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Mental health and firearms in community-based surveys: implications for suicide prevention
- Authors:
- SORENSON Susan B., VITTES Katherine A.
- Journal article citation:
- Evaluation Review, 32(3), June 2008, pp.239-256.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Suicide rates in the United States are higher among those who own or live in a household with a hand gun. This article examines the association between hand gun ownership and mental health, another risk factor for suicide. Data from the General Social Survey, a series of surveys of U.S. adults, are analyzed to compare general emotional and mental health, sadness and depression, functional mental health, and mental health help seeking among gun owners, persons who do not own but live in a household with a gun, and those who do not own a gun. After taking into account a few basic demographic characteristics associated with both variables, there appears to be no association between mental health and gun ownership. Nor is there any association between mental health and living in a household with a firearm. Findings suggest that the high risk of suicide among those who own or live in a household with a gun is not related to poor mental health. Implications for prevention are discussed.
Conditions for pets to prevent depression in older adults
- Authors:
- CHEUNG Chau-Kiu, KAM Ping Kwong
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 22(12), 2018, pp.1627-1633.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objective: The study aims to determine if and how pet availability and engagement predicted depression in older adults. The prediction can be unconditional or independent of the sociodemographic characteristics of the older adult and/or conditional or dependent on the characteristics. These predictions rest on the contribution of resources pooled from older adults, their spouses, and pets, according to ecological theory. Method: The present study analyzed the effects of pet availability and engagement based on a survey of 340 older adults in Hong Kong, China. Results: Pet engagement but not pet availability manifested a significant negative effect on depression unconditionally. In addition, pet availability and engagement indicated some significant negative effects conditionally, including living with the spouse as a condition. Conclusion: For preventing depression in older adults, promoting their pet availability and engagement is promising. Particularly, the promotion would be more effective for older adults living with their spouses and being more resourceful than for others. (Publisher abstract)
Joining the dots: integrating practical support in mental healthcare settings in England
- Authors:
- ISAKSEN Mette, WILLIAMS Richard
- Publisher:
- Citizens Advice
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides an analysis of the advice needs of Citizens Advice clients in England who report having a mental health problem. It shows how recognising the links between people’s mental health and their wider practical problems is crucial both for preventing mental health problems from escalating and improving recovery rates. The report draws on the results of an analysis of client data, a survey of Citizens Advice advisors and a survey of 2,000 people across England. The analysis shows that a growing number of people who turn to Citizens Advice for advice report having mental health problems. In addition, clients with mental health problems tend to have more complex, urgent and multiple advice needs. The report uses Citizen Advice data to explore the advice needs of people with mental health problems across the areas of: finance, essential services, housing, employment, and benefits. It also provides evidence to show that the provision of practical advice and support alongside mental health services can improve patient wellbeing and outcomes and reduce demand on public services. Despite this, the research found that less than a third of people (32 per cent) nationally who access NHS services are referred to advice services, while twice as many (64 per cent) said this would be helpful. The report recommends that service providers should take action to ensure they are responding effectively to the needs of people with mental health problems and calls for government to fund a pilot for integrated practical support in primary mental healthcare settings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Perception of mattering and suicide ideation in the Australian working population: evidence from a cross-sectional survey
- Authors:
- MILNER A., PAGE K.M., LAMONTAGNE A.D.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 52(5), 2016, pp.615-621.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Thoughts about suicide are a risk factor for suicide deaths and attempts and are associated with a range of mental health outcomes. While there is considerable knowledge about risk factors for suicide ideation, there is little known about protective factors. The current study sought to understand the role of perceived mattering to others as a protective factor for suicide in a working sample of Australians using a cross-sectional research design. Logistic regression analysis indicated that people with a higher perception that they mattered had lower odds of suicide ideation than those with lower reported mattering, after controlling for psychological distress, demographic and relationship variables. These results indicate the importance of further research and intervention studies on mattering as a lever for reducing suicidality. Understanding more about protective factors for suicide ideation is important as this may prevent future adverse mental health and behavioural outcomes. (Publisher abstract)
Focus on: people with mental ill health and hospital use: exploring disparities in hospital use for physical healthcare
- Authors:
- DORNING Holly, DAVIES Alisha, BLUNT Ian
- Publisher:
- QualityWatch
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 49
- Place of publication:
- London
