FASD Ireland’s Post

📚🌟 Excited to announce the publication of our research paper on "Suicide risk among rural youths, a public health concern–Voicing the unvoiced"!🌟📚 Our paper describes the high risk of suicide among youths in Rural areas and how much it remains undiscovered. 🔍🧠Our study explores the need to educate youths on how to cope with distressing life situations, skills necessary to identify suicide risk in themselves. #publicationresearch #mentalhealth #suiciderisk #youthmentalhealth #ruralIndian

I LOVE the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Epi Data Briefs that breakdown mental health prevalence by various social, economic, and environmental factors. Headlines below, but I strongly encourage you to take a deeper look at the brief. As a whole, about 1 in 10 NYC adults have depression (13%). This jumps to: 1 in 5 for NYC adults - aged 18-24 (20%) - experiencing food insecurity (20%) - who have asthma (20%) - who have two or more chronic health conditions (21%) 1 in 4 for NYC adults who - have above average financial stress (25%) - identify as bisexual (26%) - identify as multiracial (27%) - have ever experienced intimate partner violence (28%) Almost 2 in 5 for NYC adults who - identify as a gender other than cisgender (38%) - rate their overall health as fair or poor (39%) How do you or will you use this data? One way I use it: to demonstrate how the social drivers of health and access initiatives at United Way of New York City and the Department of Community Based Programs at Family Health Centers @ NYU Langone Health help address mental health. Kudos to Kinjia Hinterland and her team for presenting a wealth of data in an approachable, digestible format.

Suicide rates among people of all ages in the United States have increased over the past two decades, making it a serious public health problem. Among US college athletes, suicide is now the second leading cause of death after accidents — and rates have doubled from 7.6% to 15.3% over the past 20 years, according to a study published April 4 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Keep reading here: https://lnkd.in/g79n7Bmz #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthMatters #CollegeAthletes #PublicHealth #SuicideAwareness #StudentAthletes #AthleteWellness #MentalHealthSupport #SuicideRisk #SportsMedicine #StressManagement #AthleteMentalHealth #YouAreNotAlone #BreakTheStigma #ReachOut #SelfCare #SupportSystem #WellBeing #SuicidePreventionAwareness #CommunitySupport #StudentHealth

Today we’re sharing a resource that has been newly released, 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), from our friends at SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration). Conducted annually, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides nationally representative data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; substance use disorders; mental health issues; and receipt of substance use and mental health treatment among the civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older in the United States. NSDUH estimates allow researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and the general public to better understand and improve the nation’s behavioral health. The 2022 NSDUH Highlighted Population Slides are a collection of slide decks underlining substance use and mental health for particular populations in the United States—including Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. See the full report at https://lnkd.in/ggNBPBAg Did you know we have an extensive resource collection that includes this and many more available on our website? Explore them all at aanhpi-ohana.org/resources. #behavioralhealthstudy #mentalhealth #substanceusedisorder #healthsurvey #healthstudy #SAMHSA #publichealth

Are your members falling through the cracks? Toney Healthcare’s Med-Psych Care Management program helps you identify and treat members with chronic conditions affected by psychosocial and #behavioralhealth factors—those often missed by typical stratification processes. Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q02CnQsF0 #wholepersoncare

🆕 findings published in NEJM Group and presented at #CPDD24: A The National Institutes of Health-funded intervention did not impact opioid-related overdose death rates over the evaluation period. Researchers identified the COVID-19 pandemic and an increasingly dangerous drug supply among factors that may have contributed to the diminished impact of the intervention. Despite facing unforeseen challenges, the #HEALingCommunities Study successfully engaged communities to select and implement hundreds of evidence-based strategies over the course of the intervention, demonstrating how leveraging community partnerships and using data to inform public health decisions can effectively support the uptake of evidence-based strategies at the local level. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) #nihHEALinitiative https://go.nih.gov/HR7jefh

❓ Did you know about the high rates of behavioral health challenges in rural areas? 🌾🧠   Assistant Professor Mike Drury co-authored an article on this topic, discussing the alarming shortage of available providers, with only 53% of nonmetropolitan counties in the US having access. To combat this issue, the authors explore implementing the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) in rural primary care.   Read the article here to learn more about the efficacy of UP as a therapeutic treatment: https://lnkd.in/eWdbZEsb   #FSU #FSUCOM #BSSM #FSUHealth #mentalhealth #healthcare #ruralhealth

An International Conference Healthy Futures: Preventing NCDs in Young Hearts and Minds This conference aims to address the pressing educational need for comprehensive understanding and effective management strategies concerning non-communicable diseases (#NCDs) and mental health issues among adolescents in Pakistan. By bringing together healthcare professionals, policymakers, educators, and community stakeholders, the activity seeks to bridge the knowledge gap regarding the multifaceted challenges faced by adolescents and equip participants with evidence-based practices to improve adolescent health outcomes. https://lnkd.in/dcpahZ-Q Aga Khan University AKU Community Health Sciences #NonCommunicableDiseases #ncds

💊 START SMART then FOCUS💊 After holding a national workshop for the #AMS leads and prescribing clinicians from in-patient settings across all of #England in January 2024. I was pleased to be invited to speak at East of England Community Health Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and Health and Justice workshop today. It was a great chance to knowledge mobilise one of my key projects this year as a #CPhO Fellow at #UKHSA - Start Smart then Focus toolkit - updated 2023. The aim of this is to ensure prudent antimicrobial prescribing across in-patient settings in #England and thereby feeding into overarching aim of combatting antimicrobial resistance. As well as taking a behavioural science approach to implementation of this guideline in organisations and recognising barriers and enablers to implementation. #StartSmartThenFocus #AntimicrobialPrescribing #AntimicrobialStewardship #AntibioticGuardian #UKHSA #PublicHealth #ChiefPharmaceuticalOfficersClinicalFellow

Addressing #HepatitisB requires a comprehensive approach. Peer support not only enhances treatment adherence but also provides essential emotional and social support, mitigating stigma and isolation. Unified efforts are key to better health. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eYQ4J72X