Integrated Colaborative Model

Select and describe one issue of interest. Describe advocacy processes needed to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients. Identify public policies on the local, state, and national levels that affect the quality and accessibility of mental health services.

There is so much that can be done to create more access to mental health care but we need to start somewhere. To reduce the effects of untreated mental health care, access to care needs to become available to everyone. Having care and access to that care is essential in treating mental illness and to help provide a better life to those suffering from mental illness. Access to care needs to increase so that everyone in the world has a fair shot at receiving help. It's time to take a stand and increase the access to mental health

The mental health care needs of many children and adults have been overlooked for quite some time. Nearly one in five adults experience a mental health issue at some point throughout their lives, yet due to the challenges in accessing and obtaining affordable health care, many have gone without adequate treatment (Mental health by the numbers, 2015). According to SAMSHA (2013), 2/3 of America’s 45 million adults suffering from mental illnesses, and 90% of our country’s 21 million adults struggling with substance use disorders go without treatment each year (SAMSHA, 2013).

Addressing inadequately served mental health needs is a multifactorial issue related to inadequate social understanding of the problem, funding, supply of providers, and integration of services. There is no one solution to the problem, and the recommendations here will focus on addressing several of these important aspects of the mental health issue.

Today, the U.S. mental health services are multifaceted and complex, containing people in general and private segments, general wellbeing and claim to fame mental well-being suppliers, and social administrations, lodging, criminal equity, and instructive offices. These offices don't generally work in an organized way. The design of the framework reflects fundamental reactions to an expansive cluster of elements including change developments, budgetary motivating forces in light of who pays for what sort of administrations, and advances in consideration and treatment innovation. In spite of the fact that the cross breed framework that exists today serves assorted capacities well for some individuals, people with the most complex needs and the least money related assets regularly discover the framework divided and hard to utilize. A test for the Nation in the close term future is to speed the exchange of new confirmation based medicines and aversion intercessions into differing administration conveyance settings and frameworks, while guaranteeing more noteworthy coordination among these settings and

One out of five adults with a mental illness, are not able to obtain the treatment they need. Unlike the amount of people with a mental illness who did not receive treatment, the individuals who are reporting unmet needs are seeking treatment and facing barriers to getting the help they need.

The National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI, 2015) estimates 1 in 5- 48.8- million adults in the United States are diagnosed with a mental illness each year. Amongst adolescents and children, it is estimated 1 in 5 youth ages 13-18-(21.4%) have, or will have a serious mental illness every year (NAMI, 2015). For children ages 8-15 the prevalence of experiencing a serious mental illness at one point in their life is 13% (NAMI, 2015). Although, children and adolescents are most commonly diagnosed with mood, conduct and anxiety disorders, there are those who occasionally experience psychotic disorders such as early onset schizophrenia.

Mental illness has similar and equally detrimental symptoms to physical illness. It touches the lives of everyone, whether you are affected by it personally, or have a friend and/or family member suffering from one. Approximately one in five adults suffers from a mental disorder each year (NAMI, 2016). Unfortunately, no matter how real mental illness is, it has not shaken the stigma or gained the proper attention from the health care system and insurance companies it needs to be able to treat and prevent psychotic episodes. Often times, the communities idea of helping the issue is by removing the affected from society, or ignoring the problem altogether. For those afflicted with mental disorders, it has lead to discrimination, homelessness, and even suicide. As the United States seeks reform in the healthcare system, it is the perfect time to request more resources for mental health.

Vulnerable populations face many challenges and difficulties. Populations such as the homeless, the intellectually disabled, the elderly, and those living with HIV/AIDS face greater health risks than others. They have greater health-related problems and lack the means or ability to access needed health care. Furthermore, in addition to the many challenges, such as health-related problems, having no permanent living situation, social isolation, stigma, and poverty, they also may suffer from several mental illnesses. Unfortunately, as a result of their vulnerability, accessing appropriate mental health care is a challenge to these populations. Their health needs are often underserved. However, one way in which mental health treatment and assistance

Lack of access to mental health care and treatment is one of the top ten reasons that many mental health conditions go untreated. Many private and group health insurance plans only include minimal mental health care coverage or do not incorporate mental health care coverage at all. Over half of adult citizens of the United States of America, who possess a mental illness, do not obtain mental health care treatment. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, one out of every five adults in America have endured their own mental health difficulty, and one out of every twenty-five American adults suffer from a severe mental illness, such as major depression, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. (Top 5 Barriers to Mental Healthcare Access, Social Solutions.com, 2017)

It has been my goal since beginning in the field of social work to begin addressing some of the disparities surrounding mental health that exist within varying communities. It is common knowledge that communities with a high rates of poverty are not considered a priority when receiving the help that is needed when addressing the mind's health. This is evidenced by the state of the healthcare system that exists within this country. Though healthcare has seen drastic changes over the past few years under the Obama administration, there still remains a gap in care to people who need it.

Before there is availability of mental health care, there needs to be that initial access to that care. Someone can easily comment on how much health care is out there, but that what they cannot do is say if the care is available to new patients. “An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older or about one in four adults suffer from a

Access to mental health care is not as good as than other forms of medical services. Some Americans have reduced access to mental health care amenities because they are living in a countryside setting. Others cannot get to treatment for the reason of shortage of transportation or vast work and household tasks. In some areas, when a

Psychological disorder is a pattern of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or physical symptoms presented by an individual. Infants, children, adolescents, and older adults may experience in their lifetime psychological disorder. It’s really essential to pay attention to early symptoms, before these symptoms increases. Many of this mental illness began and an early age. Children and adolescence mental help differ in many ways from those adults. Abnormal child psychology, biological influences must be balanced with important developmental and cultural factors such as; microsystem, mesosystem, ecosystem, and, macro system. It’s critical to remember that having a mental illness do not describe how people are, these disorders only describe patterns

Nearly twenty percent of Americans suffer from mental illness each year, including children. Many children suffer from cognitive and neurodevelopmental disorders. In simpler terms, these disorders refer to impairments of the growth and development of the brain. Some of the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders include attention deficit disorder, cerebral palsy, issues affecting emotion, learning ability, self control, and memory, and even vision and hearing impairments. These disorders are becoming increasingly common in children, with as many as one in six children being diagnosed with some type of neurodevelopmental disorder. However, their exact causes are hard to pinpoint.