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Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
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From page 129...
... Appendix B Workshop Agenda Mental Health and Violence: Opportunities for Prevention and Early Intervention A Workshop of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Forum on Global Violence Prevention February 26–27, 2014 Keck Center of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 Rooms 100 and 101 (Room 101 is the overflow room with webcasting)
From page 130...
... The model will include the following: o  description of mental health function as a continuum A from optimal to dysfunctional, with problems ranging from minor to serious distress to antisocial behavior to severe mental illness o  Perpetration of violence, victims of violence, and expo sure to violence o  Interpersonal, self-directed, and collective violence o  Neurobiology of violent behavior o  Multiple ecological levels to be considered o  life-course/developmental perspective A o  eans of violence perpetration, including access to M weapons o dentification of the multiple sectors that must be in I volved, as well as their intersection
From page 131...
... • Thomas Insel, National Institute of Mental Health Part I: Understanding the Problem 9:15 AM–2:00 PM The objectives of this session include highlighting the inter section of mental health and violence through a common under standing of terms, a description of the risk and protective factors that come into play on various ecological levels, and identification of the significant neurocognitive mechanisms related to violence. Addi­ionally, a panel of individuals will share their lived experi t ences and perspectives of mental health and violence.
From page 132...
... The presentation will be followed by discussion with the workshop participants. •  ames Blair, National Institute of Mental Health J 12:00 PM LUNCH
From page 133...
... Topics to be covered include detecting and assessing risk for mental health dysfunction and violence; the values and limitations of current assess­ ents; the role of varying means of violence; the relationship m of alcohol and alcohol use disorders in occurrences of violence; the opportunities in mental health service delivery for preventing violence and providing care to victims, perpetrators, and observers; and the critical significance of the interface between the criminal justice community and individuals with mental illness in preventing violence victimization and perpetration. 2:00 PM Detecting and Assessing Mental Health Dysfunction and Risk for Violence This panel will explore current capabilities to identify and assess mental health dysfunction and the risk for violence and how this affects treatment.
From page 134...
... Moderator: Vickie Mays • Seena Fazel, University of Oxford, United Kingdom •  ustin Pardini, University of Pittsburgh D •  ieter Wolke, University of Warwick, United Kingdom D 3:30 PM BREAK 3:45 PM Mental Health and Means of Violence The means of violence vary by nation, culture, and often by circumstances of convenience. This panel will explore issues of access to means that include the legal and constitutional rights of individuals and the public at large.
From page 135...
... The presentations will be followed by discussion with the workshop participants. Moderator: Peggy Murray • Klaus Miczek, Tufts University • Kenneth Leonard, University at Buffalo • Toben Nelson, University of Minnesota • Ronaldo Laranjeira, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil 9:45 AM Violence Prevention and Mental Health Services This panel will describe how mental health services present the opportunity to prevent violence while providing care to those in need including victims and perpetrators of violence.
From page 136...
... Unintended consequences, including lack of adequate funding to mental health centers, lack of employ­ ent m opportunities, and a dearth of low-income housing resulted in many people not receiving either adequate treatment or housing. Many mentally ill people were on the streets and had significant interface with the criminal justice system.
From page 137...
... What are the priority items for the agenda going forward? Panelists have been drawn from the perspectives of mental health services, criminal jus tice, culture and anthropology, mental health services in low- and middle-income countries, and violence prevention.
From page 138...
... 138 VIOLENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH 2:15 PM Reflections from the Workshop and the Way Forward Moderator: Mark Rosenberg • Colleen Barry, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health • Sheldon Greenberg, Johns Hopkins University School of Education •  anis Jenkins, University of California, San Diego J •  évora Kestel, Pan American Health Organization D •  ames Mercy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention J 3:30 PM Open Discussion 4:00 PM Workshop Adjournment


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