IS HARM REDUCTION? Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies intended to reduce the negative consequences of high risk behavior such as over drinking or drug abuse. Harm reduction is a non judgmental approach that attempts to meet people where they are at with their drinking or drug abuse. Instead of demanding perfect abstinence‚ this pragmatic approach is supportive of anyone who wishes to minimize the harm associated with a high risk behavior such as drinking or drug abuse. Harm reduction
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DHSI and the ASI The Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory (DSHI) The rising prevalence of reports of individuals who have self-harmed‚ and the lack of an agreed-upon definition of what constitutes self-harm‚ led to the creation of the DHSI‚ or the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory (Gratz‚ n.d.). The inventory does not include suicide attempts. drug usage‚ ingestion of objects and/or substances‚ or risky behaviors such as reckless driving. What this inventory considers self-harm is operationally defined as “the
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Harm Reduction Harm reduction practices are based on various policies that are aimed to reduce harm for abusers and risk takers. Harm reduction means to lower the sentence for drug abusers and give them some sort of rehab and effectively help them and get rid of their addiction. Harm reduction should be active in Canada due to the fact that it has previously been used on other countries and have been successful. The War on drugs is pointless and it wastes billions of tax dollars with no positive
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that face a psychotherapist working with self-harm or eating disorders?” “What are the challenges that face a psychotherapist working with self-harm or eating disorders?” Self-harm can be said to be the act of self-inflicting physical attacks on the body (Gardner‚ 2001). In self-harming‚ the client aims to deliberately‚ and usually habitually harm their body but not to destroy or kill it. Levitt et al (2004) also says that the act of self-harming is an attempt to draw attention
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Can criminologists make equal justice between ‘crime’ and ‘social harm’? Throughout the years‚ the ‘problem of crime’ has been a long debated subject due to its complexity. At some point‚ it was a matter of different regions‚ cultures‚ and particular laws that made it difficult for people to argue whether a certain thing was a crime or not. In spite of this fact‚ this problem still exists-for example: if‚ in one country a particular thing can be a right‚
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Self Harm. People think it’s for attention. People think it’s a choice. Some‚ even think it’s a joke. But here’s the thing‚ self harm is NOT for attention. Yes‚ some people do it for attention. The ones who show everyone. Post it on Facebook‚ Twitter. All these social networking sites so people KNOW. Those people are the ones that give self harmers a bad name. But what about the rest? How are they doing it for attention if no one knows? Self harm is not a choice. Sure‚ you choose to do it the first
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REVIEW ARTICLE A New‚ Evidence-based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated with Hospital Care John T. James‚ PhD Objectives: Based on 1984 data developed from reviews of medical records of patients treated in New York hospitals‚ the Institute of Medicine estimated that up to 98‚000 Americans die each year from medical errors. The basis of this estimate is nearly 3 decades old; herein‚ an updated estimate is developed from modern studies published from 2008 to 2011. Methods: A literature
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only can we access a vast amount of data on the internet but we can also use the internet as a channel of communication. However‚ there is a price to pay for this easy access to such vast amounts of information. I. How come that the internet has a negative impact to the netizens? II. What effects it may do to the society? To our children? And to ourselves? III. How can you fight against its negative impacts? IV. What institutions are concerned of it? Are they helpful to our
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Self-harm is considered a major public health issue at present (Mental Health Foundation‚ 2006. Cleaver‚ 2007). The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) describes self-harm as ‘self-poisoning or self-injury‚ irrespective of the apparent purpose of the act’ (2004:16). The incidence of self-harm in young people appears to be increasing and there is a strong link between self-harm and increased risk of completed suicide (Cleaver‚ 2007). McDougall and Brophy (2006) produced a summary
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TDA22 – 1.1 Child Act 1989 This act determines the responsibilities of both parents and professionals to provide the safety of a child. It includes two important areas which focus on child protection; they are:- Section 17 – This section states that child services must be put into action by local authorities to ‘safeguard and improve the welfare of children within their area who are at need of help and support’. Section 47- This section states that the local authority has a obligation to investigate
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