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Human Trafficking In Orlando, Florida, Danielle Cador
Human Trafficking In Orlando, Florida, Danielle Cador
Selected Social Change Portfolios in Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation
Goal Statement: My goal for my social change portfolio is to bring heightened awareness to my community through proper training, education, and community involvement to increase the prevention of human trafficking in Orlando, Florida.
Significant Findings: Human Trafficking has become a $150 billion industry globally (Toney-Butler et al., 2023). It has become a type of pandemic that either no one seems to be talking about or gets overlooked. Florida is listed as one (1) of the top three (3) states following California and New York where human trafficking is prevalent (Human Trafficking Hotline, 2021). Women and young girls typically come …
Smashing The Stigma: Promoting Mental Health And Resilience Among Veterans, Anna Wagle
Smashing The Stigma: Promoting Mental Health And Resilience Among Veterans, Anna Wagle
Selected Social Change Portfolios in Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation
Goal Statement: This portfolio aims to bring awareness and identify strategies and interventions to reduce veteran suicide rates by starting with the problem's source.
Significant Findings: This portfolio focuses on the high rate of U.S. veteran suicide, with 16.8 suicides per day and 51% more likely to die by suicide than non-veterans ("National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report," 2022; Vincent-Roller, 2022). Key findings highlight the complexity of suicide risk across various levels. The portfolio recommends enhancing mental health services, destigmatizing mental health, strengthening social support, and providing tailored interventions like peer support and trauma-informed care for transitioning veterans (Hester, 2017; …
Preventing Burnout Among Mental Health Professionals In Charlotte, Nc, Robert Marcy
Preventing Burnout Among Mental Health Professionals In Charlotte, Nc, Robert Marcy
Selected Social Change Portfolios in Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation
Goal Statement: The goal of this social change project is to find ways of preventing burnout among mental health professionals in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Significant Findings: Burnout among mental health professionals is a critical issue for which prevention strategies can be highly effective. Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of the country’s fastest-growing cities, with demand for services, including those provided by mental health professionals, increasing with the growing population. Charlotte’s population growth, coupled with the lingering impacts of COVID-19, places Charlotte’s mental health professionals at increased burnout risk. Burnout among mental health professionals negatively impacts the individual and the clients …
Addiction Prevention In Itasca County, Minnesota, Amanda Keech
Addiction Prevention In Itasca County, Minnesota, Amanda Keech
Selected Social Change Portfolios in Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation
Goal Statement: The purpose and goal of this portfolio is to raise awareness regarding alcohol consumption by highlighting influential factors and prevention techniques in order to decrease excessive drinking rates for adults residing in Itasca County.
Significant Findings: Excessive drinking is present in 23% of the population in Itasca County (County Health Ranking & Roadmaps, 2018). Excessive alcohol consumption is a growing public health issue resulting from multiple systemic, cultural, governmental, and individual risk factors that are present within the rural community. Individual risk factors include food insecurity, poverty, housing instability, a family history, trauma, medical issues, and the presence …
The Sunnyside Movement Towards Mental Health Prevention And Resiliency, Eva Williams
The Sunnyside Movement Towards Mental Health Prevention And Resiliency, Eva Williams
Selected Social Change Portfolios in Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation
Goal Statement: To increase Mental Health awareness and resources among adults with untreated mental disorders in the Sunnyside community (Understanding Houston, 2023).
Significant Findings: 18,6004 residents reside in Sunnyside. Nearly half (48%) were between 20 and 64 years of age, 18% were 65 or older, and many out of this group have untreated mental disorders or have been hospitalized for mental health symptoms (Sunnyside Survey Shows Neighborhood's Social Fabric Is Strong, 2019). These findings include the LGBTQ community, which accounts for about 40% of people who reported experiencing mental illness in the last year (Kolanek, 2020). The target problem in …
The Impact Of Gun Violence On African American Adolescents In Baltimore City, Maryland, Valerie Taylor
The Impact Of Gun Violence On African American Adolescents In Baltimore City, Maryland, Valerie Taylor
Selected Social Change Portfolios in Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation
Goal Statement: The aim of this social change portfolio is to prevent gun violence in African American males in Baltimore City, Maryland, through increasing awareness in schools and communities.
Significant Findings: African American males are perpetrators and victims of gun violence at a substantially high rate in Baltimore City, MD. They are disproportionately affected in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities” (Shulman et al., 2021). According to County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (2018), data from 2016 to 2020 revealed 44 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 people in Baltimore City, Maryland, compared to 12 people per 100,000 in the whole state of Maryland and 12 …
Suicide Awareness And Prevention With Montana (Three Forks) Youth, Joshua Jarvis
Suicide Awareness And Prevention With Montana (Three Forks) Youth, Joshua Jarvis
Selected Social Change Portfolios in Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation
Goal Statement: Lower the number of suicide attempts or completions with Montana (Three Forks) youth.
Significant Findings: The rate of suicide has increased dramatically over the last 30 years, and the rate for suicide for those between the ages of 5-14 have increased at least 60% since 1981 (Rosston, 2022). The population for this social change portfolio is Montana youth and the problem is suicide attempts and completions. Not all groups of youth are equally at risk for suicide, with Native Americans and the LGBTQ+ population facing a much higher risk of suicide attempts and completions (Rosston, 2022). The consequences …