: These results suggest that both overlapping and nonoverlapping factors need to be considered in understanding suicide prevention, dependent on whether individuals are thinking about, planning, or attempting suicide.

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