When you fall off a swing and break your arm where do you go? Most would say that they would go to the doctor or emergency room. However, when you do not feel well mentally where would a person go? The answer most people would give would be that they just deal with being mentally unwell. Going to the doctor does not have the same stigma as going to a therapist though both help people with the problems they face. Although these stigmas cause problems in society the government is trying to help the mental health industry by including it in their yearly budget. However, the government could reevaluate the yearly budget and notice that some of the categories could be lessened in order to increase the budget for mental health.
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If there is a physical problem that needs to be fixed such as a dangerous disease, then the government steps in to solve it. However, if a mental problem is being shown by the citizens the government is less likely to step in to solve the problem. This is due to the idea that mental health is not as big of a problem as physical health most likely because one of these the symptoms can be seen while the other is all in the person’s mind. It is a lot harder to tell someone that they have a mental illness when there is no physical proof like they are running a fever. At the current moment there are 40 million adults, 18 and older who suffer from Anxiety disorders (ADAA) out of the 324 million U.S. population (U.S. and World Population Clock). That is 13% of the population that is suffering from a mental illness that needs help from mental health professionals. Take into account that there are only 403 psychiatric hospitals who are able to help these 40 million people with Anxiety disorders it would be near impossible to be able to help all of these people. This does not include other disorders such as eating disorders, schizophrenia, severe paranoia, and any other disorder one could think of. There is a whole book dedicated to the different disorders that people suffer from on a daily basis. STORY! Then there are other registered hospitals that need funding for all of the illness and other problems that they …show more content…
It instead falls under the category of health which helps pay for all matters in the health industry. This would be hospitals, nursing homes, mental health facilities, drug testing, etc. All of these play a role in society that cannot be taken away and thus makes it that much harder to choose who gets more funds and who gets less. Out of 5,627 registered hospitals 4,926 of them are community hospitals, 213 are federal government hospitals, 75 are long term care hospitals, 10 are hospital units of institutions, and 403 of them are psychiatric hospitals. (Health Forum LLC) There are 403 psychiatric hospitals that helps the entire U.S. population with their mental health. This is a very small number in comparison to 4,926 community hospitals helping the U.S. population with their physical health. (Health Forum LLC) This would mean that there are less opportunities for people to get help with their mental health. It would be like a person who’s been shot has to wait hours if not days in order to get help, because the wait list is so long. The person who got shot needs help right away, but it is very hard to help them if there were only 403 places that offered help. Out of these 403 places most would have a waiting list and has to help other clients with serious illness and other physical problems. This is what psychiatric
My proposition is …show more content…
If there is a physical problem that needs to be fixed such as a dangerous disease, then the government steps in to solve it. However, if a mental problem is being shown by the citizens the government is less likely to step in to solve the problem. This is due to the idea that mental health is not as big of a problem as physical health most likely because one of these the symptoms can be seen while the other is all in the person’s mind. It is a lot harder to tell someone that they have a mental illness when there is no physical proof like they are running a fever. At the current moment there are 40 million adults, 18 and older who suffer from Anxiety disorders (ADAA) out of the 324 million U.S. population (U.S. and World Population Clock). That is 13% of the population that is suffering from a mental illness that needs help from mental health professionals. Take into account that there are only 403 psychiatric hospitals who are able to help these 40 million people with Anxiety disorders it would be near impossible to be able to help all of these people. This does not include other disorders such as eating disorders, schizophrenia, severe paranoia, and any other disorder one could think of. There is a whole book dedicated to the different disorders that people suffer from on a daily basis. STORY! Then there are other registered hospitals that need funding for all of the illness and other problems that they …show more content…
It instead falls under the category of health which helps pay for all matters in the health industry. This would be hospitals, nursing homes, mental health facilities, drug testing, etc. All of these play a role in society that cannot be taken away and thus makes it that much harder to choose who gets more funds and who gets less. Out of 5,627 registered hospitals 4,926 of them are community hospitals, 213 are federal government hospitals, 75 are long term care hospitals, 10 are hospital units of institutions, and 403 of them are psychiatric hospitals. (Health Forum LLC) There are 403 psychiatric hospitals that helps the entire U.S. population with their mental health. This is a very small number in comparison to 4,926 community hospitals helping the U.S. population with their physical health. (Health Forum LLC) This would mean that there are less opportunities for people to get help with their mental health. It would be like a person who’s been shot has to wait hours if not days in order to get help, because the wait list is so long. The person who got shot needs help right away, but it is very hard to help them if there were only 403 places that offered help. Out of these 403 places most would have a waiting list and has to help other clients with serious illness and other physical problems. This is what psychiatric