The Independent and The Telegraph both have produced two articles that strongly connect to each other. Will Gore and The Telegraph View both express their opinions as well as the experience that Prince Harry had with mental health through their writing. Article one by The Telegraph View talks about the amount of people who have to suffer in silence with their mental health issues and circumstances just like Prince harry did when his mother tragically passed away. It shows us and makes us aware about how much service and help it required to help people as it takes time to fully help someone with this serious health matter. Article two by Will Gore is about how someone who is well known in the public eye has experience the relatable issue of …show more content…
The argument for a better strategy to improve this situation starts off with Prince Harry opening up and about his situation and his state of mind as well and also about how teenagers will more likely experince some form of mental health through their own teenage life just like the Prince did when his mother died. There are many charites around the country to try and help and tackle mental health but Prince Harry and his family team up together to form a charity campaign called Heads Together which aims to correct that mental health is not just some label it comes in different stages, ways and circumstances. Refering back to the key message this ties in with the problem that is mentioned in this article that not enough people are seeking help and trying to avoid the problem hoping it will go away. The article is expressing the fact that you should not be worried or anxious about getting help as people will take time to listen to you and help you to overcome your issue even if it takes time which also I think is important that people understand that. Finally the article closes with The Government recognising the mental health issue our nation faces and they want to provide more help and make it an option for others. This settles the argument that we need …show more content…
First piece of word choice used by The Telegraph View I have chosen to write about is 'stigma' which has connatations of branded, label, shame and disgrace. This shows us that people dont know the true meaning of mental health and think firstly of the sterotypes that come with it like its just all based around the same thing which has made is gain a very negative label or brand which is not the case and also it gives an impression that people dont really think about mental health that much and dont take it as serious as it should be taken. 'rife' has connotations of common, global and normal. This shows us that having anxiety is normal and common to many people around the world and is not unusual as many people will have or will suffer from this during their lifetime. Finally my last example of word choice is 'disorientates' which has connotations of lost and confused. This shows us that the writer is describing technology in the present day as they think it is becoming more useless as it can be confusing for people and harder to learn about and use especially in everyday life and work enviroments. The word choice I have metioned show us the impact of mental health not just to patients but others and what they think about it and also that technology is becoming much hard and causes
This highlights the importance of the chosen service improvement, not only for individuals with mental health issues but for those at risk of developing mental illness and the NHS as a whole. These recommendations are present in No Health without Mental Health: A Guide for General Practice (DoH, 2012, online), The NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13 (DoH, 2011, online), and numerous others.
Having been born in Zimbabwe where mental health is not taken seriously or as an important issue and being raised in the UK were I have come to gain some understanding and realization on the matter of mental health, I am greatly affected when I notice how far this country has come within its education and grasp of mental illness as well as social inclusion to those with mental health issues, as
However, as highlighted by the Time to Change initiative, media depictions have continued to portray mental health in stigmatising ways. Research has suggested the media continues to present false, misleading, stereotyped and negative information to the public about mental health. This occurs through various media sources, including newspaper articles, films and portrayals of mental illness in TV programs.
A national strategy for promoting mental wellbeing and mental health is No Health Without Mental Health.
Teachers and staff will be trained to tell the if a student is experiencing symptoms of any type of mental health disorder. For example, if a student is having irregular mood swings or a fluctuation in weight, which are common symptoms of anxiety and depression. In the article, “Why Schools Should Screen Their Students' Mental Health”, it says,“If we made mental health part of the usual health system of a school, then it becomes more normal…”. If a student sees a positive outlook on mental health they would be opened to getting help. On some media platforms, mental health is portrayed as something to be ashamed of or a evil quality to posses. Mental health isn’t evil, it’s how the person deals with it that's important. Yes, if not treated it can cause negative effects but with the help from the community these children can live relatively normal lives. Children and adults struggle to comprehend the severity of mental illness, which causes them to avoid any form of treatment. In the future, mental health should become a thing not to be ashamed of. A person who broke a bone would go to the hospital right away, not wait for it to heal on its own. If you wouldn’t wait for a physical injury, why would you wait for
Within this unit I will be showing my past and learnt knowledge of the main forms of mental health problems according to the psychiatric classification system. I will be looking at the strengths, Limitations and alternative frameworks for understanding mental health. I will also demonstrate ways in which mental health problems can and do impact the individual and there social network.