Using hospital data, this study calculates the emergency and planned hospital activity rates for people with mental ill health, and examines how this changed over a five-year period (2009/10 to 2013/14) compared with a reference population. It also looks at what other factors, beyond mental ill health, are contributing to the differences. It examines whether people with mental ill health have more potentially preventable hospital admissions than those without mental ill health and explores whether people with mental ill health are more likely to have an emergency rather than a planned admission or stay longer in hospital for common physical healthcare procedures than those without mental ill health. The report shows that people with mental ill health use more emergency hospital care than those without mental ill health. In 2013/14, this was 3.2 times the accident and emergency (A&E) attendances and 4.9 times the emergency inpatient admissions. However, only a small part of this emergency care was explicitly to support mental health needs and deprivation is strongly associated with hospital use. The report also reveals that people with mental ill health had 3.6 times more potentially preventable emergency admissions than those without mental ill health in 2013/14. (Edited publisher abstract)
Preventing suicide: a global imperative
- Author:
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
- Publisher:
- World Health Organization
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 89
- Place of publication:
- Geneva
This report provides a global knowledge base on suicide and suicide attempts as well as actionable steps for countries. It aims to encourage and support countries to develop or strengthen comprehensive suicide prevention strategies in a multisectoral public health approach. It proposes practical guidance on strategic actions that governments can take on the basis of their resources and existing suicide prevention activities. Over 800,000 people die due to suicide every year and it is the second leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds. There are indications that for each adult who died of suicide there may have been more than 20 others attempting suicide. The report argues that suicides are preventable and that an effective strategy for preventing suicides and suicide attempts is to restrict access to the most common means, including pesticides, firearms and certain medications. Health-care services need to incorporate suicide prevention as a core component while early identification and effective management are key to ensuring that people receive the care they need. The report recognises that communities play a critical role in suicide prevention and can provide social support to vulnerable individuals and engage in follow-up care, fight stigma and support those bereaved by suicide. (Edited publisher abstract)
Evaluating the efficacy of the prodigy prevention program across and urban and rural locales
- Authors:
- STEWART Chris, RAPP-PAGLICCI Lisa, ROWE William
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26(1), February 2009, pp.65-75.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Comorbid juvenile offenders are an overlooked, vulnerable population which tend to present with a more diagnostically serious picture. Their arrest rates have dramatically increased over the last 10 years, yet there is a dearth of prevention and intervention programs available. This study examined the effects of the Prodigy Cultural Arts Program on at-risk and adjudicated youth in a rural and an urban locale in the United States. Results suggest a significant improvement in family functioning overall as well as statistically significant changes in mental health symptoms including Depression/Anxiety, Somatic, and Suicidal symptoms for both males and females at urban and rural locales. Females appeared to especially benefit from the program. The findings here extend our knowledge regarding viable alternatives for juvenile offenders with mental health symptoms, particularly females.
Partnerships for older people projects: an outline of innovation and service elements
- Author:
- CARE SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP. Health and Social Care Change Agent Team
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Health and Social Care Change Agent Team
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The strategic aim of POPP (Partnerships for older people projects) is to test and evaluate (through pilots established during 2006/07 and 2007/08) innovative approaches that sustain prevention work in order to improve outcomes for older people. Four of the project sites focus specifically on Older People's Mental Health, you can read the project profiles.
The European Early Promotion Project: description of the service and evaluation study
- Authors:
- PUURA Kaija, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 7(1), February 2005, pp.17-31.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes an innovative cross-cultural method of working with families to promote the psychosocial wellbeing of children and prevent the development of psychological and social problems. Also presents a study designed to evaluate the effects of the service. Primary health care workers in 5 countries of northern, central and southern Europe were trained to conduct promotional interviews with all prospective mothers in their area one month before and one month after birth. They were also taught to work with mothers identified as in need of support as a parent, using a specific counselling model to try to prevent the onset of child mental health difficulties. Effects of the intervention on children's psychological development and family adaptation were evaluated at 2 years of age in comparison with matched groups not receiving the intervention, using a set of questionnaires, interviews and observation methods. The total sample at initial assessment was 824 families, of which 705 (85.65) were retained for outcome assessment. Part of a special issue on the European Early Promotion Project (EEPP).
Promoting children's mental health: the European Early Promotion Project
- Authors:
- DAVIS Hilton, TSIANTIS John
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 7(1), February 2005, pp.4-16.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Introduces the special issue on the European Early Promotion Project (EEPP), a major project set up to address problems arising from the prevalence of psychosocial disorders in children by developing and evaluating a promotional and preventive service in a European context.