Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Jessie Smith
Ms. Jizi
UWRT 1104
5 November 2017
Annotated Bibliography
Chapter 10: Suicide Prevention. Mental Health: Facing the Challenges, Building Solutions,
This chapter of the book was put together by the World Health Organization, and is
focused on Suicide Prevention. This section covers statistics of suicide, and how suicide rates are
an increasing problem in the world. The impact on society is talked about, as well as the risk
factors involved, and possible reasons as to why people commit suicide. Lastly, the section
covers how we can build solutions to prevent more suicides from happening, one way being to
From what I have read, Ive learned many new facts about suicide prevention. The
statistics are very surprising, and so are the risk factors. This article is relevant to my inquiry
because it covers how the stigma of mental health in society leads to an increased rate in suicide,
This source is credible for a few different reasons. The World Health Organization is a Commented [DJ1]: Omit; just state the facts.
well-respected organization and has world-renowned doctors working for them. They publish Commented [DJ2]: You need to include a bit more detail
about the WHO.
many studies every year that are always credible.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Violence Prevention. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19 July 2016,
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/statistics/index.html.
The Centers for Disease Controls website includes a lot of information about suicide
prevention. It talks about the risk factors, the protective factors, and the prevention strategies. It
also briefly goes over the consequences of suicide which, by reading about, can help prevent it. Commented [DJ3]: A bit too concise.
This source is relevant to my inquiry because it includes risk factors for suicide. I learned
that suicide can sometimes happen when there is a family history of suicide. I also learned that if
you lose a family member or friend to suicide, your chances of committing suicide increase. This
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wrote the information on this
website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the website. This source is
credible because it was written by a federal organization and put on a government website.
This website was written by the Department of Health and Human Services. It talks about mental
health and the importance of it. It covers thee early warning signs of bad mental health, and what
bad mental health can lead to. It also states facts about mental health, and corrects myths. Commented [DJ5]: Needs more detail.
This source is relevant to my inquiry because I believe taking mental health more
seriously in our society will lead to less suicides. This website covers the importance of mental
health. I learned that 1 in every 10 young people experience major depression at some point. The
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fact that so many people are affected by bad mental health just further proves my point that it
government operated, and has to be accurate. Commented [DJ6]: Omit this. Tell more about the
Department of Health and Human Services, not just that it is
government run.
Mental Illness and the Family: Recognizing Warning Signs and How to Cope. Mental Health
This website focuses mainly on recognizing the warning signs of depression and other
mental illnesses. It also goes over how to cope with them. Commented [DJ8]: This is not a summary. This is a
sentence.
This source is relevant to my inquiry because it emphasizes the fact that you should be
able to take time off to focus on bettering your mental health. This is an important part of my
inquiry. It also stated facts about how mental health differs in different age groups, which is
Mental Health America is a credible source because the people who publish it are
psychologists and know what they are talking about. Commented [DJ9]: Be more specific. Names, degrees,
affiliations.
Suicide Statistics AFSP. AFSP, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 2017,
This website covers the statistics of suicides in detail. It has charts that display the
statistics of suicides by age, race/ethnicity, methods, and attempts. Commented [DJ11]: Not a summary.
This source is relevant to my inquiry because it includes many statistics about suicides. I
now have a better idea of who is more prone to suicide, as well as the methods involved. Commented [DJ12]: Your responses got shorter and
shorter.
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Jessie,
You just did the minimum on this assignment. I realize it was difficult to process this
information, but you needed to write more on each of the required paragraphs: summary,
We dont have power over much of what happens in our lives, but we do have control over how
we process what happens. It has only been a few years since you lost your friend. Sometimes
these inquiries help people, but I can see in your case it was too soon.
Just remember, hindsight is always 20/20, and we couldnt know then what we just didnt know
I would like for you to finish this assignment before posting it to the Digital Portfolio, so you can