The Statewide Suicide Prevention Council has issued its first annual progress report on its five-year suicide prevention action plan. One highlight: more than 1,800 Alaskans were trained in suicide prevention in 2012. “Obviously we still have a long way to go, but by looking at the measures in the plan, we can see we’re making […]
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Wilderness Adventure Experiences To Improve Mental Health in Adolescents: How Safe Are They?
Adolescents participating in wilderness and adventure therapy programs are at significantly less risk of injury than those playing football and are three times less likely to visit the emergency room for an injury than if they were at home, a new study by University of New Hampshire researchers finds. These findings, based on an analysis […]
Qungasvik: A Toolbox for Promoting Youth Sobriety & Reasons for Living in Yup’ik/Cup’ik Communities
This Qungasvik is a collection of solutions. Qungasvik is Yup’ik for “toolbox.” This book is called Qungasvik because it contains tools to help Yup’ik communities find their own answers to the tragedies of suicide and drug and alcohol abuse. Qungasvik is also the story of how two communities, along with the Center for Alaska Native Health […]
Ventanillas de Salud Program
Objectives: To build partnerships with diverse community organizations, local, state, and federal government agencies, faith based organizations and academic institutions. Description: The Campesinos Sin Fronteras (CSF) promotores program seeks to address uncoordinated, fragmented, silo-ed, and health care delivery systems that are difficult for consumers and families to access or navigate. Through the promotores program, Ventanillas […]
How Electronic Health Records Can Help Prevent Suicides
Electronic health records (EHRs) facilitate immediate feedback to healthcare providers and offer ways to identify and track potentially suicidal patients. Using EHRs, with the involvement of primary care providers, in suicide assessment and prevention may significantly help identify suicidal patients who are not actively seeking mental health treatment and ultimately reduce overall suicide rates. Understanding […]
Behavior Management through Adventure
Background: Behavior Management through Adventure (BMtA) was originally developed and implemented by Project Adventure in the early 1980s to address the needs of at-risk youth in Georgia. Since that time, the program has been implemented by more than 20 schools, agencies, and programs with more than 5,000 youth in Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. […]