Mesa County Suicide Case Study

However, less then four percent of the juvenile suicides were committed within the first twenty four hours. Which was a complete mind twist compared to the results from the national study on jail studies. That found that fifty percent of suicides took place within the first twenty fours. almost thirty two percent of suicides happened between one to four months of being confined.

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Local Suicide Contagion: Causes and Effects On October 5, 2016, Fowlerville High School freshman, Brendan Kangas, committed suicide. His whole school and community was struck with grief, previously unaware of Brendan’s battle with depression. The next day school was held on schedule, and it was a very unproductive day. According to the faculty, kids were crying in classrooms, and uninstructed teachers did not know how to handle the situation (Brent). Many Fowlerville students have struggled academically, unable to cope with the news of Brendan’s death. Fowlerville was not prepared to handle such a crisis and administrators were unaware of the effect Brendan’s suicide would have on the school. Since then, several other students in Brendan’s community have attempted to take their lives as well (Brent). Suicide has not only a problem in

Introduction Using the search strategy, numerous articles were identified as relevant to the search topics. Major search topics for this study included suicide assessment and nursing students, nurses and suicide education, and nursing students and mental health simulation. The databases frequently accessed included PubMed, Proquest, EBSCOhost Medline, and Elsevier Science Direct. Search filters included the years 2000-2017. After scanning the abstracts for further applicability, seventeen studies were eligible for inclusion in the literature review. The literature review incorporated all levels of evidence with a higher appreciation for Level III or above research.

In the article written in the (Douglas County 2010) "In Douglas County between 2003-2007: The homicide rate in the black population was 6.7 per 100,000 population, slightly higher than the white population rate of 5.9.  The age group with the highest homicide rate was 30-39 year olds with a rate of 8.9 per 100,000 population. The suicide rate in Douglas County from 2003-2007 was much higher in whites with a rate of 12.9 per 100,000 compared to a rate of 4.0 for blacks." One organizational barrier is having enough program facilities and enough training of staff for the ones which we have in place. They must be able to detect potential victims and be able to recognized early those who are at risk. One way the community may decrease its suicide and murder rate according to our text (Burkholder & Nash, 2013, p.6.1) " Improving local economies and living conditions in low-income areas may also reduce the overall number of

Strengths: - Executed on Strong intro to the client and 3rd party. - Confirmed with 3rd party what needs to be included in the email and foreshadowed when they will receive it.

In 2014, suicide was the tenth leading cause of death overall in the United States. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2015), there were twice as many suicides than there were homicides. Suicidal ideation (SI), defined as an individual thinking about, considering, or planning their suicide, is established before the act of committing suicide. Research suggests that adverse childhood experiences (CDC, 2015) will put an individual at risk for developing a mental illness that could result in SI and suicide attempt (SA). It is important for the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) to recognize the signs of SI and SA while assessing their client.

The medical definition of suicide is the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally. For the family members who end up losing someone to this permanent decision are left to questioning what exactly lead up to their loved one making the decision to take their own life. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention website suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States but the 11th leading cause of death in the state of Texas; based on information collected by the CDC in 2015 44,193 deaths occur from suicide and 3,403 of those take place in the state of Texas. (2017) Suicide is definitely a heartbreaking event that can emotionally effect the victim’s family and also people who have

The bottom was characterize as a large black neighborhood in Ohio, that stood above the hill of Medallion was a predominately white wealthy community. Before it was call the Bottom, now they call it the suburbs. Consequently, a good slave master promised freedom and piece of land if the slave perform difficult chores, when they finish the work he was hastens about giving away valley land he hope to give away piece of the bottom. However, the slave thought the valley land was the bottom, the master told them when God look down, it's the bottom, it the bottom of heaven best land there is. And they agree to it, And it was done. Shadrack was a citizen of the bottom, he fought in WWI, return back as a damaged man that couldn't cope with reality of what was happening in the world, his mental state of mind was unstable he live around the border of the town to find harmony in his life.

Asly Tello Period 4 Community Research Project 03 Feb 2017 Suicide In Arizona, the suicide rate is 16.5 per 100,000 people which makes Arizona the top 8th state with the highest suicide rate. Arizona has a population of 6.83 million people and is also the top 8th state with the highest suicide rate, according to cbsnews. As alarming as it sounds “Suicide is the 8th leading cause of death in the United States”(randomhistory.com) After looking at these statistics, suicide is a big issue in Arizona, therefore critical action should be taken. People need to learn how to identify the signs of someone who is thinking about or has decided on committing suicide. As well as get educated on what causes the victims to go through with the act. There

Swanson, Sonja A., and Ian Colman. "Association between exposure to suicide and suicidality outcomes in youth." CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 9 July 2013, p. 870+. Academic OneFile, http://0-link.galegroup.com.lib.grcc.edu/apps/doc/A338039886 /AONE?u=lom_grandrapid&sid=AONE&xid=0c79a825. Accessed 23 Jan. 2018. Researchers conduct hypotheses that suicide could be contagious. Researchers had a total of 22,064 individuals ages 12 to

Suicide Because of Bullying in America “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.” - by Tim Fields

"More people in the general population die from suicide than homicide in North America. There are almost 11 suicide deaths each year for every 100,000 people living in the United States, and for every suicide, there are between 8 and 25 attempts" (Brent 4203). Based on this research, the great effect of suicide is displayed. According to dictionary.com, suicide can be defined as "the intentional taking of one's own life." Suicide is a major issue for all people, but it most obviously affects those ranging from ten to twenty-four. People need to understand the tremendous ramifications caused from suicide everyday; when people take their lives, others lose their loved ones. Suicide, one of the leading causes of death of numerous people each day, has reached a crisis point for adolescents and young adults, and it needs to be prevented.

The American Foundation of Suicide Prevention is a non-profit organization acknowledges that suicide and mental health problems are part of our society and by understanding this we can better support those in need, and suicide affects a tremendous amount of people and proper education and treatment can prevent people from committing suicide. “Each year in the United States, suicide claims over 40,000 lives - more than war, murder, and natural disasters combined…Suicide is not just a faceless health issue for our society - it affects real people.” (1.) The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) which was founded in 1987, is one of the leaders in fighting against suicide by offers research, education to those in need, and supports those people and their families that are affected by suicide.

When I was working in a skilled nursing facility, if there was a suspicion of suicide (e.g. thoughts of death), everyone working in the facility was responsible in informing the charge nurse about the patient’s intentions whether it was true or not. Now that I am working in a pediatric