Key Components Of Effective Prevention Research

This paper will examine the elements of collaboration in prevention as a means to intervention through analysis of Betty Neuman’s middle range theory’s concept of prevention as intervention as it pertains to nursing practice. I will attempt to adapt the methodology of Walker and Avant in this concept analysis (S., 1998).

There has been a decade-long spike in the awareness of mental illness and suicide ideation among teenagers and young adults. Accordingly, researchers have determined, based on the results of numerous studies and trials, that there exists the possibility of dramatically reducing mental illness, suicides and suicidal behavior, thereby raising the potential of promoting overall wellness among young people. Many political leaders and mental health professionals, encouraged by the results of the studies, have asked school administrators and community leaders to enact awareness and prevention programs in their jurisdictions, while requesting that program leaders take responsibility for program results (e.g., No Child Left Behind, 2002).

Hennessy, K. D., & Green-Hennessy, S. (2011). A review of mental health interventions in SAMHSA 's national registry of evidence-based programs and practices. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.), 62(3), 303-305. doi:10.1176/ps.62.3.pss6203_0303

They will also have the means of offering an increase to effective treatment for everyone they see and also give them the chance of addressing the prevention process of substance abuse and any mental illnesses they may be suffering from. This program will increase all awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and also give them the avenue of increased access to effective treatment. Having these structured initiatives in place will also make way for SAMHSA to survey and surveillance nationally in effort to support the behavioral health field from the critical feedback. They will also have the means to build public awareness of how important behavioral health is to the community. SAMHSA will have the opportunity to see an improvement through evaluating their programs and providing activities that will support their target goal in transforming the behavioral health care system. Thy will be working toward developing an expert practice that will provide prevention treatment for those with addictions and mental treatments. These initiatives will also assist SAMHSA to support different states, territories, and tribes to construct and develop their system capacity with encouraging improvements, efficient approaches and operating on evidence-based programs and services which will show a positive result after care.

“In Leading Change 2.0: Advancing the Behavioral Health of the Nation 2015-2018, SAMHSA has identified six Strategic Initiatives on which it will focus to guide the behavioral health system, reduce barriers to employment, education and life goals, social support changes, and promote individual, programs and system level approaches to improve health for substance abuse.” (SAMHSA, 2014). “SAMHSA is committed to addressing the nation’s health disparities by improving cultural and linguistic competence and access to prevention programs that serve diverse groups and communities. Many prevention approaches, such as selective prevention strategies, focus on helping individuals develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to make good choices

There is a range of prevention and intervention strategies that schools can out in place to promote and maintain student engagement in the mainstream school setting where possible. The strategies are outlined in depth in the Student Engagement Policy Guidelines and they include some of the following:

In the article “Why Early Intervention Matters”, the author Douglas Jacobs gives a statistical analysis of the amount of mental illness and substance use disorders there are in America and introduces a type of recovery called Screening. He gives an interesting insight on the amount of people that deal with these struggles, and properly explains how they can effect one’s life. He explains the extremity of certain disorders and makes the reader aware of the importance of recovery. Mental health screening has recently been created to help people recognize and treat substance abuse and mental illness’s. It has been proven that screening, when timed properly, can prevent the development of substance use disorders.

The most prominent area I chose is prevention. I believe prevention is critical in that when we practice prevention, accidents happen less because of strategy in place. To me, this would mean taking measures to keep the acts that terrorist seek out, or the prime opportunity for a crisis to strike the United States. Gaines states that "...the country had little foundation from which to build a national prevention strategy.The country essentially started at zero, or near zero, and was told it needed to build defenses to the possibility of asymmetric terrorist attacks." (Page 6) In this quote I believe he captures the country in one sentance that emplifies how bad we needed to have prevention in the days following September eleventh.

According the CDC (2015), Primary prevention for Rabies is the RabAvert and IMOVAX vaccine. These vaccines are avaliable for pre-exposure and post-exposure. Secondary prevention includes washing the wound with soap and water. The injection of rabies immune globulin (RIG) into the wound is also needed (CDC, 2015). Tertiary preventions include adequate disease management and possibly support groups.

I know the pain and hardship that can strain a family when they experience the loss of a loved one. I lost my mother to smoking-related lung cancer, my father to a stroke, and my brother to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), all of which are preventable diseases. It is my mission to keep other Americans from having to experience such preventable losses. For this reason, it is my hope to pioneer our nation's first-ever prevention movement. The National Prevention Strategy,1 called for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,2 will shift our nation's health-care system from one based on sickness and disease to one focused on prevention and wellness. We need to stop diseases before they start

According the the Durham Police Department’s 2015 Annual Report, the number of juvenile arrests for youth ages 9 to 17, totaled 686 with crimes such as burglary, vandalism, assault, robbery, and drug violations (Durham Police Department 2015 Annual Report, 2015, p. 15). As resident and native of Durham, North Carolina and potential Human Service Professional, I am left with feelings of hopelessness and dismay after discovering these statistics. Our mission at Walden University is to incite social change in our professions, using the knowledge that we gain from completing our education. Establishing a preventative intervention program represents an opportunity to make an impact on the community where I was raised. Growing up in Durham, I have

As a group, we decided we wanted to incorporate the preventive strategies listed in the health promotion textbook because it is essential for people to understand. The question is how can we prevent drug and alcohol abuse? It starts with primary prevention which is defined as “prevention for those who have not used tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs. The goal is to prevent exposure to and experimenting with drugs.” (Maville & Huerta, 401). The textbook presents information about how many programs in school are taught from any early age to keep young people away from drugs and alcohol. (Maville & Huerta, 401).This prevention strategy is targeting the kids who have never tried any drug, and the goal is to keep it that way. Secondary prevention

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the most common type of Sudden Unexplainable Infant Death (SUID). It is a complex condition characterized by a set of predisposing factors coupled with biopsychosocial and environmental stressors. The incidence of SIDS is low during the first month of birth – however, associated risks peaks at two to four months, and is likely

In the United States, the topic of mental health tends to be overlooked because of the negative stigma behind mental illness. Also, mental illness is not generally seen as a public health issue because it does not fit the narrative of epidemiology. However, mental illness is a topic of public health because mental illness can be prevented and treated. Mental illness is the central cause of many risky behaviors around the United States, such as gun violence, drug abuse, unhealthy eating, and suicidal tendencies. The damage does not stop there. Having mental illness causes risky behaviors, and then those risky behaviors cause even more health problems, for example, unhealthy eating leading to hypertension. Helping prevent mental illness and keep

The purpose of prevention, intervention, and consultation is to produce change in groups, individuals, systems, and societies (Eriksson, Falch, Lisznyai, & Ritook, 2003). In addition, they help to prevent incidences or reoccurrence of undesired incidences. In essence, each one are work for the wellbeing of people. An example would be offering WIC to pregnant women and children under 4 years of age with low income by developing safety eating habits. They also focus on development, change, and assessment (Eriksson et. al., 2003; Dougherty, 2010: Gladding & Newsome, 2003). According to Dougherty (2010), consultation can be also be prevented, because they both work together to make a positive