Resource Tag: UNITED STATES. ARIZONA

Objectives. We evaluated the impact of a comprehensive, multitiered youth suicide prevention program among the White Mountain Apache of Arizona since its implementation in 2006. Methods. Using data from the tribally mandated Celebrating Life surveillance system, we compared the rates, numbers, and characteristics of suicide deaths and attempts from 2007 to 2012 with those from […]

This chapter makes 3 points: training can inoculate against grief & helplessness in suicide by cop situations; value-based policing with regard to authority & citizenship security is a teachable moral code that does not violate personal rights or officer safety; & retraining for those with past experience in the military needs to be evaluated because […]

This report examines Tribal & Regional Behavioral Health Authority mortality in Arizona over the fiscal year 2007. 54% of deaths were due to natural causes, 20% to accidents, 13% to unknown causes, 11% to suicide, & 3% to homicide. Although overall mortality in this sytem is not in excess of the general population, individuals within […]

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This document presents goals & objectives excerpted from the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2001), including recommendations from the Senate Bill 1125 strategic planning committee.

This document briefly presents provisions & amendments made to a senate bill enacted proposing the development of a state suicide prevention plan by the Arizona State Senate.

This exploratory study seeks to understand the link between peer-related violence (perpetration & victimization) & suicide risk among youth, using data from Arizona, Nevada, & Wyoming, where the highest rates of adolescent suicide in the U.S. are found. Higher levels of reported suicide risk were prominent among the multiethnic, urban, & female respondents. Male & […]

Data on 152 youth suicides in Arizona (1994-1999) were used to explore demographic, behavioral, & experiential factors that distinguish between firearm suicide & suicide by other means. In bivariate analyses, White youths were more likely than non-White youths to use a firearm to commit suicide as were youths who had not experienced a life crisis […]

This chapter begins with a definition of homicide-suicide & situates the reporting of this phenomenon within the broader framework of the media discourse on violent crime. The content of 153 articles on homicide-suicide incidents reported in the “Arizona Republic” is analyzed. This analysis is enhanced by an interpretive exploration of crime stories. The authors conclude […]

This chapter reports the progress of the authors in describing certain illnesses among the Hopi of northeastern Arizona, in articulating their explanation of these illnesses, & in discovering points of interface with psychiatric diagnosis & theory. Special attention is given to the relationship among Hopi categories of illness & the relationship of these categories to […]

This article describes adolescent satanic practices as studied by the authors working with affected families in 3 southwestern states over a 7-year period. A case example is given. Counsellors need to address underlying individual & family pathology, suicidal & homicidal ideation, self-mutilation, drug abuse, sexual abuse, & victimization by control. Concurrent family asssessment is imperative […]

This study looked at persons 20-64 years old in an Arizona county & found that the mortality rate for the seriously mentally ill population was: more than twice the rate for the general population; at least double that of the general population in 7 of 8 categories studied; & greater for unnatural causes of death […]

This study examined the cost of violence to hospitals through a census of hospitalizations for intentional violence, including suicide or attempted suicide, homicide & other intentional injuries, legal intervention, & injury due to undetermined causes. Suicide & self-inflicted injury accounted for 58.9% of admissions due to violence. The total cost of these cases was $8,668,283; […]

This article describes the establishment of a mental health clinic on the Papago Indian Reservation. The authors first briefly outline historical & cultural characteristics of the Papago Indians, & emphasize the importance of these elements in creating an accepted & successful clinic (for example, consulting Papago medicine men about cases involving traditional beliefs). Program activities […]

Public perception of 17 health problems was assessed in Arizona. Drug abuse, health care costs & drunk driving were considered the most serious problems. There was less concern with the lack of clinical services for high-risk groups such as suicidal adolescents. The author notes that findings should be interpreted with caution; e.g., the high percentage […]

A suicide opinion questionnaire (SOQ) was administered to 76 Mexican Americans & 76 Anglos, equated on several demographic dimensions. An item analysis yielded statistically significant differences on 35 of the 100 SOQ items. These items centered on the following themes: religion, psychopathology, aggression-impulsivity, acceptability of suicide, the “cry for help” dimension, & emotional impact. The […]

In this study, 327 high school students were tested on their opinions about suicide. Responses were analyzed in connection with attitudes toward mental illness, cries for help, religion, & incurable disease. As well, the study provides information on the number of students who have considered suicide, attempted suicide, or knew someone who had committed suicide. […]

This article discusses a clinic run by the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation. Working primarily from a crisis intervention model the clinic is decreasing the stigma attached to mental illness. Its typical cases involve school drop outs, sex abusers, alcohol problems and suicide. The clinic successfully combines a staff of Western professionals with traditional medicine persons. […]

In Arizona, the elderly suicide rate is 67% above the rest of the U.S. In this summary, the author discusses the numbers & characteristics of their Tucson crisis centre clients; for example, their lack of ambivalence concerning suicide, their reluctance to discuss feelings; the reasons for their attitudes & values; their special concerns & needs. […]