Public Health Law Strategies for Suicide Prevention Using the Socioecological Model.
Journal
The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
ISSN: 1748-720X
Titre abrégé: J Law Med Ethics
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9315583
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2019
06 2019
Historique:
entrez:
13
7
2019
pubmed:
13
7
2019
medline:
15
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Suicide is a public health problem which will require an integrated cross-sector approach to help reduce prevalence rates. One strategy is to include the legal system in a more integrated way with suicide prevention efforts. Caine (2013) explored a public health approach to suicide prevention, depicting risk factors across the socio-ecological model. The purpose of this paper is to examine laws that impact suicide prevention at the individual, relational, community, and societal levels. These levels are fluid, and some interventions will fall between two, such as a community-level approach to training that enhances provider-patient relationships. At the individual level, we will review laws to improve screening requirements across systems. At the relational level, we note interventions with couples having conflict, such as protection orders and access to attorney consultations, which have been known to be injury prevention mechanisms. At the community level, we discuss legislation that recommends suicide prevention efforts for key individuals working as frontline providers in the medical and educational systems. At the societal level, we explore public awareness campaigns that target stigma reduction for those suffering from mental health burden and enhance linkage to care. The article closes with the discussion that laws are good, but their implementation is essential.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31298117
doi: 10.1177/1073110519857312
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Pagination
31-35Subventions
Organisme : NCIPC CDC HHS
ID : R49 CE002093
Pays : United States