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Financing Healthcare and Sustainability in the Prevention of suicide for youth through Technology

In the recent events with COVID-19 changing the way healthcare is practiced and how patients are being assessed, treated, and followed up is new to all involved. There has been a recent increase in Telemedicine and Telepsychiatry to accommodate patients while maintaining social distancing. According to Palattao (2018) telemedicine unshackles us from the “visit” mindsetContinue reading “Financing Healthcare and Sustainability in the Prevention of suicide for youth through Technology”

Help At Your Fingertips…

Living in the age of advanced technology has moved healthcare from just the office setting to the patient’s fingertips. Smartphones, laptops and tablets have applications that are capable to provide a level of accessibility for patients that not all health providers offer the patient including open hours and days. Mental health applications have increased overContinue reading “Help At Your Fingertips…”

Innovation Advancement of the Private Sector

The World Health Organization (2018) defines the private sector as organizations and individuals that provide product and health care services that are not controlled by the government (p.6). The private sector can then be broken down into various subcategories, the most know non-profit and for profit, formal and informal then also into domestic or foreign.Continue reading “Innovation Advancement of the Private Sector”

Influence of Public Sector Institutions..

Public sector institutions can be defined as agencies, offices, and other units that represent the local, state and federal government in supporting the community in education, training and resources for issues that need improvement or prevention (Hansen & Paul, 2019). These institutions then provide information on the subjects that they are responsible for and createContinue reading “Influence of Public Sector Institutions..”

Collaboration of All Levels Create Change….

Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death for American, with a reported double amount of suicides in comparison with homicides in 2016 (Carey, 2018). Suicide prevention was first established in the 1950’s by a group of clinicians that wanted an understanding on suicide and suicide prevention (National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, 2012). TheContinue reading “Collaboration of All Levels Create Change….”

We can all change their stories…..

More and more we are hearing about children that have decided that suicide is the only answer for them to escape their sadness or problems they face. Often, I wonder did anyone notice them giving up, isolating, decrease in self-care or no longer reaching out? Unfortunately, in most cases all of these things are notContinue reading “We can all change their stories…..”

Do you know the signs?

Suicide Awareness, it’s for everyone to know the signs You have heard the stories on the news, all over social media and through shared views on the internet. Everyone wondering why a child that life has so much more to live would choose to end their young life. The parents are in disbelief as toContinue reading “Do you know the signs?”

Introduction

My name is Latasha Freeman, I am currently a DNP student at ASU majoring in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice. My compassion for pediatrics combined with my love of psychiatry is what leads this blog. I have worked in child and adolescent psychiatry for over 15 years and recently have seen the uptrend of hardContinue reading “Introduction”