[PDF] Suicide And Social Justice eBook

Author : Mark E. Button
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 042986387X

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Suicide and Social Justice unites diverse scholarly and social justice perspectives on the international problem of suicide and suicidal behavior. With a focus on social justice, the book seeks to understand the complex interactions between individual and group experiences with suicidality and various social pathologies, including inequality, intergenerational poverty, racism, sexism, and homophobia. Chapters investigate the underlying and often overlooked connections that link rising rates and disproportionate concentrations of suicide within specific populations to wider social, political, and economic conditions. This edited volume brings diverse scholarly and social justice perspectives to bear on the problem of suicide and suicidal behavior, equipping researchers and practitioners with the knowledge they need to fundamentally rethink suicide and suicide prevention.

Author : Danuta Wasserman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0191026832

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Approximately one million people worldwide commit suicide each year, and at least ten times as many attempt suicide. A considerable number of these people are in contact with members of the healthcare sector, and encounters with suicidal individuals form a common part of the everyday work of many healthcare professionals. Suicide: An unnecessary death examines the pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and psychosocial measures adopted by psychiatrists, GPs, and other health-care staff, and emphasizes the need for a clearer psychodynamic understanding of the self if patients are to be successfully recognized, diagnosed, and treated. Drawing on the latest research by leading international experts in the field of suicidology, this new edition provides clinicians with an accessible summary of the latest research into suicide and its prevention. The abundance of new literature can make it difficult for those whose clinical practice involves daily contact with suicidal patients to devote sufficient time to penetrating the research and, accordingly, apply new findings in their clinical practice. In light of the WHO Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020, this new edition is a timely contribution to the field, and a vital and rapid overview, that will increase awareness of suicide prevention methods.

Author : Fei Wu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,84 MB
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 1135248036

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By analyzing 30 cases, Wu Fei studies the dynamics of suicide in terms of family politics and local psychology and finds that suicide is committed when a power balance is broken in the games of power in the family.

Author : Jennifer White
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 35,78 MB
Release : 2015-12-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0774830328

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Globally, suicides account for a significant number of premature deaths every year. Traditional approaches to suicide research and prevention are not working for everyone, but why is this? And what can be done about it? In Critical Suicidology, a team of international scholars, practitioners, and people directly affected by suicide argue that the field of suicidology has become too focused on the biomedical paradigm: a model that pathologizes distress and obscures the social, political, and historical contexts that contribute to human suffering. The authors introduce the perspectives of those who have direct personal knowledge of suicide and suicidal behaviour and propose alternative approaches to suicide prevention that are creative, socially just, and culturally responsive. In the right hands, this book could save lives.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309169437

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Every year, about 30,000 people die by suicide in the U.S., and some 650,000 receive emergency treatment after a suicide attempt. Often, those most at risk are the least able to access professional help. Reducing Suicide provides a blueprint for addressing this tragic and costly problem: how we can build an appropriate infrastructure, conduct needed research, and improve our ability to recognize suicide risk and effectively intervene. Rich in data, the book also strikes an intensely personal chord, featuring compelling quotes about people's experience with suicide. The book explores the factors that raise a person's risk of suicide: psychological and biological factors including substance abuse, the link between childhood trauma and later suicide, and the impact of family life, economic status, religion, and other social and cultural conditions. The authors review the effectiveness of existing interventions, including mental health practitioners' ability to assess suicide risk among patients. They present lessons learned from the Air Force suicide prevention program and other prevention initiatives. And they identify barriers to effective research and treatment. This new volume will be of special interest to policy makers, administrators, researchers, practitioners, and journalists working in the field of mental health.

Author : John M. Violanti
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0398077622

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From the Back Cover: In this second edition of Police Suicide: Epidemic in Blue, the author brings together "old and new" information on police suicide and he introduces some promising findings. In doing so, he clarifies some issues and provides a source of information for police officers, administrators, and academic researchers. In this lucidly written book of ten chapters, Doctor Violanti discusses the classical studies in suicide, the accuracy and validity of police suicide rates, probable precipitating factors associated with police suicide, the impact of retirement, the idea of "suicide by suspect", the antecedents of murder-suicide, the plight of survivors of police suicide, and information and suggestions for police suicide prevention. Also discussed is the relationship between suicide and the reluctance of police officers to seek professional help. Suggestions are made for police suicide prevention that includes intervention programs and suicide awareness training. The author stresses that the first and most important step in preventing suicide is to recognize the problem. It is hoped that this new edition will provide an additional resource to help prevent these deaths.

Author : Danuta Wasserman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 857 pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 2021-01-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0198834446

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Part of the authoritative Oxford Textbooks in Psychiatry series, the new edition of the Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention remains a key text in the field of suicidology, fully updated with new chapters devoted to major psychiatric disorders and their relation to suicide.

Author : Mae Elise Cannon
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,92 MB
Release : 2009-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830837159

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Mae Elise Cannon provides a comprehensive resource for Christians like you who are committed to social justice. She presents biblical rationale for justice and explains a variety of Christian approaches to doing justice. A wide-ranging catalog of topics and issues give background info about justice issues at home and abroad and give you the tools you need to take action.

Author : Alyssa G. Ayon
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,52 MB
Release : 2022
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In the United States, suicide is the second-leading cause of death for youth ages 15-24 and in California, one in five students contemplate suicide (Westefeld, 2020; Yarbrough, 2019). This paper critically analyzes the suicide prevention curriculum Erika's Lighthouse, using a social justice framework outlined by Hochhauser et al. (2020). Erika's Lighthouse (ELH) is the universally implemented suicide prevention curriculum across Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second largest district in the country. The need to develop comprehensive suicide prevention programs and curriculums in schools is evident. More specifically, suicidology is beginning to frame suicide as an issue of social justice, opposed to an individual problem. As research grows on the link between suicide prevention and social justice issues, results of this paper indicate Erika's Lighthouse does not sufficiently incorporate ideas of social justice into the curriculum. Recommendations for implementation of a social justice framework are discussed. Considering the expansive geographic area and diverse communities LAUSD covers, ELH should address unique issues faced by district students and families. The implications for social work in preventing suicide from a social justice approach is briefly examined, as we work in various institutions and can take multiple roles in preventing suicide.

Author : Elizabeth Kelley
Publisher :
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 50,29 MB
Release : 2022-05-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781641059862

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"The book is about NON-custodial suicide, i.e., people within the criminal justice system committing suicide, including defendants and lawyers"--