Ms. Hill's Suicide Case Study

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

When Annie was thirteen, the year she had: gotten a microscope, traveled with Judy Schoyer to Paw Paw and witnessed a Polyphemus moth hatch, her family moved because her grandfather had died. He had died the same day that Annie was supposed to attend a school dance at Shady Side Academy with an older boy who had invited her; Annie was ashamed for minding that she could not attend the dance. Annie recalls her grandfather’s last moments in the hospital, noting that she had never seen him angry before. His brain tumor had so debilitated his brain that eventually he could only utter the word "balls." After the death of Annie’s grandfather, Oma sold the Pittsburgh house and moved into a penthouse apartment in Shadyside along with her friend Mary.

Jayla responded well to the intervention. Jayla continues to make progress towards her goals. Jayla stated, that over the weekend tried smoking week. Jayla stated that her mom caught her and was very upset. Jayla stated, that she just wanted to feel better, and decide to try it. Jayla stated, that this was the first time she had very tried drugs and will never do it again. Jayla stated, that she felt guilty, embarrassed, ashamed and stupid because she tried drugs. Jayla stated, that she is being punished for a month. Jayla stated, marijuana, cocaine, heroin and prescription drugs. Jayla stated, peer pressure, to fit in, for fun, to be accepted by a group, life stressors, and to feel good about themselves. Jayla stated, stated she tried weed,

On 06-06-2018, at approximately 1818 hours, I was contacted by Cpl. F. Capitano, in reference to a suicide at 11513 Lake Ridge Road. Upon arrival I met with Cpl. G. Thomas, who advised what occurred. I then entered the residence with Deputy E. Palacios, who was the first deputy on scene, Deputy B. Shannon, who is the originating deputy and Crime Scene Tech S. Mawhinney, who responded to process the scene.

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Synneva was a voluntary admission to the adolescent acute unit on 7-13-15 after intentionally ingesting approximately 250 various oral medications in an attempt to end her life. At the time of admission and the next day, Synneva expressed feelings of disappointment because she was not successful. While at Campbell County Hospital, Synneva disclosed incidents of sexual abuse from 8-10 while living in Billings Montana with her mother and mother’s now e-boyfriend. Synneva identified a number of behavioral, emotional and physiological responses as a result of her identified trauma. Synneva’s outlook with life and her future has improved considerably. She has utilized her time in group to explore feelings related to the trauma. Synneva has

The idea and ethicality of Physician-Assisted Suicide is a rather dark and controversial subject due to the fact that someone is in need of killing themselves. Most people believe suicide to be unethical, they believe there will always be another way out, sadly suicide is an inevitable thing to occur, there will always be some person who feels the need to do it; Mary Williams states, “how is the option of a razor to the wrist or a gun in the mouth more morally palatable than a physician-administered drug”(Source A). Williams’ observation about suicide is sensible because people committing suicide are doing it with drug overdoses, guns, and razors this will never stop, so why not allow those people to choose a more dignified and humane way

Brendaly engaged well with this therapist. Brendaly talked about the different barriers which prevented her from missing two scheduled appointments without contact. She stated moving to Lincoln Park and transferring Julian to a new school was the two major factors that prevented her from making scheduled appointments. Brendaly stated she will make contact with supporting staff if she is unable to make a schedule appointment. She stated the level of change she would identify herself is "Action in which she believes is taking steps to no longer engage in a specific

Ms. Maness is a 45 year old female who presented to the ED with an alleged overdose on 3 pills of Keppra and 3 pills of Librium in a attempt to harm self. Ms. Maness denies suicidal ideations, homicidal ideations, and symptoms of psychosis. Ms. Maness reports a history of Alcohol abuse and recently was 3 days sober, however last night relapsed after conflict with hr boyfriend. Ms. Maness does not appears to be responding to any internal stimuli.

Ms. Taylor is a 14 year old female who presented to the ED via LEO under IVC by Daymark Recovery Services. Per documentation Ms. Taylor has been experiencing auditory hallucination, visual hallucinations, homicidal ideation, and suicidal ideation without a specific plan. At the time of the assessment Ms. Taylor reports no current thought of suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, or symptoms of psychosis. She noted while at Daymark today a dark figure was present in the room with white eyes. Ms. Taylor reports the dark figures tell her to harm her parent and herself. She stated, "I have had thoughts of torturing my parents until they can't handle it anymore, until they die." She continues to state, "The black figure have told me to wait until

Upon reading a story your company published, by Barbara Huttmann about assisted suicide, I began thinking about what this means from the family all the way up to the doctors.

The client is a 56 year old African American female with a 9th grade education level. During the assessment the client initially presented as anxious; however, as the assessment progressed the client became calm. During a hospitalization stay at MCV in 2010 the client was given the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder. The client received the diagnosis of Depression after threats of suicide. The client was prescribed Trazadone and Sertraline.

Patient is a 53-year-old female who presented to the ED after a attempt to commit suicide by cutting both her wrist. Patient stated: "I don't care about my life, I can die and it would not matter to me." Patient becomes tearful and expresses when she was cutting her wrist she didn't die. LEO brought patient into the ED from DayMark recovery services under IVC. At the time of assessment, patient endorses feeling suicidal with a plan. Patient reports health, conflict with neighbors, and financial issues as the primary factors contributing to her current distress. Patient reports having a history of suicide attempts by overdose, the last being "years ago". Patient reports no hospitalizations from incidents. Patient reports a history of domestic

According to John Hopkins Children’s Center, the possibilities of a child committing suicide is three times more likely or have them develop psychiatric disorders; another way a parental suicide can affect his/her child. Investigator Holly C. Wilcox states that “children are surprisingly more resilient” and that “careful attention and a supportive environment” with help with the child’s stress” (Seaman). The death strongly influences the risk, but Wilcox states that “developmental factors, environmental and genetic factors all come together, most likely simultaneously, to increase risk” (Seaman). Fortunately, even though the risks are high, it doesn’t cause every one of these influenced children to commit suicide immediately; however, their

Client reported that he has been doing well since the last session. He reported desires of change of his diet, change of the time that he wakes up, and reduce the amount of tobacco use to become healthier. Client reported that he needs to prepare to go to the court because his ex-girlfriend may not let him see his daughter. Client spoke in length in regards of what he wants to change and achieve, and how he was not able to. Client reported that id he needs to have a heart surgery, he would rather avoid it, and choose to die from heart disease. Client denied having suicide thoughts. He reported that applying the new thought "I just want to be with someone" for the use of ABC model when he sees his ex-girlfriend has helped him throughout