Keys of Suicide

My Blog is also about mental health and what that is all about. Todays post will be about Human Services topic about Adolescents and the challenges they might go through. I will be focusing in one one thing in that is scary that needs to be talked about more than less.  

During Adolescents is a time period were many kids go through a transitional phase. Understanding what they want to do in life Many kids decide to go to some kind of college or university. Then their are those some who want to go to a certain branch of the military. Basically, the adolescent stage is very developmental. With being a Adolescent again there are some challenges they can go through.  

Suicide ( second leading cause of death.) 

This is a model called the pimp model. A model that most people follow who are considering suicide. 

Plan

Intent

Mean 

Pros ( meaning what is good about there plan.) 

- Teenage girls are more likely to attempt. Most teenage boys complete suicide.  

- sometimes though people talk openly about wanting to die. 

Psycho-social factors and Risk Factors 

- hopless

- Gun

- or knowing someone who did complete suicide  

- As a key watch for the markers of suicide or the lack of sometimes. 

Then a dear friend of my mind also writes a blog that I want you to check out. He wrote about this very topic but in a whole different way. Go and Check it out. Here is the link to the blog post.

https://blindinjusticeblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/chester-benningtons-death-needs-to-be-a-call-to-help-not-demonize/

Laws and Protection

Today, I am going to write about some laws that protect people who might have mental health or special needs. When You are hired for a job you can voluntarily give that you have a disability.  You have to disclose if you have a record as if you were ever arrested. Then there some states that require you to disclose your sexual orientation such as if you are gay or straight. Today, I will be focusing in on the laws that protect a lot with people who have a disability or some kind of mental health. I will be focusing on a brief summary of only three laws. 

The first law is about  (HIPPA) Health insurance portability and accountability Act of 1996. That is were health professional of any sorts can not tell anyone one about your health care or mental status at all. The exception to that if you give them permission to tell certain other people. Usually it needs to be written consent. Then they need to be even more on the alert with files on the computers.

The second law is about (FERPA) Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. That is were your school records are sealed. If your in college and mom asks if your grades and you do not have to give them to her because of this law.

The next law is called (IDEA) Individuals with Disability Education improvement ACT. Under this law everyone has an equal opportunity to get education. Under this law I am able to get extended test or quiz time when I need it. Sometimes I accept or sometimes I do not.

Do not Hide.

Today I went to a training offered by my school called Diversity in Education. I was in one session today. A women was speaking about how she has schizophrenia. There is no cure for it. She said that "I am not a monster." Just someone who can not turn off their nightmares even when I am awake.  I am student here who just needs a little extra help through life.

She said that she is a student here at The Pennsylvania State University. Who decided to start a student group called Students with Schizophrenia. She researched to see if their was anything across the country but their was not anything. She starting here own organization and told her I would love to join her. She told me it is going to start in the fall semester. I will be looking out for that when the time comes. One thing that stood out that she said not every person who has schizophrenia is the same who experience it.

for people who do not know what Schizophrenia here the signs and symptoms. This is just a guide and their not just one guide to it. Again, remember their is no cure for it.

Schizophrenia 

1. Delusions 
2. Hallucinations
3. disorganized speech  
4. Disorganized Speech 
5. Negative symptoms ( Such as extreme upsetting  moods)

Why in the world do we have to be silent about who we are as people. We have to be understanding, learn and educate people. People who have disabilities are just like you and me. We are not monsters but just like you and me.

Watch the video I posted about this women. she is true and powerful.