Mental Health Care System

The Mental Health Care system is really important to our society. What might happen if the workforce in the Mental Health System didn 't meet the qualifications to support the mentally ill? It means thousands of people with mental health problems are at risk of not getting the urgent care in emergencies because of a lack in staff and supplies. For the most part America has a better control on their Mental Health Care System, but it is a whole different story in the United Kingdom. One thousand people

In its article, “How do we fix America’s Mental Health Care System?”, the Nami organization states that, there are problems in the mental health care system that needs to be solved for the greater good to the people. It claims that America has limited access to treatment in mental health care system, and therefore, there should be various solutions that can solve the problem. It supports this by providing list of ideas that could be initiated in the near future. Likewise, President of the Depression

Mental health services has given significant impact and influence on mental health nursing practice (Ricard, Page & Laflamme 2014). This is due to the fact that nurses have shown leadership in the clinical setting and have adapted the needs of their consumers to their services in the primary health care setting (Ricard, Page & Laflamme 2014). However, according to John Crowther & Theresa Ragusa (2011), mental health nursing has declined in New South Wales (NSW). Their study provides insight on the

Issues in the Mental Health Care System Introduction Mental illness is a disease found worldwide, affecting a big chunk of the population. Some mental illnesses can be small such as ADHD and anxiety disorders whereas others are more severe like Borderline Personality Disorder and Schizophrenia. Treatment and understanding of these conditions used to be very poor, but the 1980’s started to change that. Although much treatment of mentally ill patients has gotten better, there is still room for improvement

2014 Fixing a Broken System: Mental Health Care Reform Mental health care in the United States is in an abysmal state, and yet the government hasn’t take action to fix it. Individuals suffering from serious mental illness are more likely to be incarcerated than to be receiving care in a psychiatric hospital. Perpetrators of mass shootings are often suffering from mental illness, and don’t receive help despite many warning signs. Homeless people are often suffering from mental illness, and many are

States Mental Health Care System: Barriers to Care According to the World Health Organization, mental illness will affect approximately 25% of people at some point in their life (“WHO Qualityrights”, n.d.). Despite that, the current mental health care system in the United States is inadequate. Many aspects of the system need improving, especially the barriers to service. In fact, approximately 20% of individuals are left without necessary treatment for their mental health disorder (“Mental Health”

Affordable Care Act has on the Mental Health System Prior to the Affordable Care Act Mental Health coverage prior to the Affordable Care Act was far to none. With about nearly one-third of currently covered individuals having no coverage for substance abuse disorder services and approximately 20% having no coverage for mental health services. Services such as outpatient therapy visits, impatient crisis intervention and stabilization were among many that were not offered. Since the Affordable Health Care

This week’s lecture examines certain aspects of mental well-being and the health care system. While discussing how the mental well-being of older adults can be greatly affected, a big portion of the lecture focused on depression. As this plays a big part in an individual’s well-being, I believe it is important to recognize if someone is experiencing depression or anxiety. In the past, I remember there were times where my grandpa felt depressed whenever my family went out for dinner or when they

hospitals, long-term care centers, and mental health systems are different for a few reasons. The type of care they offer and the patients they serve are quite different. Each system has evolved through the years, but their types of patients remain different. First, the hospital has the forefront role of patient care in acute illnesses, injuries, and short-term care (Williams & Torrens, 2008). Hospitals are institutions with many specialized departments that provide integrated care for the patient

The Health care systems in Australia have one of the most affordable, accessing and comprehensive in the world. Access is the right to enter into and able to use the health care system. Australians have enablers and barriers that may affect their health care system. Barriers have limited or, no access to health care as consumers can have poor understanding of how to access health services, language difficulties for instance medical jargon’s or not understanding English at all, financial crisis and