Persuasive Essay On Mental Health

Neo soul artist, Angie Stone puts to lyrics what many Black women have been thinking about Black men for years when she said "you got mad issues, and you tend to refuse every opportunity to right your wrong". Because the women in our lives, who know us so intimately and care for us so deeply, can see when we are hurting or responding out of pain. But Black men young and old are walking around with anger, hurt, and stress which is literally sucking the joy out our lives through high blood pressure, impotence, fatigue, alcoholism, and many other physical and emotional manifestations as the result of poor mental health. However, many of us stubbornly refuse to get the mental health help that is needed to be better men - husbands, fathers, boyfriends, or just plain ole emotionally whole.

“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.

“Supporters of strict laws barring behavior associated with the homeless argue that allowing large numbers of homeless people to commit quality-of-life offenses in urban neighborhoods is unfair to those who work, live, and play in those neighborhoods” (“Homelessness”).Allowing homeless people to linger in communities is unjust to the people who live there and work there. “Proponents of housing first note that the cost of providing homeless people with apartments is far less than the cost of letting them remain on the street” (“Homelessness”).It costs less to house the homeless rather than to let them stay on the street. “Housing first, they contend, has demonstrated that chronically homeless people are not beyond help but just require permanent housing before they can properly address mental or physical disabilities” (“Homelessness”).Housing first will help address a homeless person’s problems and will have permanent housing for the

Although there are many people who support involuntary commitment, there are also those who do not. Despite all of the support for involuntary commitment of dangerous, mentally disturbed individuals; there will always be people in opposition to this practice. In America especially, it is currently a very controversial topic. Those against involuntary commitment of the mentally disordered argue that it “is an extraordinary exercise of paternalism and the police power of the state” (Morse 58).

Within a house, a person can sleep where they wish. The world is the house of the homeless, but it most public places, it is illegal for them to sleep. They can be arrested for simply resting. Mental health treatment has faded away from inpatient care and gone to a heavily outpatient model and it has become increasingly difficult for the mentally ill to obtain care. These individuals tend to be uninsured and receive almost no treatment during incarceration. Upon release, they tend to return to homelessness and still don’t receive the care they need, often turning to self-medication with street drugs, which will likely result in a return to incarceration. When these individuals attempt to obtain employment, they are turned away because they now have a criminal history because they were simply trying to stay alive in the streets. There needs to be programs and plans in place when inmates are released. Simply letting them walk out of incarceration and figure it out doesn’t work. The foundation for success needs to be established if there will ever be hopes of reduced recidivism rates. These failures from society are some of the reasons for the interrelationship between homelessness and risks of incarceration for the mentally

Fewer people are being institutionalized and treated for their illnesses, meaning they are often unable to work or take adequate care of themselves. These individuals are left with one viable option: to live on the streets. Not only does neglect to receive care contribute to the “chronic” homeless issue in America, but the tighter housing markets add to the inability to afford low-income housing (Quigley and Steven 333). Often times these individuals are on a government supplemented income or no income at all. Even with the aid, low-income housing is either unavailable or still unaffordable. Quigley and Steven believe that “homelessness can be reduced by attention to the better functioning of housing markets.” In order to get Americans off the streets, there will need to be a drive for more institutionalization of mentally-ill individuals and additional lower income housing

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The people whom have a mental health issue and choose not to go and seek treatment put their life in danger as well as with the people they are surrounded with. In an article called “Involuntary Commitment of People with Mental Illness: Should states

The media coverage of this year's presidential election rages on. Meanwhile, meaningful mental-health reform legislation introduced in Congress has been relegated to the back burner. What was to be at the top of the 2016 House agenda, according to House Speaker Paul Ryan, has been pushed aside while Congress focuses on the politics of the election. We have a presidential election every four years. We have a mental-health crisis in this country 365 days a year, every year. We only hear about the mass shootings that make the national news; yet tragedies involving untreated mental illness occur daily throughout this country and will continue to do so until Congress passes meaningful mental-health reform legislation. Yes, this year's presidential election is important. So is mental-health reform. Seriously disturbed people struggling with mental illness need help now, not after the election, not next year. They need it now.

