Mental Health Issues in Prison Aries Villagomez August Term Westwood College School of Justice According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Handbook on Prisoners with Special Needs‚ part of the Criminal Justice Handbook Series‚ all inmates run the risk to mental health issues‚ given that their freedom is limited and their lives are controlled by another individual or a group of people in authority‚ who in many cases abuse their power and create a rather intense environment for prisoners
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HSC 024 : Principles of safeguarding and protection in Health and Social Care 1.1 Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse: is an act of another party involving contact intended to cause feelings of physical pain‚ injury‚ or other physical suffering or bodily harm Sexual abuse: consists of a sexual act that is forced on one person by another. Sexual abuse can occur between two or more people of any age‚ but it particularly affects children‚ as children can never legally
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Explain the birth of gangs and how they impact society. Discuss the economic value and the detrimental side of gangs and their related business practices. Wednesday December 4th 2013 In the United States today there are over 1.4 million gang members‚ these gang members come from poverty and join these gangs for protection from other gang members or to survive on the streets. A street gang is a group of members with identifiable leadership and internal organization‚ identifying with or claiming
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Effect on Mental Health As of May 23‚ there have been over 2‚200 lawsuits against the NFL over concussions. Most people think that concussions occur only during huge helmet-to-helmet collisions resulting in a player being knocked unconscious. These hits do cause severe concussions but the truth is that most concussions happen during small hits or in a dog pile. These mild hits add up and take a toll on your brain. I believe that the NFL should implement a concussion limit and mental test in order
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Financial barrier Financial barrier might be with how much it cost to access a service. For example‚ a patient has to pay for medical prescriptions they may not be able to afford it so they do not get the medicine they need. In this case‚ it costs £115 weekly for Ruth to attend the Bright Buttons Nursery from Monday to Friday at 8am until 6pm. Also‚ Ruth’s mum pays an additional £7 for her to attend dance classes which cost £122 per week all together. Since it cost a lot of money is spent sometimes
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Gardening as a therapeutic intervention in mental health 11 November‚ 2008 ABSTRACT Page‚ M. (2008) Gardening as a therapeutic intervention in mental health. Nursing Times; 104: 45‚ 28–30 This article describes why one low-secure unit chose to initiate a horticultural therapy project and organize it as a ‘workers’ cooperative’. The therapeutic benefits of gardening are explored‚ particularly focusing on the social benefits. The article also discusses the issue of hope‚ which is an intrinsic requirement
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AEffects of abortion on mental health The only terms used by the scientific community to refer to psychological pain of abortion are those associated with anxiety‚ depression or some corollaries of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Indeed‚ testing protocols and treatment of PTSD can be used only if the symptoms provide clear manifestations in a period close to the event. However‚ the manifestation of suffering of abortion is often part time‚ or even cannot come to the surface at the approach of
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protection measures. You should ensure that all staff (including part time and temporary)‚ pupils‚ students‚ visitors and contractors are told about the emergency plan and are shown the escape routes. The training should take account of the findings of the fire risk assessment and be easily understood by all those attending. It should include the role that those members of staff will be expected to carry out if a fire occurs. This may vary in large premises‚ with some staff being appointed as
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current patterns of ill health and how they are monitored‚ I will also compare historical and current features of public health. Through the past century the health of the public has changed dramatically with such issues as polio‚ measles‚ rubella and other infectious diseases have almost been eradicated but now such issues are arising being; obesity‚ alcohol abuse‚ smoking‚ an aging demographical ‚ mental health and dental issues. All the issues that have been mentioned above have influence a rise
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proves difficult as motivation is lacking and this is now impeding his family financially. Tom no longer gets any joy out of life and is now wondering what the point of it is. Out of desperation Tom seeks help and finds he has different options that may help his depression: The first port of call for most is their GP who will tend to lean towards the orthodox treatment. Orthodox means ‘conforming to traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs’. Within the NHS the traditional‚ scientifically
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