scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of the Red Flag App: Encouraging Inclusive Education for Children at Risk in the School System

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Franzina Coutinho
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Learning Disorders ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Contact Hours

Early identification of ‘risk for disability and mental illness’ has many advantages including better prognosis, and an improved quality of life. Teachers and school management spend long contact hours with children, and are typically among the first to notice developmental delays or behavioural changes. Although they are uniquely poised to identify risks, this often does not occur due to lack of teacher training. In India, there is a dearth of trained therapists for children with special needs. Additionally, many teachers have not been adequately trained in identifying and helping children with mental health issues, neurodevelopmental disabilities, or learning disabilities. The current study seeks to validate an online app which can aid teachers in identifying children at risk across seven areas namely Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder issues (ASD), abuse issues, intellectual deficits, mental health issues, specific learning disorders (SLD), and visual deficits. These buckets have been identified through expert focus group discussions and appropriate literature reviews. The current paper describes the necessity and relevance of such an instrument, and outlines the validation process being conducted.

Cast Out

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 81-100
Author(s):  
Joanna Michal Hoyt ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Short Fiction ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Mental Health Issue ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
The Town ◽  
The Devil

How do you deal with generalized fears? How do you learn to overcome a mental health issue so you can serve others? In this work of philosophical short fiction, Verity suffers from irrational fears. She is afraid the fire in her fireplace will catch her mattress on fire so she puts out the fire and rolls her mattress into the snow outside. A friend comes over, but she is too distraught to spend time with them. She heads to the community building and is told, “Tell truth and shame the devil.” And so she does. She stops trying to hide her mental health issues and, bit by bit, they get better. She gets a job helping the local healer. Eventually, when those from the neighboring community have childbirth issue that need help on the outskirts of town, she is asked to go in the place of the healer. The neighboring community members tell of a “fear plague” that has stricken communities they are fleeing. Time passes, and, eventually, a strange mist comes to the town; the fear plague. When a neighbor goes briefly missing the community jumps to the conclusion it was caused by the strangers on the outside of town. The fear has taken hold of them, everyone is a suspect, and everyone is at risk. Verity rush to the front of the group, talks sense into them, and calms them down. The missing community member is found.

scholarly journals Efficiency of an Online Health-Promotion Program in Individuals with At-Risk Mental State during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11875
Author(s):  
Ching-Lun Tsai ◽  
Cheng-Hao Tu ◽  
Jui-Cheng Chen ◽  
Hsien-Yuan Lane ◽  
Wei-Fen Ma
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Promotion Program ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
At Risk Mental State

Mental health issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic greatly impact people’s daily lives. Individuals with an at-risk mental state are more vulnerable to mental health issues, and these may lead to onset of full psychotic illnesses. This study aimed to develop and evaluate an online health-promotion program for physical and mental health of the individuals with at-risk mental state during the COVID-19 pandemic. A single group study with pre- and post-tests was conducted in 39 young adults with at-risk mental state. The participants were provided with the online health-promotion program after completing the pretest. Via social media, the online counseling program released one topic of material (about 15–20 min) every two weeks and provided interactive counseling for specific personal health needs on the platform. Study questionnaires, physiological examination, and blood serum examination were completed at both pre- and post-tests. The participants showed significant improvements in mental risk, anxiety, and physical activity after participating in the program. Furthermore, those who did not complete the program had significantly more severe negative symptoms. These results imply that the online health-promotion program is effective and accessible under certain barriers such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but not for individuals with higher risk of more negative mental health symptoms.

The Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2018 ◽  
pp. 200-207
Author(s):  
Laurie J. Burton ◽  
Pradip P. Kamat
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Repetitive Behavior ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Procedural Sedation ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Intravenous Access ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Mental Health Issues

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) require procedural sedation for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic reasons. Patients with ASD present a challenge to the sedationist due to a variety of issues, including impairment in social interaction, barriers to communication, complex behavioral patterns, stereotyped repetitive behavior, mental health issues, and a need for consistency in terms of environment and caregivers. Children with ASD, especially teenagers, can exhibit aggressive behavior, self-injury, and temper tantrums, which can lead to issues with efficient and safe preparation for procedural sedation. Other challenges include the need for additional resources, difficulties in approaching the patient to perform a physical examination, delays in administering premedications, and difficulty obtaining intravenous access prior to the procedure. Children with ASD are more likely to be referred for general anesthesia due to these problems. This chapter discusses the role of the sedationist in the procedural sedation of these children.

scholarly journals Care-Oriented Practice In At-Risk Units: Risks, Realities and the Role of Multi-Disciplinary Teams

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Alexis Harris
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Management Priorities

<p>At-Risk Units (ARUs), which contain and prevent suicide and self-harm among prisoners, have been criticised for their isolating, non-therapeutic nature. This thesis explores the potential for care-oriented practice to develop in ARUs at two prisons, with a particular emphasis on the role that multi-disciplinary teams and an enhanced healthcare presence can play in achieving this goal. Adopting a qualitative framework, this research draws upon nineteen interviews with nursing, forensic and custodial ARU staff from Hawkes Bay Regional Prison (HBRP) and Rimutaka Prison (RP). This research found that while normative care-oriented operational safeguards and legal frameworks underpin current ARU policies, they can often become shaped, or in some cases inhibited, by managerial adherence to compliance, risk-management priorities, limited resourcing, staffing issues and a punitive prison culture. However, in instances where multi-disciplinary teams are well resourced, have open channels of communication and operate within health-focused ARU environments, as evidenced in the current workings of RP, positive care-oriented responses to ‘at-risk’ prisoners can be better provided. The thesis concludes by noting that incremental reforms to the current framework may be useful in enhancing care-oriented ARU practice. However, even with change, the question remains whether correctional ARUs can stem burgeoning mental health issues and ‘at-risk’ behaviours among prisoners.</p>

Video Games and Health

2015 ◽  
pp. 60-97
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Nintendo Wii ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Video games are being used as a tool that can help many different health issues. This is not limited to the idea of using a Nintendo Wii as a way to promote physical activity; that is actually the least common use of video games related to health. Video games are being researched for how they can help many different mental health issues, including ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders. More than anything, the research is trying to understand the different ways that video games can affect the different cognitive processes that humans have, and how that matters to the medical and health community. This chapter explores video games and health.

scholarly journals Help-seeking for mental health issues in deployed Canadian Armed Forces personnel at risk for moral injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1729032
Author(s):  
Anthony Nazarov ◽  
Deniz Fikretoglu ◽  
Aihua Liu ◽  
J. Don Richardson ◽  
Megan Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Moral Injury ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Canadian Armed Forces ◽  
Mental Health Issues
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