Community mental health service

Transitional Resources: Hope, Opportunity and Recovery Transitional Resources is a mental health agency that helps provide a safe place for individuals suffering from mental illness. We provide outpatient, residential, housing and vocational services for approximately 300 mentally ill individuals annually in King County. Our outpatient case managers small caseloads allow our staff to have more contact with their clients. Our strategic plan is to continue with these small caseloads but increase…

As a student eager to get out of the classroom and experience working in the mental health field, as well as interact with those suffering from mental illness, an internship was the logical next step to gain this type of knowledge. Although this comes with its natural feelings of anxiety and inadequacy, the knowledge and life skills I’ve gained through this experience has helped me grow as a person, has made me feel more prepared to help those struggling, and has given me the skills to overcome…

science, etc. Mental health services are available in facilities as well, to individuals who deal with attention problems, hallucinations, anger, anxiety, trauma, depression, and suicidal thoughts in their lives. Some symptoms can be sadness, mood changes, or even the ability to not concentrate. People facing these types of mental illnesses are treated with medication, psychotherapy, group therapy, day treatment or specific therapies. Youth offenders are also provided with Healthcare services.…

different beliefs on mental illnesses and where it came from or how it was created. An ancient Greek physician Claudius Galen believed that all illnesses originated from an out of balance humor or substances in the body. English physician Thomas Willis argued that an internal biochemical relationship was behind mental disorders. Bleeding, purging and even vomiting were thoughts to help and correct any imbalances to heal mental illnesses. It was also argued what came under “mental illnesses”. Due…

The community health meeting mainly focused on mental health education. The topic of mental health education was an excellent topic of focus, because education is one of the pillars of public health. Many stakeholders stated that there is still a stigma about mental health, but that through education, the stigma can slowly deteriorate. Specifically, the stakeholders mentioned that students need to be taught the symptoms of mental illness because students may merely regard their symptoms (e.g.,…

even close experiences, which talk about suicide or a crime that was a result of the individual being mentally ill. This is inevitably an issue that we are aware of as we go about our daily lives. Like obesity, mental health diagnoses and treatment has a history in the USA. In the past, mental illness was considered spiritual or a form of punishment by god. When I was growing up in Nigeria, a mentally ill person was considered an outcast and was deemed useless by family and friends. People would…

Throughout human history, people with mental illness have received a different forms of care than patients with medical conditions. After all, injuries and physical diseases have visible symptoms, while symptoms associated with mental illness are typically behavioral. For millennia, those with mental illness were perceived by society as suffering from some sort of crisis of the soul. They were stricken with madness by the gods or possessed by a demon. The treatment for such supernatural…

system in America relating mental health. The author looks at mental health care in prisons, judicial system, police force, support groups, and a variety of people with close ties to the mental health community. He dives deep into how mental health is dealt with in our country. Throughout the book, he shines light on the problems and areas needed for improvement in mental health. From a nursing standpoint, the book made me realize how important it is for people with mental health to be compliant…

Unquestionably mental health (MH) is a public health concern; however, as in all matters of health focus has shifted from the treatment of illness and disease to that of prevention. Subsequently, this theory also applies to MI in efforts to reduce not only its prevalence but also the anguish suffers endure. However, reducing the prevalence is complicated by the fact mental illness is both complex and far-reaching, whereby, a one-size-fits-all approach proves ineffective. For that reason,…

For years, people diagnosed with mental disorders or psychiatric illnesses are being sent to the United states prisons. America needs to ask itself, why are so many people with mental illnesses hammering through the nations criminal justice system? Is the rising population of mentally ill prisoners in correction facilities not considered a critical issue that needs to be addressed quickly? The government claims to be concerned with the publics security and well-being, so why are they not…