Stigma & Bias
Interventions and Resources
Suicide Prevention
Misc. 1
Misc. 2
100
Occurs when the public-at-large tends to hold negative stereotypes and prejudices which result in discrimination against individuals with mental illness or behavioral health issues.

What is public-stigma?

100

Delusions, Disorientation, Hallucinations, Confusions

What are triggers of violence?
100

Triggers & potential triggers associated with suicidal behaviors (4)

What is feelings, events, time, and place?

100

This behavior poses a risk of assault.

What is reduced frustration tolerance?

100

Stereotypic and portrayal of the symptoms are often inaccurate, including the causes of these disorders and the means by which they are treated. What we think it's supposed to look like.

What is cinematic depictions?

200

This manifests when people who consider seeking help decide to not do so because they fear being given a diagnosis that will carry a label with negative social connotations.

What is label avoidance?

200

These are what offenders are entitled to.

What is least restrictive environment and the least intrusive response a need for mental health services.

200
Thinking about suicide, feel depressed, still have hope, probably have a plan.

What is medium risk?

200

Another word for mental deterioration

What is decompensation?

200

These hours are the most critical when an offender is considering suicide.

What is the first 24 hours of being arrested?
300

This form of bias is conscious, deliberate, with malice, and results in outright discrimination against persons with MHBI.

What is overt bias?

300

When dealing with an emotionally upset MHBI offender you need to make sure there is a significant amount of ______ to address the issue. Be empathetic.

What is time?

300

This trigger is associated with depression, anxiety, guilt, shame, and trauma.

What is feelings?

300

This disorder has to do with your DNA.

What is genetic?

300

This is the most common form of suicide in a detention facility.

What is hanging?

400

This form of stigma occurs when an individual with mental illness or behavioral health issues internalize the stigma that the public holds.

What is self-stigma?

400

Double bunking a suicide risk offender with a non-risk offender and high visibility are ways to _________ suicide attempts.

What is mitigate?

400

You can safeguard yourself when dealing with suicide risk offenders by using your training and department _______. 

What is policy?

400

You don't want to kill yourself, its for "relief" or distraction from the pain.

What is self harm?

400

These medical symptoms resemble the effects of substance abuse.

What is situational awareness and low temporal?

500

While this is a conscious and deliberate form of bias that result in discrimination against MHBI persons, it is concealed from public view and done in such a manner as to be camouflaged with behavior that is not discriminatory

What is covert bias?

500

These are stigma's that affect an officer's willingness to access EAP services.(2)

What is fear of being judged and confidentiality?

500

People create poetry, songs and writings about this topic.

What is death?

500

These are high risk behaviors associated with suicide. (3)

What is substance abuse, depression, and other mental health problems?

500

Two most unequal opportunities for MHBI offenders?

What is employment and housing?