Mental health

Taking On The Poor Accessibility To Mental Health Care In The State As it stands, Arkansas is currently ranked 47 out of 51 in mental health treatment. When considering minors that ranking drops to 51. The state has a high prevalence of mental health issues, but fails to provide access to mental health care to deal with these issues. Likewise, the state’s suicide rate has been increasing since 2000 and it is currently in the top ten for suicide rates. In order for Arkansas to improve its…

Government Role in the Treatment of Mental Health Although some may say that the government is already too involved in the treatment of mental health, in order to further lower rates of depression and suicide in adolescents the government must stay involved and in some cases do more, including, increase the availability of treatment, improve mental health care in schools, and ameliorate the use of contemporary advancements in the mental health field. "At least 90 percent of people who commit…

need to mental health service among combat veterans from all branches of the military. This is due to deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) which have related combat stressors and potentially traumatic events. These combat stressors such as killing an enemy, incoming fire, and seeing human remains have led to mental health problems such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), in fact roughly 30% of returning soldiers report having mental health…

circumstances, impacting upon their mental health. It is known that many contributory factors relate to the onset of mental illness, ranging from biological, psychological, and social causes. The claim that every individual is unique is reflected through formulations of treatment and care approaches for the individual’s unique issue. All of life’s problems, whether the myriad of addictions, depression, dementia, emotional trauma and a variety of other mental health conditions all require…

the attitudes toward and the treatment of mental illness in the United States that was most significantly marked by the passing of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA: Public Law 88-164). The Community Mental Health Act––passed under President John F. Kennedy’s administration and notable innitiative––was revolutionary in proposing the implementation of two novel concepts that largely contributed to the deinstitutionalization of those with mental illnesses. First, the act called for…

Personal, Academic, and Professional Goals/Personal Qualities: Currently applying to the Walden University Master of Science and specialization in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program (MHCP). My goals are to retire from my current career field as a Department of the Army's Civilian and to continue to work with my first love. A mental health counselor to assist soldiers, family members, and civilians. As a retired twenty-two-year veteran, working with soldiers have always been my first…

Risk Assessment in Mental Health Mental health services can manage risk and safety more effectively by involving service users in planning for safety. However, conventional clinical techniques of risk assessment are obstacles to creating normal and risk-free physical life for admitted and recovering mental health patients (Ratnayake, 2010). It is recommended that mental service givers and patients should work jointly to develop and implement effective risk management plans for mentally ill…

Mental Health, A Flaw In Schools Throughout the ages mental health has been a crisis amongst men and women. People have treated those who are mentally ill with contempt and hatred; leaving a dark streak in humanity. What is truly disgusting is the continuation of this contempt in modern society. Despite the fact that some of the most brilliant minds, like Albert Einstein, had mental illnesses, society attempts to limit them by labeling them and rejecting their pleas for help. The depressing…

about Mental Health The word stigma emanates from the Greek language meaning a mark that is left in the body during the cultural branding of animals in the Greek culture. The name would gain popularity in later years only this time referring to the unwarranted social disapproval of a due to perceived or existing individual characteristics. In most instances, the stigma is based on backward and stereotypic beliefs that have a very shallow premise (Stuart, 2008). The background on mental health…

cultures viewed mental illness as a form of punishment or those who were possessed. In the 1970s, a momentous social movement for the civil rights for mental illness developed with a demand in an array of new services and rights (Mechanic, 2016). Mental health issues were widespread in that a vast majority of all homeless people became mentally ill due to inadequate housing and care. Negative dispositions towards people with dysfunctional behavior lead to a stigmatization of mental illness that…