2020 ACA San Diego Program Book_Winter Conference

SUnday

12:30–2 P.m.

• Discuss the importance of psychological autopsies in understanding suicide and informing policy and procedural updates in our prisons and jails. Moderator: Anita Bazile-Sawyer , Chief of Programs, Illinois Department of Corrections, Springfield, Illinois Speakers: Melvin Hinton , Chief of Mental Health Services, Illinois Department of Corrections, Crest Hill, Illinois; Jeff Sim , Illinois Department of Corrections, Crest Hill, Illinois

B-3A Inmate Suicide: What Do the Current Suicide Data and Psychological Autopsies Tell Us

About Inmate Suicide? (CE, Y CE) Room 2

Suicide in corrections is on the rise! The Bureau of Justice reports that state prisons suicide rate went up by 30% from 2013 to 2014 and this trend continues to go up. This unacceptable high rate of suicides in our nation’s prisons and jails cannot be ignored because it threatens the very fabric of our penal systems. While suicide prevention efforts are undoubtedly important, equally important is to take a bird’s-eye view of who, what, when, why, and how suicide occurred in our systems. Taking this approach gives us a glimpse of who these victims are. A collection of suicide data from several correctional facilities, a review of Illinois State psychological autopsies provides some clues why these individuals commit suicide. Learning Objectives: • Identify the who, what, when, why, and how individuals who died by suicide in prisons and jails. • Explain the reasons how externalized behaviors and habituation to self-injury play a role in suicide.

B-3B Just a Puff or Sip Away: Vaping and Alcohol Use Among Juveniles (CE, CME, CERP) Room 4 This presentation will deal with the current issues of increased teen usage of e-cigarette and vaping and

Workshops Sunday, Jan. 12 t 12:30–2 p.m.

its impact on health, lung disease and deaths. Reaction has been strong, but is it enough or too much? The other half of the presentation will deal with alcohol use as it continues to be a significant problem. Learning Objectives: • Update and gain an appreciation of the current issues of vaping and that not all e-cigarettes are created equal — how flavorings, nicotine or THC vary in what is being inhaled. • Review current findings of the cause of the severe lung disease and deaths and discuss what we know and understand. • Review responses to the epidemic and whether they will likely result in the desired effects or further complicate the problem. • Present current teen alcohol use behavior and approaches to the treatment options for substance use disorders. Moderator: Diana Tomek , BSN, RN, CCN/M, Director of Nursing, Nebraska Department of Corrections, Lincoln, Nebraska Speaker: Robert D. Jones , MD, Medical Director, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, Phoenix, Arizona

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