Community Case: Mental Health. Respond to the following questions
Community case part1:
Seventeen-year-old Justin Sutton took his own life last night with a handgun owned by his parents. Recently, several of his peers had posted photographs and demeaning comments about him on social media, suggesting that Justin was gay. This was only the most recent incident in a long history of bullying and depression experienced by Justin, who had been meeting with his guidance counselor regularly. The counselor had referred him for mental health services, and he’d been waiting for his first appointment.
please answer the following questions
• What risk factors are commonly associated with teen suicide?
• Describe risk factors that you identified in Justin’s situation?
• Reflect on the community where you were raised (If you are a parent, consider the experience of your children).
• What do you recall about classmates or friends experiencing severe depression or anxiety? Suicidal tendencies? What supports, if any, were available in your school or community?
• Currently, what is the incidence rate of teen depression and teen suicide your community? Compare these rates with state rates.
• Describe existing resources in your community that focus on depression and suicide in youth and young adults.
• Applying information that you learned from your readings, propose (briefly describe) a community-focused intervention or program that focuses on the problem of depression and suicide.
