Suicide Prevention Discussion.
Suicide Prevention Discussion.
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In 2015, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) requested funding from the Garrett Lee Smith State grant to support their Massachusetts Youth Suicide Prevention Project (YSPP). The project’s purpose was to reduce the rate of suicide attempts and deaths among youth in Massachusetts. The project focused on creating Suicide-Safe Centers of Care to enhance treatment and care management, early identification, and integration into state systems (Suicide Prevention Resource Center, 2020). The funding provided MDPH the opportunity to address the youth population in rural areas of Massachusetts. MDPH created a strategic plan to target at the individual and community level.
The main components of YSPP are to develop a model that will focus on prevention and priority. The project was implemented in two acute care hospitals to get a network of public health efforts, such as primary physicians, rehabilitation centers, health centers, and school-based health centers (MA Youth Suicide Prevention Project, n.d.). It gave more accessibility to youth for resources, especially those living in rural areas. One of the strengths of the project was targeting youth who lived in rural communities, youth with substance use, LGBTQ, and youth who have considered or attempted suicide. These were the most at-risk youth, resulting in efforts to prioritize high-risk populations.
The weakness of the design was that the MDPH would not use the funds for infrastructure change. In this case, individuals did not have access to mental health services. The hospital is the only setting to give resources to individuals, but this is when they are admitted for suicidal attempts. Even when offered services, it requires individuals to use health insurance. Most of the time, mental health is not covered by health insurance. In addition to this project, mental health services should be affordable for individuals to receive them. The funding should focus on delivering an appropriate approach for mental health services than having individuals always contact the local hospital to get seen.
In the design element, objectives and goals should be identified to show the project’s development. The YSPP had multiple goals that were focused on in the grant proposal. Within these goals, the performance measures were included. This would be a helpful strategy to show how the goals will be measured to determine if it was reached. In addition, providing information on what activities will be implemented will effectively show how the project will be conducted with the youth (MA Youth Suicide Prevention Project, n.d.). For example, screening assessments and coordinating care will be some of the activities used within my capstone project.
References
MA Youth Suicide Prevention Project. (n.d.). Massachusetts Project Narrative. Retrieved from https://www.mass.gov/doc/state-sponsored-youth-sui…
Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2020). Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Retrieved from https://www.sprc.org/grantees/massachusetts-depart…