Community Agency Visit At Norwood Health Center

the population that the health center caters to must be identified as an unserved or underserved one

In the United States alone, approximately 20% of Americans experience a mental illness in a given year, and 1 in 25 Americans live with a serious mental illness that significantly impacts one or more life activities (NAMI.org, 2015). These disorders span across the lifetime, many starting by the age of 14, and mental health care is often the root of progress or hindrance for a person whose life is impacted by these unseen disorders. Though it is not always evident that an individual is experiencing mental illness, these complications influence the daily lives of millions of people worldwide, regardless of age, culture, race, religion, or other delineation. As a result, it is vital that this sector of healthcare be thoroughly examined for inefficiencies,

Optimal mental health has been associated with improved health, social, and professional outcomes (Centers For Disease Control and Prevention "Mental Health Basics”). Thus, mental health care is the process of maintaining this well-being for individuals through various health-related services. Because those with mental health disorders are unlikely to “live productively and fruitfully,” many of these people are likely to be in low-income brackets, which also means they are less likely to be able to afford or have sufficient access to the necessary care and their mental and physical health may further deteriorate, thus signaling a vicious cycle. Unfortunately, because poor mental health is not commonly treated or prevented in primary care, these individuals continue to suffer until they are able to be treated for a specific mental illness. Often mental health care and medical care do not coincide. This is a substantial issue because individuals who are in serious need of mental health services are more likely to have serious physical illnesses that accompany mental illnesses. In addition to driving up prices of care, this type of disorganization also reduces the quality and effectiveness of mental health care and medical care

This paper gives a detailed reflection of my experience at the Wilmington Health Access for Teens (WHAT). In this paper certain issues are addressed such as barriers that teens and their families face when trying to get health care. It is highly common that low income families visit the WHAT center due to the fact that they do not turn people away regardless of their ability to pay. Another barrier to access to care is transportation. Due to low incomes or simply lack of public transportation, some people do not have a reliable way to reach a facility that can provide them with the care they need such as WHAT.

Families are often the main support system for people affected by mental illness. If a

All of the above can lead to social exclusion and this can have long lasting effects on some individuals who are suffering from mental health issues. Unfortunately this can lead to downward trend into poor health, unemployment, and debt and family

Heritage Oaks Hospital provides a less restrictive step-down treatment environment at three outpatient centers: Harbor Oaks in West Sacramento serves adults and senior adults; Roseville Oaks serves adolescents, adults, and senior adults; and Winding Oaks next to the main hospital serves adults and senior adults. According to course textbook, the goal of outpatient programs is to improve quality of life and to return clients to daily activities among family, peers, and the community (Varcarolis, 2013). The treatments available include psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and substance abuse. These outpatient centers have partial hospitalization program (PHP) and intensive outpatient program (IOP). According to the hospital website, outpatient services include physician oversight, medication management, group therapies, educational practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) (heritageoakshospital.com, 2017). I was assigned to Roseville Oaks Outpatient Behavioral Health Center. It was helpful for me to

The Centretown Community Health Centre offers a variety of services to the poor members of the community achieve their life objectives. Firstly, the organization offers Diabetes Education program that helps people manage their type II diabetes and pre-diabetes. They do this by offering group education, maintaining individual follow up, preventing complications, teaching on foot care and other self-care practice. Secondly, the organization carries out is Health Services and Primary Care done by a highly skilled interdisciplinary team where doctors and people responsible in different work areas can come together to provide medical services to registered clients, the main objective of this service is to ensure that clients receive the best possible care. Thirdly, the organization offers Counseling and Wellness Programs, which enhance the wellbeing of individuals, families and the entire community. The fourth service is Building Healthy Communities Together, which enables the community to put together healthy decisions in their lives. Lastly the organization offers Citywide Programming and Services, which is open to all those living in Ottawa region and mostly deals with those involved in Gay and the homeless people.

