b'|Suicide Prevention Workplan - Los Angleles |37 |38 |Suicide Prevention Workplan - Los Angleles|39 First RespondersResource Mapping of Existing Programs and Services Offered A comprehensive plan for suicide prevention focuses on suicidality among rst responders, whileacknowledging that their responses to suicide attempts and deaths are also critical to explore, both by First Responder Agenciesfor the impact on the larger community and for the impact that prolonged exposure to such crises hason the well-being of the responders. The topic of suicide and rst responders can be approached in Population at least three ways (47): Suicide Prevention Training (in academies and ongoing) Life Skills & Resilience Resiliency/Coherance Trainings (in academies and ongoing) Life Skills & Resilience First responders and individuals experiencing suicide ideation/risk: recognition of suicide risk in lessProbationPeer Support ProgramsLife Skills & Resilience , Identify & Assistelevated situations and linkage to resources. ProbationCounseling Services 24/7 (Psychological Service Bureau, LCSD)Connectednes First responders at the scene of a suicide deathhow professionals respond and interact with lossProbationsurvivors and witnesses and connect them to support. Chaplaincy Programs Connectednes Suicidality among rst responders themselves. What places them at risk, what is protective, whatSelf-Care Activities (yoga, mindfulness, meditation) Life Skills & ResilienceProbationstrategies and programs are known to be helpful. Communication and Awareness CampaignsConnectedness, Increase Help-Seeking ProbationThere is no consistent data source for tracking suicide deaths or suicide attempts among rst respondersWellness Unit Connectedness Probation(therefore a suicide rate is difcult to calculate). However, various reports and studies have shown that rstWellness and Trauma-Informed Trainings Life Skills & Resilience Probationresponders are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. Very few studies examine EMTsAnnual Mental Wellness Checks during Physical Exams Identify & Assist(Emergency Medical Technicians) or dispatchers. Confidential Website to Locate ServicesIncrease Help-SeekingRisk factors: Reinforce Family Connection ConnectednessLong term physiological strain may have a signicant harmful impact on health, leading to the highDevelop Consortiums, Cooperative Wellness Groups, and Regional Support Teams IACPrates of stress-related illness known to exist in the profession. Higher RiskExperiences may lower ones fear of death, creating conditions under which suicidality emerges. Critical Incident Stress ManagementIdentify & Assist ,Increase Help-Seeking Shift-work may cause sleep disturbances and disruptions in familial social support. Peer Support and Chaplaincy Programs Identify & Assist ,Increase Help-Seeking Often have access to highly lethal suicide means.ProbationEmployee Assistance Programs Identify & Assist ,Increase Help-Seeking First responder groups are overwhelmingly comprised of white males, the same demographic groupProbationthat is also disproportionately affected by suicide. Supports to Family Members Increase Help-SeekingCounseling Services 24/7 (Psychological Service Bureau, LCSD) Identify & AssistIn September 2018, the Los AngelesSuicide Deaths among First Responders in Los Angeles County (2012 - 2016) Probation ProbationSafety Committee (staff safety and wellness review team)Identify & AssistCounty Board of Supervisor passed aConfidential Website to Locate ServicesIncrease Help-Seekingjoint motion for a report back fromDemographic CharacteristicsNumber of DeathsCounty departments with a summary ofOccupation Wellness Checks for Employees on Long Term Leave IACP Identify & Assistefforts to address the issue of suicideLeverage Technology (Video Conference Therapy, Increase Help-Seekingamong rst responders. Each CountyEmergency Medical Technician5 Text Support, Hotlines,and Online Trainings)department (Fire, Sheriff, Probation,Firefighter 18Medical Examiner-Coroner, DMH)Inspector/Engineer 4 Suicidalsubmitted a response outlining theirLaw Enforcement 27 Counseling Services 24/7Respond to Crisis/ Care Transitions/ LinkagesMilitary 16 Probationvarious programs and supports as wellNurse 44 (Psychological Service Bureau, LCSD)as data on suicide among rstPhysician 20 Peer Support and Chaplaincy Programs Respond to Crisis/ Care Transitions/ LinkagesProbationresponders.Total 134 Employee Assistance ProgramsRespond to Crisis/ Care Transitions/ LinkagesProbationDeaths Per Year Suicide2012 24 Establish clear post-event protocols to respond to deaths Postvention2013 24 (and attempts) by suicide 2014 362015 26 Installation of a Formal Suicide Funeral PolicyIACP Postvention2016 24 (Based on a report published in December 2018 by Los Angeles CountyProbationDepartment of Mental Health and provided to the Chief Executive Ofce.) 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