Jessica M LaCroix
Biographic Data
| ID | 6816630 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica M LaCroix |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica M |
| FAMILY NAME | LaCroix |
| SIGNATURE | LACROIX J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4040-4275 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The importance of romantic relationships in preventing suicide
Romantic relationships can both attenuate and exacerbate suicide risk. Suicide prevention strategies in the United States have emphasized the importance of healthy connections with others; however, suicide prevention efforts overwhelmingly continue to focus on individual‐level interventions. This presents a missed opportunity to prevent suicide through a focus on romantic relationship factors that are strongly associated with suicidal thoughts an…
Pilot Evaluation of the Online ‘Chaplains-Care’ Program
Retrospective and prospective examination of outpatient mental health utilization and military career impacts
United States (U.S.) military personnel express concerns about the potential impact of seeking mental health care on their careers. To date, there is a lack of empirical data on the association between mental health treatment utilization at a military treatment facility and career-related outcomes
Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Utilization and Military Career Impact in the United States Marine Corps
Service members (SM) are at increased risk of psychiatric conditions, including suicide, yet research indicates SMs believe seeking mental health treatment may negatively impact their military careers, despite a paucity of research examining actual career impacts. This study examined the link between seeking outpatient mental health (MH) treatment and military career impacts within the United States Marine Corps. In Phase 1, a retrospective medic…
Tomboy as Protective Identity
The tomboy in contemporary U.S. culture is a complex identity, providing meaning to many girls and women. In this article, we argue tomboy as a gendered social identity also provides temporary "protections" to girls and women in three main ways. First, tomboy identity can excuse masculine-typed behavior in girls and women and, in doing so, protect women from presumptions about sexual reputation and sexual orientation. Second, tomboy identities ca…
The importance of romantic relationships in preventing suicide
Romantic relationships can both attenuate and exacerbate suicide risk. Suicide prevention strategies in the United States have emphasized the importance of healthy connections with others; however, suicide prevention efforts overwhelmingly continue to focus on individual‐level interventions. This presents a missed opportunity to prevent suicide through a focus on romantic relationship factors that are strongly associated with suicidal thoughts an…
Tomboy as Protective Identity
The tomboy in contemporary U.S. culture is a complex identity, providing meaning to many girls and women. In this article, we argue tomboy as a gendered social identity also provides temporary "protections" to girls and women in three main ways. First, tomboy identity can excuse masculine-typed behavior in girls and women and, in doing so, protect women from presumptions about sexual reputation and sexual orientation. Second, tomboy identities ca…
Retrospective and prospective examination of outpatient mental health utilization and military career impacts
United States (U.S.) military personnel express concerns about the potential impact of seeking mental health care on their careers. To date, there is a lack of empirical data on the association between mental health treatment utilization at a military treatment facility and career-related outcomes
Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Utilization and Military Career Impact in the United States Marine Corps
Service members (SM) are at increased risk of psychiatric conditions, including suicide, yet research indicates SMs believe seeking mental health treatment may negatively impact their military careers, despite a paucity of research examining actual career impacts. This study examined the link between seeking outpatient mental health (MH) treatment and military career impacts within the United States Marine Corps. In Phase 1, a retrospective medic…
Pilot Evaluation of the Online ‘Chaplains-Care’ Program
The importance of romantic relationships in preventing suicide
Romantic relationships can both attenuate and exacerbate suicide risk. Suicide prevention strategies in the United States have emphasized the importance of healthy connections with others; however, suicide prevention efforts overwhelmingly continue to focus on individual‐level interventions. This presents a missed opportunity to prevent suicide through a focus on romantic relationship factors that are strongly associated with suicidal thoughts an…
Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (3 works) · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Military personnel (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Art (1 work)