Children with mentally ill parents often have a mental illness of their own. Typically when the term “mental illness” is used, many people believe it to be schizophrenia, multiple personality disorder, or severe bipolar disorder; a mental illness can be depression or something as simple as anxiety. Children who have ill parents, especially if they are in and out of psychiatric hospitals, “find it difficult to cope because they do not have the maturity and coping tools to deal with certain complex situations.” (Byrne). An unstable relationship between child and parent(s) can lead to many issues with the child, such as high anxiety levels. Children with high anxiety levels often “find it difficult to concentrate on a task or school work due to their anxiety.”

When people are mentally ill, they suffer social stigma, have higher health costs, and are at an increased risk of becoming poor. Every one out of five Americans is diagnosed with a mental illness. That 20 percent of the population can negatively influence the normal stresses of life, working productively and fruitfully, and being able to make a contribution the community. When humankind as a whole cannot recognize that mental illness is a serious issue, there is more harm being done than good. Any kind of mental illness can be caused merely by society, but also can worsen due to humanity not understanding how injustice can make a serious impact. The mental health problems that people face can be limited to society learning about the injustice of these illnesses.

Jonathan K. Burns (2009) emphasized the findings of a community survey that indicated that Americans do not have equal opportunity to receive proper mental health care treatment. (Burns, 2009) “A community survey in the US (a high-income country), for example, reported that low-income individuals cited financial barriers to accessing care. However, this was not the case in the Netherlands or in Canada, both HICs, where economic disparities and income inequality are lower. Also “ in the US, a house hold survey of adolescents found that those of low income status reported far more structural barriers to accessing mental health services than did their middle and high-income counterparts.” (Burns, 2009: 23) Victoria Ojeda and Sara Bergstress (2008) conducted a research study by administering surveys to measure the perceptions and attitudes of participants who indicated that they needed mental health care treatment and were not receiving it. 44.5% of participants indicated that finances were a barrier as to why they were not receiving mental health care treatment. (Ojeda, Bergstress, 2008) Charles Zastrow (2014) expressed that studies have shown that when one has a mental illness, they tend to face financial difficulties due to their illness as it “results in a lowered social status and decrease in earning power” (Zastrow: 2014: 159) Social class also dictates the quality of treatment the individual will receive as studies have

Evidence based research shows that “mental disorders are highly disabling for all the world 's populations” (Druss, Marcus, Rosenheck, Olfson, Tanielian, & Pincus, 2000). However, the reason for disparity within lower social class can be attributed to unmet mental health needs possibly due to lack of insurance. This group may be less likely to seek treatment and when they do, they have less access to adequate healthcare. By not receiving effective and timely treatment, this contributes to increased mental health issues. Exposure to risk factors and less access to adequate care contribute to stress and life predicaments that put children at higher risks for psychological disorders.

The stigmas surrounding mental health create a barrier not only for the treatment of the parents suffering from these disorders but also for their children. For parents, a staggering 2/3 of the population suffering from mental illnesses, admitting that they cannot care for themselves and their children can be extremely difficult and thus their children suffer. It is said that 30-50 percent of children with mentally ill parents will have a psychiatric diagnosis in comparison to 20 percent of the general population. Many times, even when parents do choose treatment information about their children is rarely

68% of women and 57% of men that suffer from a mental illness are parents. Mental illness is a substantial contributing factor to child poverty. Many children have a parent who has had a long-term mental health problem, and this can lead to alcohol or drug problems.

Mental illness is a health condition that affects an individual’s moods and thinking in a way that changes how that person relates to other people in society. The functioning of the affected person is also altered and usually results in the person failing to perform some of the daily activities that the person has previously engaged in. Mental illness can be considered a combination of both social and health complications, affecting the social life of the people who fall victim in many ways (Elliott & Huizinga, 2012). There are some health complications that are also experienced with mental disorders. It is also important to note that medical attention forms part of the therapies that try to correct or control this condition. More recently most concern has been on the fact that mental illness is a major social problem in the world (Gonzalez & Rosenheck, 2014).