As being diagnosed as mentally ill creates a use of label’s which help us to understand and accept the behaviours that they are displaying within a patient centred environment where the individual will not be held in charge for their actions. However, this use of terms will generate empathy and accepting the attitudes of those who are suffering from the mental health issue/ disorder. In some cases, this type of language is seen as a control by professionals which shows off the power that they have over the service user. In some cases, the label’s give some form of relief to service users and individuals for example they will find out that the illness that they have has a name and reassures the service users in a way because they can receive a more adapted way of getting treatment and information of their illness. The findings that we have on labelling provides us with the evidence which we can use to argue that labelling empowers people and raises individual’s self-esteem which in a way can make their wellbeing better, but this is supported throughout the service users opinions once they’ve been diagnosed some individuals become aware of the illness that they have and they gain an understanding of the behaviours that they are displaying or showing. The mental capacity act 2005 says that choices are made but are made
The articles address the prevalence of the issue of mental health and claims the importance of policy reform at all levels of society.
While reading the book, the reader’s emotion was inspired to make changes in the mental health system and promote social justice. As a reader, Earley’s objective to educate the reader to embark on a social movement one person at time was achieved. Earley’s example on how to challenge the system one person at a time, offered the reader a blueprint on mental health education and policy change.
Although about 450 million people in the world currently are suffering from a mental illness, many untreated, the topic still remains taboo in modern society (Mental Health). For years, people with mental illnesses have been shut away or institutionalized, and despite cultural progression in many areas, mental illnesses are still shamed and rarely brought to light outside of the psychiatric community. The many different forms in which mental illness can occur are incredibly prevalent in the world today, and there is a substantial debate about the way that they should be handled. Some people are of the opinion that mental illness is merely a variance in perception and that it either can be fixed through therapy or should not be treated at
Most books about depression focus heavily on the negative and, frankly, depressing. These kinds of texts tend to scare the public and raise pity for those who are suffering. Although this serious look on mental health is effective in getting the public to notice the plights of those with depression, PTSD, schizophrenia, or any other mental illness it does not leave a lasting impression. The reason for this is because of the sheer amount of written work that displays mental health and illness in a fatalistic view. In contrast to the dreary and bitter outlook on mental illness, Jenny Lawson introduces a distinct point of view. As well as introducing an atypical way to share her own experiences with mental illness, she also gives the public a perspective on depression that isn’t normally
On the other hand, many people believe that mental health is a social issue rather than a medical issue, and that health services should not waste their time, money, or facilities on a problem that is not worthwhile nor a big deal. But does mental health really receive sufficient focus? If mental health was given wider efforts to improve, it could ameliorate health care as a whole.
This essay will focus completely on Mental illness in the UK. To gather my research I used various resources such as websites and books. I have also viewed YouTube videos in order to expand my knowledge. The statistics gathered may not be totally accurate in discussing mental health within the UK for the sources are secondary but it is reliable for giving a view of what the distribution is like amongst gender, age, class as well as ethnicity.
It’s clear to see that even if they aren’t getting treatment they do need it and should not have to suffer because of money. This means that it is so critical that health insurance companies start to follow the laws and increase the number of companies that pay for mental health treatment. The, maybe one day, if the laws if the companies start to comply to the laws maybe the number will do down to 1 in 4 suffer from mental illness in 5 years. Then maybe 1 in 3 in 10 years and so on. My goal is that less and less people every year don’t have to suffer from mental
Mental health problems are considered to “interfere with how a person thinks, feels and behaves” (Australian Government Department of Health, 2007, para. 3). Considered to be more prominent, yet less severe than mental illnesses, mental health problems are experienced for