Since mental illnesses cannot be seen, some people refuse to acknowledge their existence. I think that you shouldn’t be ashamed to be facing disorder like these and feel as if you have to hide it. You are not alone. Although, since the injury is not physical, most people would not know what you are struggling from unless you told them. Therefore, it is your choice. However some people think that you have a choice in the matter of having a mental illness are undoubtedly wrong. It is just like a physical injury, you did not choose to break your leg, it just happened whilst living your life. Those who suffer should not be ashamed for needing help of a therapist or medication, they are all steps on working through your illness and making your life

The growing population extends in diversity by the second around the world, for there is not a single human being identical to another. In terms of personality, looks, and interests, each individual creates a unique addition to our own developed society. Tolerance towards indifferences to the percent of population containing a mental illness needs to be expanded. Society needs to expose the reality of the multiplicity of individuals. Undeniably, different characteristics about a person should be identified. However, people should not be labeled with a diagnosis or a disorder due to their actions.The members of the world today have most likely experienced a form of mental instability at one point in their life. The education provided to the public concerning mental illnesses is limited, and perhaps not taken seriously. Addressing the problem and educating society 's people is the only way to reach a solution to a broad conflict. To expose the amount of people that struggle with an illness that disables them to act differently in situations would create a wider understanding of different reactions. Society has isolated these actions of mental illnesses as something to be ashamed of over time, and have discriminated these acts making them prohibited. To reach a solution of tolerance towards mental disorders, the combination of actions for addressing the problem, educating the public of the intolerance, and

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“People with... mental disorders experience even greater barriers to accessible housing than their counterparts: income deficits...” (Health and Homelessness). However, the first step in providing a good start for the homeless is to give them the medication that is needed to stabilize their mental health. If proper health care is given, that person could then gather the skills needed to work and begin job searching and eventually find a job that works well for them. While certain individuals may not be able to get high paying jobs, it’ll still give them the money needed to then search for homes. Severe mental illnesses make it difficult for the homeless to get into homeless shelters sometimes. “We do not accept persons who have obvious or a history of physical or mental health needs beyond the scope of our services.” (Shelter Rules). Therefor, about half of all homeless people end up staying in shelters, making it difficult for others to find some sort of refuge without work. Once a job has been secured for that individual and if their job provides health insurance for them, then their free health care would go away and they could begin using their own. As a result of providing medication, more homeless people would be off the streets and contributing to the

About 1 in 5 youth aged 13–18 experiences a severe mental disorder at least once in their lifetime. Over one-third of students with a mental health condition, age 14­–21 drops out—the highest dropout rate of any disability group. With these statistics, it shows how many people are not gaining support and are just giving up because they cannot find convenient help. If this issue is shown in the classroom, then the awareness rates will rise, making more establishments for support and treatment.

“Your assignment is to write a persuasive essay and present it to the class in a week. You will be graded based on how convincing it is. Today we will be choosing topics,” announced Mr. Bowerbank, my 7th grade English teacher and ruler of classroom 110. My class simultaneously groaned at the prospect of work. I simply lifted my head with intrigue as it was already May and about time we had our first essay. He then proceeded to give examples of topics we could choose and gave us some time to think before we had to tell him our topic. My classmates were already rushing to tell the teacher their idea lest someone else steal it. That meant the usual abortion, death penalty, or drug use topics were out. I really couldn't think of anything and the teacher was slowly making his way through the remaining students like an executioner beheading criminals in a line. I have always thought that he would make a marvelous supervillain if he had a curly mustache, a tophat, and a cape. Eventually my name was called. I slowly dragged myself over to his desk. Even sitting down, he still seemed to tower over me. “What is your topic Cindy?” As usual in such desperate times, my mind turned to food. “Waffles are better than pancakes.” I figured that a waffle was just a differently shaped pancake with a nicer texture. “Hmm. Excellent topic. I look forward to your essay!” I survived to live yet another day.