scholarly journals Critical incident exposure in South African emergency services personnel: prevalence and associated mental health issues

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
C L Ward
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
South African ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Emergency Services Personnel

scholarly journals They Deserve Better: Preventing Suicide in Skilled Nursing Facilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Caitlyn Allen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Skilled Nursing Facilities ◽  
Montgomery County ◽  
Nursing Facilities ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Skilled Nursing ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Insight Into

Suicide in skilled nursing facilities—centers that provide around-the-clock treatment and rehabilitation—is a serious issue. Chronic physical ailments often take precedent over mental health issues, which can make it easy to overlook them. Tony Salvatore, director of Suicide Prevention at Montgomery County Emergency Services, provides insight into the problem and how we can better quantify it, and some simple fixes that can have a big impact.

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