Access to mental health care has been a growing problem for many individuals in communities, especially minority communities. These minority groups lack access to mental health care because either they can’t afford the services or simply they are denied the service. As a result, those who have mental and behavioral issues don’t perform as well in school, they tend to get in trouble more often and their health begins to deteriorate.
In a study done by Sontag-Padilla et al. (2016), they tested the lack of mental health treatment among California college students. They conducted this study by doing online surveys and found that 19% of students reported that they were currently having serious psychological distress within the past 30 days while …show more content…
African Americans have reported more negative experiences of caregiving due to less knowledge of mental illness, and more subjective burden of illness. It was also found that African Americans avoided treatment due to fear of discrimination and being stigmatized with a mental illness. Sometimes, children with mental or behavioral issues in minority communities don’t get the proper care because the therapists they have limited access to lack professionalism or expertise. In Mauritius, Sungum-Paliwal (2014), found that mental health problems were higher in boys in rural schools because there is a lack of proper understanding of their mental health. In another study done by Acharya, Hirachan, Mandel and Dyke, (2016), it was found that primary care providers in Nepal reported limited training, lack of knowledge and skills and discomfort in delivering mental health care. As a result, more training during undergrad and grad school is required for proper mental health care …show more content…
Coping power is a technique that has seen a lot of research in dealing with behavioral issues in students. One study found that giving counselors training and feedback on coping power improved the results and helped maintain their results over time (Loctman et al, 2009). A recent article has pointed to adapting coping power in group settings to help deal with several factors including stress, hyperactivity, and prosocial behaviors (Muratori et al, 2016). They adapted an individualized coping power program to be used in a group setting. They were able to see an overall reduction in stress and hyperactivity versus those in a control group. They also noticed that there was an improvement in overall grades over the course of the coping power program. Another study combined coping power with what was known as the brain power program (Leff, Waasdorp, & Paskewich, 2016). They took students with behavioral problem and combined them with role models that tended to express prosocial behaviors. The idea was to use a 20 session approach that would help the at risk students and had them develop strategies to deal with everything from coping strategies, peer interpretation, and application of strategies. In the end, they saw an increase in prosocial behaviors in both boys and
In a study done by Sontag-Padilla et al. (2016), they tested the lack of mental health treatment among California college students. They conducted this study by doing online surveys and found that 19% of students reported that they were currently having serious psychological distress within the past 30 days while …show more content…
African Americans have reported more negative experiences of caregiving due to less knowledge of mental illness, and more subjective burden of illness. It was also found that African Americans avoided treatment due to fear of discrimination and being stigmatized with a mental illness. Sometimes, children with mental or behavioral issues in minority communities don’t get the proper care because the therapists they have limited access to lack professionalism or expertise. In Mauritius, Sungum-Paliwal (2014), found that mental health problems were higher in boys in rural schools because there is a lack of proper understanding of their mental health. In another study done by Acharya, Hirachan, Mandel and Dyke, (2016), it was found that primary care providers in Nepal reported limited training, lack of knowledge and skills and discomfort in delivering mental health care. As a result, more training during undergrad and grad school is required for proper mental health care …show more content…
Coping power is a technique that has seen a lot of research in dealing with behavioral issues in students. One study found that giving counselors training and feedback on coping power improved the results and helped maintain their results over time (Loctman et al, 2009). A recent article has pointed to adapting coping power in group settings to help deal with several factors including stress, hyperactivity, and prosocial behaviors (Muratori et al, 2016). They adapted an individualized coping power program to be used in a group setting. They were able to see an overall reduction in stress and hyperactivity versus those in a control group. They also noticed that there was an improvement in overall grades over the course of the coping power program. Another study combined coping power with what was known as the brain power program (Leff, Waasdorp, & Paskewich, 2016). They took students with behavioral problem and combined them with role models that tended to express prosocial behaviors. The idea was to use a 20 session approach that would help the at risk students and had them develop strategies to deal with everything from coping strategies, peer interpretation, and application of strategies. In the end, they saw an increase in prosocial behaviors in both boys and