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These are indicators that a person may be in acute danger and may urgently need help
What percentage of the inmate population is mentally ill?
What is 64%
These characteristics are the biological, psychological, socio-cultural, environmental, and demographic indicators that are associated with a higher likelihood of negative outcomes.
What are risk factors
These characteristics are associated with a lower likelihood of negative outcomes or that reduce a risk factor’s impact.
What are protective factors
This famous comedian once said "if you are that depressed reach out to someone and remember, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem."
Who is Robin Williams
When someone is hearing voices or seeing visions that are telling them to harm self/belief that "I need to die" to fulfil some purpose
What are hallucinations and delusions
What is the average age of men who attempt suicide in custody?
These are the risk factors that include mental health disorders; mood disorders & psychotic disorders, substance abuse, and medical concerns; serious physical injury & chronic pain
What are biological risk factors
What is a set of principles which together form the basis of a religion, philosophy, or moral code?
What is belief system
This first lady said "our mental health seriously affects our physical health. So there should be no stigma around mental health, none at all."
Who is Michelle Obama
This occurs with many inmates as a way to cope with stressors and concerns; many will be asked about suicidal thoughts when this action is taken.
What is self-harm
What percent of inmates use bedding as their means to attempt suicide?
What is 66%
These are the risk factors that include personality disorders (antisocial, impulse control, explosive disorders), inmate self-perception (isolation, self-esteem, hopelessness/helplessness, fear, anxiety), and history of...(victim of abuse, prior attempts, past psychiatric treatment, family history of MH)
What are psychological risk factors
What is an understanding of the motivational forces behind one's actions, thoughts, or behavior; self-knowledge?
What is insight
This musician who sang "Sorry Not Sorry" once said "It’s gonna be okay, no matter how hard rock bottom is, you can rise above it and you can come back.”
Who is Demi Lovato
This mental health disorder is closely connected to suicidal behavior and can be observed in many.
What is depression
It is estimated that more than ____ percent of suicides are associated with mental or addictive disorders and that approximately two-thirds of individuals who commit suicide are depressed at the time of their deaths
90%
These are the risk factors that include obstacles (refusal to accept treatment), access to lethal means in custody, and living conditions (new transfer, placement in pod 1, dorm vs single cell).
What are environmental risk factors
These people help inmates in providing of assistance or comfort to help them cope with a variety of problems.
What are social supports
The frontman of the rock band Nirvana once said "They laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at them because they are all the same."
Who is Kurt Cobain
This behavior can be observed typically after negative court outcomes, bad phone calls/visits...often will decline to go to programs or be observed in cell most of day...
What is withdrawal
What percent of inmates who committed suicide were identified during the intake process as having a history of substance abuse?
What is 47%
These are the risk factors that include life stress (relationships), prison stress (sanctions, loss of good time, denial of appeals, threats, bulling), violence exposure (suicide, assault, death), and ones belief system (social stigma, lack of problem solving skills)
What are socio-cultural risk factors
What is the extent to which an individual thinks about the future, anticipates future consequences, and plans ahead before acting?
What is future orientation
This musician became famous for playing concerts in prisons. He once said "There's no way around grief and loss: you can dodge all you want, but sooner or later you just have to go into it, through it, and hopefully, come out the other side. The world you find there will never be the same as the world you left."
Who is Johnny Cash