promoting health II Flashcards
what are frequent attenders called?
high volume service users
why might someone stop attending?
prison sentence or death
what was the study carried out by Felicte et al focusing on?
5 question around violence and neglect and 5 on environment to identify adverse childhood experience
what were the results of the study by felicte et al?
4 or more ACEs were related to worse outcomes
what is the mitigating factor for ACEs?
positive adult relationships
why do ACEs affect outcome?
chronic stress causes anatomical changes in the brain - underdevelopment of the limbic system which controls emotion and consciousness and therefore impulsivity, anger management, thinking and behavioural control
what is the need in justice system?
to prevent the intergenerational cycle of violence
what are vulnerabilities?
they are symptoms of childhood trauma
what do new projects look at?
diversion - the link between mental health and diversion to court - causes a 15% reduction in reoffending
what are the five divisions of direct harm to children?
physical, verbal and sexual abuse to child, emotional and physical neglect
what are the environmental factors of ACEs?
parental separation, metal ill health, drug or alcohol abuse, incarceration, domestic violence
what has more of an impact to adult outcomes, witnessing violence or being abused?
witnessing domestic abuse
what are the effects of ACEss?
increase in high risk drinking by 4x, 14x more likely to be a victim of violence in last 12 months, 15x more likely to have committed violence to others in last 12 months, 16x more likely to have used crack cocaine or heroin and 20x more likely to have been incarcerated
`what do ACEs result in?
mental health, medication self diagnosed or clinically diagnosed and violence offences
what is the first priority for the wellbeing of an offender?
housing - don’t have capacity, funds or accounts