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.

scholarly journals Life After Death: Suicide, Care, and Responsibility

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tom Loffhagen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Life After Death ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Suicide Bereavement ◽  
Professional Care ◽  
Suicide Bereaved

<p>This thesis focuses on suicide bereavement, particularly of those parents who have lost children to suicide while in care of the state. I argue that, for these parents, action taken following the suicide of their children is an extension of the care that was given throughout their child’s lives. For parents of those suffering with mental health issues, care is fraught with confusion and tension. This is no more apparent than when they and their children are seeking professional care. Care is inextricably linked with responsibility, which as I will show, is a very important concept in understanding suicide prevention. Governance of regimes of care shapes bereavement through biopolitical responsibilisation. The conflict found within understandings of care lays the foundation for the conflated tensions that arise in suicide bereaved parents’ search for recognition and accountability of and for their child’s suicide. In this thesis I explore these actions to understand the motives and desires of these parents. In exploring these, meaning becomes a useful analytical lens, for meaning, care, and the projects that my participants undertake in search of answers were all intimately linked. Through understanding the actions of bereaved parents as an extension of the care for their children we can understand how these actions are shaped by the governance and regimes of care within New Zealand.</p>

Social Media for Mental Health Initiatives

2018 ◽  
pp. 210-224
Author(s):  
Gemma Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
New Challenges

Social media has added a new dynamic for those living with mental illness. There are several benefits to using social media to obtain information and support for mental health issues, but there are also new challenges and drawbacks. This chapter explores social media for mental health initiatives, with a focus on two case studies: Facebook's suicide prevention tools and the Bell Let's Talk campaign. These case studies highlight the unique ways that social media can be harnessed to raise awareness and provide support and resources to vulnerable populations, while also providing insights into the challenges of utilizing these platforms.

Social Media for Mental Health Initiatives

2021 ◽  
pp. 402-413
Author(s):  
Gemma Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
New Challenges

Social media has added a new dynamic for those living with mental illness. There are several benefits to using social media to obtain information and support for mental health issues, but there are also new challenges and drawbacks. This chapter explores social media for mental health initiatives, with a focus on two case studies: Facebook's suicide prevention tools and the Bell Let's Talk campaign. These case studies highlight the unique ways that social media can be harnessed to raise awareness and provide support and resources to vulnerable populations, while also providing insights into the challenges of utilizing these platforms.

University Students’ Perceptions of Links Between Substance Use and Mental Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 399-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Hudson ◽  
Kara Thompson ◽  
Parnell D. MacNevin ◽  
Meredith Ivany ◽  
Michael Teehan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Substance Use Problems ◽  
Insight Into

There is a consensus among addictions researchers and clinicians that mental health concerns and substance use problems are often interrelated. It is less clear to what extent the general public, and university students in particular, understand connections between substance use and mental health. The current study aimed to understand university students’ perceived links between substance use and mental health by conducting three semistructured focus groups ( N = 24 participants, 67% female). Thematic analysis of the data yielded five themes: (1) Students use substances to cope with mental health issues, (2) substance use can lead to mental health problems, (3) links between mental health and substance use are cyclical, (4) substance use is an aspect/indicator of mental health, and (5) substance use and mental health are not always linked. Findings provide insight into the understudied area of perceived links between substance use and mental health and have implications for campus programming.

scholarly journals The changing face(book) of psychiatry: can we justify ‘following’ patients' social media activity?

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 283-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Cox-George
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Way

SummaryIndividuals with mental health issues may post information on social networking sites that can provide an insight into their mental health status. It could be argued that doctors (and specifically psychiatrists) should understand the way in which social media is used by their patients to gain a better insight into their illnesses. However, choosing to actively monitor a patient's social media activity raises important questions about the way in which medical students, qualified clinicians and other healthcare professionals obtain information about patients. While this may be framed as a mere form of ‘collateral history-taking’, there are obvious practical and ethical problems with doing so. Here, a case is made against monitoring the social media activity of patients involved with psychiatric services.

Characteristics and Extent of Mental Health Issues in Contemporary Dance Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-129
Author(s):  
D van Winden ◽  
RM van Rijn ◽  
GJP Savelsbergh ◽  
RRD Oudejans ◽  
JH Stubbe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Mental Health Issue ◽  
Contemporary Dance ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Dance Teacher ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Teacher Students ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Insight Into

AIMS: This study investigated the extent and characteristics of mental health issues in contemporary dance students, as clear insight into these health problems is lacking. METHODS: During one academic year, 134 dance and dance-teacher students were monitored on a monthly basis using the Performing artist and Athlete Health Monitor (PAHM). RESULTS: In total, 130 students were included in the analyses, comprising 81 dance students and 49 dance-teacher students. The response rate of the monthly questionnaires was 79.7%. Overall, 96.9% of the students reported at least one physical/mental health problem. The incidence proportion (IP) of all reported mental health issues for one academic year was 44.6% (n=58). Furthermore, 29.2% of the students reported a mental health issue as their most severe health problem, of whom 39.4% indicated a substantial mental health issue (i.e., problems leading to moderate, severe, or complete reductions in training volume or performance). The monthly IP of mental health issues ranged from 2.9 to 8.9% and 0 to 5.3% for substantial mental health issues. The most reported types of mental health issues were general anxiety (20.0%), stress due to external factors (18.3%), and constant tiredness (16.7%). Dance-teacher students of all study years and second-year students from both educational programs indicated significantly more mental health issues, while sex showed no significant differences. CONCLUSIONS: Contemporary dance students are at risk of mental health issues. Dance schools should pay special attention to stress, anxiety, and (constant) tiredness of their students. More research is needed to gain insight into specific characteristics and risk factors of mental health issues in dance students.

scholarly journals Life After Death: Suicide, Care, and Responsibility

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tom Loffhagen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Life After Death ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Suicide Bereavement ◽  
Professional Care ◽  
Suicide Bereaved

<p>This thesis focuses on suicide bereavement, particularly of those parents who have lost children to suicide while in care of the state. I argue that, for these parents, action taken following the suicide of their children is an extension of the care that was given throughout their child’s lives. For parents of those suffering with mental health issues, care is fraught with confusion and tension. This is no more apparent than when they and their children are seeking professional care. Care is inextricably linked with responsibility, which as I will show, is a very important concept in understanding suicide prevention. Governance of regimes of care shapes bereavement through biopolitical responsibilisation. The conflict found within understandings of care lays the foundation for the conflated tensions that arise in suicide bereaved parents’ search for recognition and accountability of and for their child’s suicide. In this thesis I explore these actions to understand the motives and desires of these parents. In exploring these, meaning becomes a useful analytical lens, for meaning, care, and the projects that my participants undertake in search of answers were all intimately linked. Through understanding the actions of bereaved parents as an extension of the care for their children we can understand how these actions are shaped by the governance and regimes of care within New Zealand.</p>

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