Suicide In Douglas County Summary

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

In Pennsylvania it is not illegal to commit suicide do to the fact that the actor cannot be charged. It is however illegal to aid or solicit someone to commit suicide. It is a second degree felony if the person actually commits suicide and a misdemeanor of the second degree if the person merely attempts to commit suicide. If a person is coerced to commit suicide then that person is guilty of second degree murder. Based on these laws the state of Pennsylvania has made it clear that the act of suicide is murder and the assistance thereof is a punishable crime. Pennsylvania does not consider the withholding or withdrawal of treatment as murder (20 Pa.C.S 5426) Therefore from a legal standpoint the law has made it clear that suicide is

The home of Santana Janis, an Oglala Lakota American Indian girl of barely thirteen, was a dilapidated trailer, shared with her grandfather and as many as a dozen siblings. Her mother was an alcoholic, and her town, Manderson-White Horse Creek, was deeply impoverished. As for Santana, she, like many others in her particular corner of America, was deeply, suicidally, depressed; when her grandfather heard her talk of ending her life, he called her other grandfather, an activist for Native American rights named Keith Janis. “Please, promise Grandpa you’ll never do that,” Janis told his granddaughter. She promised. But on February 4th, 2015, little more than a month later, she hanged herself, joining a long list of Native American suicides —the

The patient is a 10 year old male who presented to the ED with multiple lacerations on his left hand. The patient denies suicidal ideations, homicidal ideations, and symptoms of psychosis. The patient states, " I don't know why I cut myself." Later on, the patient denies threats towards other students and admits he cut himself because it felt good.

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.

Pt is a 12 y/o African American female presented at NNBHC with dx of ADHD combine type, ODD, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation D/O, Mood D/O, PTSD and Sexual Abuse (victim/ perpetrator), who have been feeling severely depressed and SI. Pt states that she has had SI with a plan to overdose or cut her wrist. Pt is considered high risk due her unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide on 7/5/2015 by taking a handful (unknown quantity) of Clonidine. She was hospitalized at CHKD until she was medially stable, than transferred to Maryview for mental stabilization. Pt states that she is unable to contract for safety at this time, and unsure of what she may do due to her impulsivity. Pt has also have been currently distributing nude pictures to adult males via cell phone. Virginia Beach Police Department is involved with the solicition of child pornography per report from pt mother. Pt have been using explicit communication of sexual acts via text message with males and females. Since 7/5/15 there have been a change in medication Vyvanse 70mg to 30mg. Pt have a hx of becoming verbally aggressive towards hospital staff when medications change. Pt denies any psychosis or paranoid thinking.

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.

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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

Researchers conduct hypotheses that suicide could be contagious. Researchers had a total of 22,064 individuals ages 12 to 17. When conducting the study they met on cycles to monitor the exposure to suicide. All groups which were separated into age had an outcome of 95% of exposure to suicide. Researchers also questioned how often certain groups were or had feelings of depression or suicidal thoughts from stressful events during the cycles. In further research, 24.1% from the ages 16 and 17 responded that someone from school has committed suicide and which 20.1%

Sarah was a complete wreck when she found out Autumn died. She was sitting on a bench in the lobby of a hotel in a fetal position, wailing. Emotionally, Sarah was in hysterics. DeSpelder and Strickland (2015) say that some children experience intense grief when a family pet dies (pp. 69). The grief was so intense for Sarah, her emotions were overwhelming her to the point she was fighting away everyone who was trying to comfort her. She felt like her heart was being ripped in two and then pulled from her chest. Everything had happened so quickly, Sarah didn't have a chance to say goodbye or tell Autumn she loved her one last time. There was an aspect of unfinished business in the sense that Sarah didn't get to do these things before Autumn died

One of the major problems in the state of Alaska is suicide. It is one of the greatest challenges that needs to be solved in the state. The suicide rate in Alaska is highest among Alaskan Native males. In 2014, the suicide rate for Alaskan native males was four times the national average (Alaska bureau of vital statistics, 2015). This is a problem that we must address as soon as possible. Hospitals in the state have the answers, volunteers, and resources to bring the massive rates of death down. We understand the number might never reach zero, but any kind of number drop is a move in the right direction.

The suicide rate in the Mesa County is a quite disturbing fact, Allen. Thank you for the great post! Mesa County is constantly rated top 5 in America for a high death rate due to suicide (Western Colorado Suicide Prevention Foundation [WCSPF], n.d.). From your post, I wonder what were the steps and the processes that the inter-professional health care teams in your facility do before the referral or the transfer of the patient to a suitable treatment facility. As RNs, what do we do in this situation? Maybe we can listen to or maybe spend a little more time with the patient, perhaps offer a playtime with an intention to explore the feelings of the 12-year old patient? It is easier said than done but I am curios of the effects that these simple