Mental Health Mission Statement

“Nearly 5 million children in the U.S. have some type of mental illness” (Goldberg). It is agreeable that there are many young children that deal with mental illness every day. Schools should be concerned for every student’s well being. Moreover, mental health is a part of a person’s overall “well being.” Therefore, schools need to make the mental health of students a stronger focus and implement plans to keep students mentally well and educated. To help create a positive, mental health aware environment where students feel open to seek help, high school students should be educated on how to be mentally healthy, be given a safe place to seek help, and be encouraged to monitor and maintain their mental health. Mental illness and mental health care need to be a more eminent priority in our society, starting with high schools.

A national strategy for promoting mental wellbeing and mental health is No Health Without Mental Health.

This is why my bill is focused on mental health. My bill proposes mandatory mental health screenings twice a year for citizens ages 11-22. 11 is the age that most mental illnesses start to develop. During the mental health screenings, people will be asked a series of questions about lifestyle, eating, and drinking habits. Additionally, questions about mental wellness designed to check for potential mood or anxiety disorders, including depression, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress, etc. If a doctor found that a patient showed symptoms of a mental illness, they would be recommended to see a counselor. The therapy would be available once a week maximum, and would be free. During counseling, one would learn basic coping methods, share their feelings, get useful advice, and learn how to make the most out of life and work through it with a mental illness. Free counseling would only go to the citizens with a diagnosed illness, as it more drastically interferes with their life and help is much more needed. In addition to mandatory screenings, two short lessons twice a year would be added to the curriculum for all schools from 6th grade-college. This lesson would encourage anyone who feels in need of help to get it, how and where to get it, and that it will be better for their well being if they get it as soon as possible. The most common mental health disorders in their early stages

There has been a decade-long spike in the awareness of mental illness and suicide ideation among teenagers and young adults. Accordingly, researchers have determined, based on the results of numerous studies and trials, that there exists the possibility of dramatically reducing mental illness, suicides and suicidal behavior, thereby raising the potential of promoting overall wellness among young people. Many political leaders and mental health professionals, encouraged by the results of the studies, have asked school administrators and community leaders to enact awareness and prevention programs in their jurisdictions, while requesting that program leaders take responsibility for program results (e.g., No Child Left Behind, 2002).

People with mental health problems are a growing issue and must be addressed accordingly. When police officers are responding to a 911 call that involves a mentally ill person, the police officers that are responding must be trained on how to de-escalate the situation to protect everyone’s safety. The American Psychological Association (APA) suggests that police departments expand the number of officers with specialty mental health training in their department. (American Psychological Association, 2015). This is where the need for a mental health task force is shown.

In my current profession, as a Targeted Case Manager for the Mental Health Center, I work with a number of human services programs. Such as, Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, SSDI, TANF, WIC, HRDC, LIEAP, Housing Authority, OPA, Family Service, Salvation Army, Harvest Church and Chase Hawks. I am responsible for assisting, advocating and linking my clients to resources that enhance and stabilize their lifestyle. I assist my clients with paperwork, advocating with community agencies, applying for resources, maintaining their current benefits, and assisting in obtaining Social Security. Whether, that be the initial application, subsequent paperwork, attending the clients hearing, and/or linking them with a lawyer to assist in the appeals process.

The number of men in shelters compared to women initially seems counter intuitive to me as well! I agree with you that mental health is an issue that is particularly important for the homeless population . Having food and shelter may not effectively help people get back on their feed without the proper emotional rehabilitation and mental help. Good news is that the expansion of Medicaid indirectly addressed mental wellness by including it under the necessary treatment policy. We might see the overall wellness of the hopeless improve as a result.

Policies have an important role in regulating and shaping the values in a society. The issues related to mental health are not only considered as personal but also affecting the relationships with significant others. The stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health can be traced to the lack of legislation and protection of rights (Rodriguez del Barrio et al., 2014). The policy makers in mental health have a challenging task to protect the rights of individuals as well as the public (Swigger & Heinmiller, 2014). Therefore, it is essential to analyse the current mental health policies. In Canada, provinces adopt their own Mental Health Acts (MHA) to implement mental health services. As of January 15, 2016, there are 13 mental health acts in Canada (Gray, Hastings, Love, & O’Reilly, 2016). The key elements, despite the differences in laws, are “(1) involuntary admission criteria, (2) the right to refuse treatment, and (3) who has the authority to authorize treatment” (Browne, 2010). The current act in Ontario is Mental Health Act, 1990.

When it comes to this program I did not find any information that stated it was developed based on empirical evidence. “Very little empirical data exist to help administrators select a particular staffing model for providing mental health services to inmates” (Hills, Siegfried, and Ickowitz, 2004, p. 37). This could have definitely hurt the program at Montford Psychiatric Hospital, but the staff seemed extremely professional, organized, skilled, and knowledgeable of what they were doing when assessing inmates mental health issues. Additionally, this program is also not based on theory because when a theory is created to change complicated issues, such as mental illness program or other health care programs it can be a daunting task. It is particularly troublesome when there is a lack of empirical evidence to support concepts that can lead towards success.

I became interested in mental health after seeing people close to me be affected by it. I learned about some of the conditions from friends, family and online resources. My friends and family have shared their experiences and how it has affected their lives. Approximately 40 million Americans have a mental health condition (Mental Health America 2018). The topic I selected is emotional health. Typically we only worry about physical health, but overall wellbeing means good physical and emotional health.

Preview of Main Points: Today I will show you the dangers of not explicitly discussing mental health in school, what students will gain from discussing mental health, and inform you what you can do to make this happen.

I strapped my helmet, found a piece of gum, and began the slow walk toward inevitable pain. On one knee, I gave the call, and inched my way to the line. Twelve seconds on the clock, down by five, fourth down, and on the opponents seventeen-yard line. I looked to my left, then to my right, tapped my helmet and with all my might, screamed, “hike.” The ball shot into my hands, I rolled to my right, and just before I was hit, threw a twenty-five yard prayer for the win. In that moment, a five foot seven, one hundred fifty five pound, third string quarterback, destined for failure, heard the crowd roar “touchdown! This overwhelming theme of my life has prepared me for the rigorous demands of a legal education.

Anne, P and Katherine, N (2011) described the need practice nurse in mental health education. They used statistics and content analysis for open questions. They concluded that education and support specifically designed to meet their identified needs in mental health to help improve care to patients. This will require collaboration between secondary mental health services, primary mental health nurses and tertiary institutions. With targeted education these nurses should become more confident and competent in their dealings with people who present to their practice with a mental health

University of Southern California’s Master of Science in Global Medicine (MSGM) Program is a one-year long specialized program dedicated to “the understanding, prevention, and treatment of disease on a global scale” according to their mission statement.

My life mission is to use my Energy, Sense of Humor and Empathy to Care, Love and Encourage. My world would be better if I am capable of reducing poverty or starvation throughout the world and provide education for the less privileged children because I feel that everyone should be given the right to learn. My world would also be better if the human rights of the blacks are recognised and if there are lesser wars because too many precious lives are sacrificed during wars.