Accessing Appropriate Support And Early Intervention As A Protective Factor For Youth Mental Health

Youth face several challenges with regard to mental health treatment. While eligibility for Medicaid is certainly a huge issue with young adults, there was one surprising issue that the youth reported as influencing their treatment decisions. The teens stated they felt forced into mental health treatment while in care, even when they did not feel they needed therapy. The adolescents also reported a loss of previously established supports and being inadequately prepared to go out into the adult world as they were never taught necessary life skills (Sakai, et al., 2014). This was consistent with the findings in other

The authors of this paper begin by describing that although there is a high occurrence of children and adolescents with mental health disorders, Canada lacks certain policies and services in order to support mental health care. The authors examined the accessibility, substance and status of mental health care services and systems for youth in all provinces and territories of Canada. If policies did exist, they were assessed using the WHO (World Health Organization) framework. The results of this paper explain that only four provinces contain child and adolescent mental health policies and plans, however the policies and plans that do occur are lacking vital components. The authors continue by recommending better development of Canadian mental

It is an assistive process that seeks to give advice and represent the individual. Identifying opportunities is the first step of advocacy (Rapp, 2012), as these opportunities may present beneficial changes for the individual suffering from mental health issues. There needs to be an advocacy to change the mental health system to better suit the needs of modern society, and especially the youth. The development of mental services on an online platform is already a big step towards making positive changes, however that only tackles the issue of accessibility. The way that mental health professional approach and understand youth mental issues needs to change in order for there to be a meaningful and engaging

Major Depressive Disorder and Major Depressive Episodes affect many across the country in various forms and degrees. Though many are affected by MDD/MDE most do not receive the help they need. A group that may not always be acknowledged in suffering from major depressive disorder/major depressive episodes are adolescents. Consequently, more often than not, adolescents do not receive a diagnosis or support with their struggles. Mental illness symptoms in adolescents may be dismissed for various of reasons, but can have a serious impact on various aspects of their lives.The struggles could be mitigated and managed by a public health approach. Public health approach may help to first collect the information on the extent of the issue. The

In today’s society we tend to overlook some of the mental issues in our peers among us, especially in some school systems. At least 20 percent of youth ages 13 through 18 live with mental illnesses today. A mental illness can be defined as a dysfunction of the brain that causes mild to severe disturbances in thought or behavior, resulting in an inability to coupe with life’s ordinary demands and routines. Overall there are more than 200 classified forms of mental illness. There are some types of mental illness that are more common than others, but among youth the three main mental health issues are attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and depression.

The purpose of this report was to find evidence of how adolescents between the ages of 13 -19 and young adults between 20 -24 cope living with mental illness and the impact it can have on their day to day living. The author’s background information discovered that The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that more than 20% of young people suffer from some form of mental illness, with approximately half of all mental health illness beginning to appear by the mid teen ages, and another three-fourths by their mid 20’s.

The population of this study consisted of 73 students, 27 male, 46 female, over the age of 13; the students involved all reported at least mild psychological distress. Thirty-five of the students received counseling while 38 were assigned to the waitlist as a control group, to receive counseling after the data is collected (Rupani et al, 2013).

As discussed above, a high level of youth population suffer from mental health issues, however only some receive help. Rates of help seeking in youths who self-harm have been found to be exceptionally low in spite of high levels of suicidal thoughts (Martin, G., Swannell, S., Harrison, J., Hazell, P., & Taylor, A., 2010). Only a quarter of mentally ill youths have received help for their condition and only 50% of those with the most serious mental health problems have received professional help (Sawyer et al., 2000). Certain groups such as Indigenous Australians (Williamson, A.B et al., 2010) and those living in rural areas (Beer, A. and Keane, R., 2000) are less likely to partake in help-seeking behaviour in spite of having the highest levels of mental health problems. Previous research in this area suggests that youths with probable mental illness were more unlikely to feel comfortable seeking help from people they knew than healthy individuals. More strikingly, however were the results that over 60% of young people with probable mental illness were felt uneasy with the idea of seeking professional help in the form of online help, hotlines or community-based aid (Ivancic. L., et al., 2014).

This act would provide funding needed to train school staff on mental health issues and it would create a comprehensive program linking school with the community services in order to recognize early signs and symptoms of mental health illness. Our children and young adults deserve to have access to behavioral services and school staff that are trained to recognize the need for intervention when it comes to recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness. According to NAMI, 13% of children between the ages of 8-15 and 20% of youth between the ages of 13-18, struggle with mental illness on a daily basis (National Alliance on Mental Health, 2014). We owe it to our youth populations to take these numbers seriously and to help them become productive members of our

Data collection and monitoring are important steps to identify different kinds of mental health needs and to target resources at the national, state, and local levels. “Public health surveillance involves systematic and ongoing collection of data followed by the interpretation and dissemination of the data” (Perou et al 2013) in order to facilitate public health action. Information and indicators that warrant attention and appropriate monitoring relating to the mental health issues include, among other things: the extent of the problem (the prevalence of mental disorders and identification of major risk factors and protective factors for mental health and well-being); services gap between the number of people who have a mental disorder and those who receive(or utilize) treatment and a range of appropriate services, including social services; health outcome/indicators data (including suicide, unhealthy days, premature mortality rates, levels of disability, risk factors, and social and economic outcome data (including relative levels of educational achievement,

in an early intervention youth mental health service. Early Intervention In Psychiatry, 10(1), 88-97. doi:10.1111/eip.12191

Publish a green paper on children and young people's mental health (Vision 1-6). This is to contain proposals for improving services across the country and increasing focus on preventative activity. Also included within the paper will be a vision for supporting schools, colleges and NHS services to work collaboratively in the aim in providing dedicated children and young people's services. Current models such as the five broad models to mental illness to be to taught to teachers in secondary school which will enable well-trained mentors in a comprehensive support structure for children and young adults.

School structures aren’t adaptive to individual student’ needs. “The number of youth with sub-threshold mental health problems remain unidentified, thus supporting the critical need for prevention and early intervention efforts before problems develop or escalate to a diagnostic level,” (Kelley and Bertel). As the mental health state escalates, there is an increasing

Headspace is an Australian National network that specialises in providing mental health center’s for teens and young adults. It’s objective is to prolong the reach of mental health services and support for the many young people who suffer and struggle through mental health complications. Established by the Australian government in 2006 and funded by the Department of Health and Ageing under the Youth Mental Health Initiative Program, it offers support and provides early intervention services to those aged between 12-25. It is a confidential, free and secure space where a young person can call, web-chat, or email with a qualified youth mental professional. This service is arranged in a way to make it as easy as possible for a young person to

The counseling field is ever growing with many employment opportunities, but yet it is very competitive. Mental health counseling is one of the specializations in the counseling field. The American Mental Health Counselors Association stated that mental health counselors are “highly-skilled professionals who provide flexible, consumer-oriented therapy”(2016). Mental health counselors offer a wide range of services, such as: “assessment and diagnosis, psychotherapy, treatment planning and utilization review, brief and solution-focused therapy, alcoholism and substance abuse treatment, psychoeducational and prevention programs and crisis Management”(American Mental Health Counselors Association, 2016). This paper will discuss the historical background of mental health counseling, mental health counseling services available for adolescents, ethical requirements of the American Counseling Association and legal requirements in the state of South Carolina and the different professional organizations.