Resource Tag: NEEDS ASSESSMENT

This book has 2 parts. The first part presents examples of effective mental health promotion at the community level. The second part has six chapters which set out the process of developing, implementing & evaluating mental health promotion projects. The chapters include: 1) analyzing community resources & needs; 2) planning your project; 3) securing resources; […]

In the winter of 1985, a small rural community experienced the suicide of a 16-year-old honours student. This article details the chronology of events & the community’s responses to this tragedy. The authors evaluate the responses & attempt to project the future consequences of what they perceived to be problems in the school & community.

Adolescents’ self-perceived need for health-related services, instruction & environmental challenges were investigated. Differences were observed between students classed as high & lower risks for suicide, & between minority & majority adolescents. Needs in the area of counselling services, sexuality services & interpersonal relationships were priorities for high risk minority students. Suicide counselling was included as […]

In 1997 the BC Suicide Prevention Program developed & implemented a province-wide needs assessment to determine the current state of knowledge, skill & levels of perceived support among school personnel in the area of youth suicide prevention. A total of 2612 surveys were distributed to school gatekeepers throughout the province with an overall response rate […]