Mental Health in Flagler County – A Call to Action
Purpose Process Payoff “Providing for and supporting good mental The Vision health is a public health issue just like assuring the quality of drinking water or preventing and managing infectious diseases. Communities prosper when the mental health needs of community members are met.”
Emerging as a Critical Health Priority Flagler CHNA/CHIP Partnership Mental Health in 5 Health Priorities Flagler County Youth Mental Adult Mental Maternal Cardiovascula Health & Health & Health & Family r Disease & Substance Substance Children Violence Diabetes Abuse Under 5 Abuse
Unemployment 39.90% Addiction – alcohol or drug 36.13% Homelessness 29.28% #4 Mental health problems 28.08% Adult obesity 25.00% Cancers 23.80% He Health Is Issues YOU OU ar are e Motor vehicle crash… 19.18% Mos ost Con oncerned Abou out Smoking/tobacco use 18.32% Diabetes 17.81% Survey Question: Check up to 5 Domestic violence 17.64% health issues YOU are most Child abuse/neglect 17.47% Community concerned about in your Violence (rape, assault,… 15.75% county: Heart disease & stroke 15.24% Survey High blood pressure 15.24% Childhood obesity 14.55% Data Dental problems #4 Response 14.38% Access to healthy… 13.36% Mental Health Problems n=584 Teenage pregnancy 11.47% & Stress End of life care 11.30% Environmental health,… 10.62% Firearms in homes 7.71% Cholesterol 7.53% Respiratory/lung disease 7.36% Asthma 7.02% Sexually transmitted… 6.34% HIV/AIDS 5.48% Lack of family/religious… 4.28% Seatbelt use 3.94% Infant mortality/infant… 1.71%
He Health Se Services Mental health/counseling 32.71% #1 th that ar are e Dif ifficult Alternative therapy 28.25% Specialty doctor care (i.e.… 25.34% to o Obtain Substance abuse services-… 23.46% Survey Question: What Dental/oral care 20.72% health care services are Community difficult to obtain in your Primary care (i.e. family… 15.92% community? (Check ALL Survey Preventive care (i.e.… 12.33% that apply) Prenatal care 12.33% Data Prescriptions/medications/… 11.99% #1 Response Vision/eye care 10.62% n=584 Mental Health & Family planning/birth… 9.76% Counseling Emergency room care 9.08% Physical therapy/rehab… 8.56% X-rays/mammograms 6.51% Lab work 6.51% Inpatient hospital 4.97%
Health Indicator Statistics Flagler Adults Who Reported Poor Mental Health (poor mental health days on 14 or more of the past 30 days) Source: Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Mental 4.6% of men & 17.3% of people 24.2% of people 17.4% of women age 18-44 earning less than Health in $25,000 a year Flagler Flagler Baker Act Involuntary Exam Initiations (Baker Act Reporting Center, USF) County Number of Exams Number of Exams Year (All Ages) (Under Age 18) 133 2015-2016 552 2014-2015 497 148 2013-2014 434 128
Year 2017 - 27* unofficial Suicide Crude Death Rates, By Age (per 100,000) Age 61 and Total (All Under Age 18 Age 18-25 Age 26-60 Mental Older Ages) Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate Health and 2016 0 0 2 24.7 16 38 2 5.7 20 19 Suicide 2015 0 0 8 95.1 7 16.9 11 33.2 26 25.3 2014 0 0 1 12.1 12 28.9 7 22 20 19.7 2013 1 5.1 2 25.5 11 26.7 3 9.5 17 17 2012 0 0 1 13.5 5 12.3 5 16.3 11 11.2 2011 0 0 2 28.4 10 24.9 3 9.9 15 15.5 2010 0 0 1 14.9 7 17.5 10 33.3 18 18.8
Suicide Prevention: National Best Practices
Committee Participants • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention • Chrysalis Health • City of Bunnell • Department of Children A Local and Families/Substance www.flaglerlifeline.org Abuse and Mental Health • Department of Juvenile Justice Response • FL LINC/Florida Council for Community Education and Awareness: everyone Community Mental Health should understand how to recognize the warning signs of someone in • Flagler Cares to Suicide • Flagler County Sheriff’s crisis, know how to reach out and offer help to someone in need and Office know where to turn for crisis services • Flagler Schools • Focus on Flagler Youth Coalition Training and Support: Key sectors of the community should • Girlfriends Connected Inc. • Halifax Health receive Suicide Prevention Training to improve the community’s • North East Florida response to individuals in crisis Community Action Agency • SEDNET • Stewart-Marchman-Act Access to Mental Health Services: Everyone in Flagler Behavioral Healthcare • Vitas Healthcare County should know how to access effective mental health services for themselves and others
A few suggestions: How Can Participate on an Intergovernmental Committee Share a message of hope in Flagler County video Flagler project (link) County Provide prevention and awareness information and training to your employees (and HR staff) Respond Together? Walk Out of Darkness, April 21
Where do we go from here? Next Steps Mental health is essential to wellbeing & health. Prevention works. Treatment is effective. People recover from mental health disorders.
www.flaglerlifeline.org
CALL TO ACTION Education and Awareness Promote PSA, Promote www.FlaglerLifeLine.org, Join Committee, Support the Out of the Darkness Walk Staff Training Access to Mental Health Services
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