Benefits And Disadvantages Of Services For Children And Adolescents

that depression is not only diagnosed in adults, but in children and adolescents as well. Therefore, there is a debate about whether children suffering from depression should be allowed to take antidepressants. Antidepressant drugs should be prescribed for children suffering from depression under the conditions of doctors limiting the medication, including therapy and having the parents informed/educated. Depression, diagnosed in children and adults is something to be taken serious.

pay or any other material benefits. But, this does not mean that volunteer work doesn’t come with any gain, benefit, or knowledge for the volunteer. For adolescents, those who volunteer or engage in civic participation develop positive results in mental health and well-being than those that don’t participate in volunteer work. It is commonly believed that helping others is as beneficial for the donor as it is for the recipient. This belief is especially true for adolescents. For example, according

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) home-visiting program was developed to specifically help first time disadvantage mothers and their children who have the following risks: teenage mothers, unmarried, and/or are from low socioeconomic status (Howard & Brooks-Gunn, 2009). The program was developed in 1977 by psychologist David L. Olds, and it was established initially in Elmira, New York serving White rural adolescent mothers (Dawley, Loch, & Bindrich, 2007). Over the course of almost forty years, NFP has been

only increase the number of obese children and the medical cost associated with it. The best way to address this issue is not by overt, heavy handed government action, but by policy prescriptions that indirectly influence behavior. The following three policy tools will leave

for adolescents (Melnyk, 2009). Group formats of cognitive behavioral therapy have shown promising results. The method presented by CBT is much more effective than presenting CBT individually in that it incorporates similarities seen in the classroom setting which adolescents are familiar and comfortable with (Whissman, 2008). Results from a meta-analysis conducted by Huey and Polo (2008) found that within evidence-based treatments, CBT showed more success for ethnic minority group children. The

One of the main struggles that children in America face today is poverty. Living in poverty can not only be detrimental to them everyday, but to their future. Throughout history we have tried to redress this issue several ways. Rather than providing them with handed out resources, people need to give poverty stricken children the tools to create a better life for themselves. Childhood poverty in the United States can be ameliorated through education. 51% of children in the United States are in poverty

face challenges, youth aging out of foster-care have greater disadvantages and need further matured resilience by implementing protective factors and the provision of lasting support. Emancipating foster-care youth, have a significantly greater disadvantage going into adulthood than their non foster-care peers. These youth account for a large population of foster-care. “Over 25 percent of foster children in the US enter care as adolescents” (Aldgate 14).  Foster-care becomes necessary when the courts

surprise, there will be an extra class included in the curricula: Sex Education. In most public schools, there is some form of teaching of sex education. However, there is an even bigger question that is arising. “What kind of sex education are our children getting and is it enough to help?” There is a huge national debate going on over whether the whole ordeal over if kids should or should not be taught in school about sex. It shouldn’t matter what side of the fence you are on or your school, what

this semester. Vidant Medical Center would be a wonder service-learning site to gain valuable career experiences. I would have the opportunity to incorporate my knowledge from previous classes with hands on experience with patients and staff members. Vidant Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital. Therefore, it serves an assortment of patients from pediatric to geriatric. The hospital offers several activities and services that could correlate with college students’ major or career

problems at home or in the school. Painter (2010) stated, “The National Advisory Mental Health Council Work-group on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Intervention Development and Deployment (2001) reported that an estimated 36% of youth involved in the juvenile justice system nationally became involved due to inadequate or unavailable mental health services, and that children living in poverty are at a higher risk of not receiving appropriate, adequate