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there are racial disparities in the delivery of behavioral health services (2008). Health services disparity refers to “differences in treatment or access not justified by the differences in health status or preference of the groups” (Alegria, Vallas, & Pumariega, 2010, p. 760). Generally speaking psychiatric problems have been undertreated in the United States (US) but for racial/ethnic minorities their rates of even lower for mental health treatment compared to their counter parts White…

to shape the community in the way that people think. It only depends how influence one is towards what is being shown to them. The bias in certain media organisation is seen but there is a level of respect and ethics towards certain topics before it is published out to the public. The topics are usually sensitive issues such as suicide, grief, mental health and trauma. These topics needs to be very thoroughly checked before being distribute and published to not trigger the community who have…

Lieberman correctly highlights the reality that the US mental health care system has failed many individuals. However, his assertion that violent crime offenders commonly have untreated severe mental illness is misleading. Following tragedies such as the murder-suicide perpetrated by Vester Lee Flannagan II (1), many like Dr. Lieberman inaccurately proclaim that these occurrences have a primary common denominator: persons with severe mental illness. Not only does this further stigmatize an…

treatment and monitoring of their condition. I would not say that there is not easy access to mental health services but there is a lack of knowledge of the available services that causes a decline in mentally ill citizens being adequately cared for. When there is dialog of mandated care for…

MENTAL HEALTH CARE LINE PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF PATIENT SERVICES 1) SERVICE MISSION/PHILOSOPHY/GOALS AND OJECTIVES: a) The primary mission of the Mental Health Care Line (MHCL) is to provide quality mental health services to individuals who are experiencing identifiable mental health problems. These services are designed to help the individual attain and maintain maximum levels of biological, psychological, social, and spiritual functioning. The MHCL provides a wide range of services…

Mental Health Waiver: WISE The Mental Health Waiver, also known as Working for Integration Support and Empowerment (WISE), is a waiver program that helps individuals with serious mental illness who are currently residing in an institutional setting, or are deemed eligible to reside in an institution, transition back into the community. Previously, adults with serious mental illnesses were being discharged from inpatient treatment settings and placed in nursing homes to meet their needs.…

In the early days of corrections, the mental health of inmates was ignored. However, today it has become a major issue in American prisons with more and more institutions facing the challenge of mental health head-on rather than sweeping this long-time problem under the rug. Correctional institutions have tried to introduce psychiatric programs with the hope of treating mentally ill offenders and lowering recidivism rates. Prisons now include mental health professionals, who work closely with…

impact of the Mental Health Care Revolution is an increase in the accessibility of health care for mental health patients. One of the reasons of this dramatic increase is a new idea that is gaining popularity called telepsychiatry, or telehealth. Simply put, telepsychiatry using technology, often video calling services, to increase the range of area that psychiatric services are offered in. The usage of telepsychiatry has been advertised as a way to increase access to mental health care,…

possess mental illness have a unique set of circumstances and needs which will be discussed in this paper. The elements examined in this paper are based in the process of offenders with mental illness and the needed treatment. The elements include the offenders with mental illness, the different type of treatment, issues concerning their treatment, the mental health courts, and the expansion of mental health courts for juveniles suffering from mental illness. Keywords: Treatment, Mental…

advocated the deployment of community-based, multi-disciplinary prevention strategies for the healthy development of children. An individual’s culture also plays an important part in their mental health status. More than just race and ethnicity, culture encompasses age, gender, geographical location, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Knowing an individual’s culture can aid behavioral health professionals and primary care physicians in identifying potential behavioral health issues…