PPT-Self harm and Suicide in older adults

Tier 3 Contents Definition The potential methods that can be used The risk factors and warning signs in older adults to look out for How to respond if an older person reports an attempt at self harm. Outreach & Prevention. Jody Bechtold, LCSW, NCGC-II, BACC. Why Focus on . Older Adults?. Source: A Profile of Older Americans: 2003, Administration on Aging, HHS. Changing Demographics: . More . Elderly. Self Harm......... Self harm!. Distress. Out of control. Shame. Confusion. Attention seeking. Crisis!. What is self harm?. Self harm describes deliberate acts of hurting yourself t. he . most common form of . S Wadd, R Driver, D Forrester. Objectives. Produce indicators to illustrate . extent/nature of alcohol misuse, . related harm and intervention.. Present key indicators across . time periods to identify trends.. IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. . March 2016. DEMOGRAPHICS &. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS . OF HEALTH. Age Distribution of Population . in Alameda County. Source: US Census Bureau, 1980 and 2010. Age Pyramid, 1980. What is loneliness like for older adults?. Being Alone. Loneliness defined. Loneliness is the subjective feeling of being alone. It is “the distress that results from discrepancies between ideal and perceived social relationships.” . 1. Presenter Info. Each Mind Matters . 2. Each Mind Matters is California’s Mental Health Movement.. . We are millions of individuals and thousands of organizations working to advance mental health. . What have we learned?. Kelly C. Cukrowicz, Ph.D.. Professor. Department of Psychological Sciences . Texas Tech University. kelly.cukrowicz@ttu.edu. MEN. WOMEN. Women. Prevalence of Suicide Across the Lifespan. Dr . Tanushree. . Sarma. Consultant Psychiatrist. MBBS . MRCPsych. MSc. Mental Health Liaison team. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. Statistics ( Acute Psychiatric Morbidity survey). EXHIBIT 1. Note: Differences between US and all other surveyed countries except AUS were statistically significant at the p < 0.05 level.. Data: Commonwealth Fund 2021 International Health Policy Survey of Older Adults.. Jennifer M Hall, DO. Geriatric Psychiatrist. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Larner College of Medicine UVM. @JenniferMHallDO. 1. @JenniferMHallDO. 2. Learning Objectives. Recognize signs & symptoms of delirium, dementia and depression in older adults.. Enhancing Training for Staff at an ADRC/No Wrong Door System. Background. This training was prepared by the Human Services Research Institute and Mission Analytics Group, under contract with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in collaboration with the Administration for Community Living (ACL), as part of an initiative to help ADRC staff better meet the needs of older adults with behavioral health issues.. Mindy J. Fain, MD. Gregory K. Mayer, MD, MBA. June 4, 2020. COVID-19 and Older Adults: . An Overview. ASU College of Health Solutions. June 4, 2020. Mindy J. Fain, MD. Co-Director, . UArizona. Center on Aging. What is trauma?. Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being. What is trauma?. Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-bein.