Here is a brief overview:
Case Part 1 (text): Natalie Shelton is a 17-year-old who is in the Woodburn Juvenile Detention Center. She was brought to the police station around 10 p.m. and was held overnight for her third driving under the influence offense and for driving without a license. Her blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. She was in the car alone and seemed to be in a great deal of emotional distress when the officer stopped her. Authorities placed a call to her mother, who was unable to come to the station at that time because she was home alone with a younger child. The family has been under a great deal of stress, as Natalies father committed suicide 4 months ago. Natalie was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center overnight, and her mother will meet her there in the morning.
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2013 found that 66.2% of all ninth to twelfth graders had taken at least one drink of alcohol; 34.9% currently drink; and 20.8% reported having had at least five drinks in a row. Although this number has not significantly increased over the past several years, it still continues to be a public health concern in the United States.
Case Part 2 (video): This video case presents a 17-year-old female, Natalie Shelton, who has just committed her third driving under the influence offense. Her drinking problem has been exacerbated by the recent suicide of her father, and she feels her life is spiraling out of control. She lives at home with her mother and brother. Natalies mother picks her up at the Juvenile Detention Center in the morning. In the video, Natalie, her mother, and the nurse are discussing Natalies case.
Please answer the following questions.
What are some of the issues that concern you about Natalie?
2. What do you see as the priority problems for Natalie?
3. As the nurse in the detention center or Natalies school, what would be your priorities?
4. What other issues do you think could be a factor for Natalie related to adolescent alcohol abuse?
5. What community resources exist to help Natalie establish a support system?
For the Mental Health Video Case, please review Case Part 1 and Case Part 2 in CoursePoint.
Here is a brief overview:
This case facilitates exploration of statistics and trends related to adolescent mental health, what is occurring in the school and the community to raise awareness, risk and protective factors for adolescent mental health, and interprofessional collaboration.
Case Part 1 (text): Seventeen-year-old Justin Sutton took his own life last night with a handgun owned by his parents. Recently, several of his peers had posted photographs and demeaning comments about him on social media, suggesting that Justin was gay. This was only the most recent incident in a long history of bullying and depression experienced by Justin, who had been meeting with his guidance counselor regularly. The counselor had referred him for mental health services and hed been waiting for his first appointment.
Case Part 2 (video): Staff members at the local high school have just found out that a student has committed suicide. It is the second such occurrence at the school this year. School nurse Dottie Huffman, guidance counselor Sam Lee, and public health nurse Clara Jones discuss the situation, the response of the student body, and overall concerns regarding teen suicide and teen mental health issues at the school. The crisis response team has been activated.
Please answer the following questions.
Discuss your understanding of the rates of teen depression and suicide in your community. What are the rates in your city, county, and state? How does this compare with national statistics?
2. What is occurring in your community to raise awareness about adolescent mental health, depression, and suicide? To what extent is your community proactive about teen mental health?
3. Examine risk and protective factors for teen suicide.
4. What are ways schools can partner with families and the larger community on teen mental health? What organizational and interprofessional relationships are important in addressing teen mental health?
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