Stella's Place Case Study

Some hypothesize that moderate levels of exercise will decrease the symptoms of mental health conditions (Blumenthal et al., 2007; Diaz & Motta, 2008; Motta, Kuligowski, & Marino, 2010; Rosenbaum, Nguyen, Lenehan, Tiedemann, van der Ploeg, & Sherrington, 2011) and therefore be used as an alternative or complimentary treatment option for mental health (Libby, Pilver, & Desai, 2012).

Today, protecting and strengthening our ‘mental health’ could not be more important. With our quick pace, 24/7 culture, we face more stress from our daily lives than before. Many of us work extended hours or multiple jobs, and take fewer vacations. In fact, one in three American employees is chronically overworked. The line between work and home life is often blurred so home is no longer a place of rest. Sleep and exercise feel like luxuries. We are eating poorly more often. We are constantly bombarded with information. We are also more disconnected from family, friends, and neighbors, and less engaged in our communities than we use to be. Trusting in one another has steadily declined over the last 30 years. Children aren’t immune either; many are racing from on activity to another without any downtime.(2007 Mental Health America.)

Contemporary Challenges in Mental Health Care Provision and Management 2 B73M20 Cohort 09/09 Student ID: 20328

The National charity ‘Mind’ aims to help people experiencing mental health issues to take control of their condition. In providing more information and training, it should help promote more positive public views

Organisation such as Mind offers support and weekly timetable of workshop, event and groups with a vision to work with a society where people with mental health issue and emotional needs are accepted and include without fear of stigma and discrimination making them the ability to understand, to break the silence and promote their life style. They facilitates with counselling service on a one to one basis provides with a safe and confidential environment to explore and talk about issues. Those organisation offers wellness Recovery Action plan which is a self- designed prevention and well ness process that anyone can use to get well and stay healthy. Signposting is another help to provide guidance, information as well as advice. Provision with advocate also available for people in need. Organisation such as Ask in Newham offers forum, workshop, and men’s group for male service users to meet, socialise and talk about various topics and also for women there is Chai and Chat groups to get together and

The health and social care act 2001 says that there is an importance to involve and to consult service users/ patients which can help shape and create their own care plans. Which can result in more and more individuals who are suffering from a mental health issue/ problem can access the services as they won’t feel like they are being discriminated against. The mental capacity act 2005 and the mental health act 2007 says that the reason behind involving service users is to overcome some initial barriers of the more traditional services and this was outlined in some of the current developments that are happening within these laws. The mental capacity and mental health act shows that there will be the removal of the standard traditional service so they can move forward and introduce a more approachable service which enabled service users and communities to become more

These services are in place to take care of the health and social care needs of people who suffer with mental health problems. It’s important that the service users are aware that they must always seek advice from professional services.

Over forty million Americans suffer from a mental health condition; and, unfortunately, fifty six percent do not receive any treatment at all. “Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in thinking, emotion and behavior”(Psychiatry.org). People live with their conditions even though their quality of life and personal relationships may be negatively affected. When one lives in a state of denial about having a mental illness, they are cheating themselves out of living life to their fullest potential and will achieve true freedom only when they face the illness head on and seek recovery.

In these platforms I am able to communicate with people who have the same interests and morals as I do. I gain knowledge from these individuals such as news reports and life advice, which help me be aware

Topic: Mental health is an increasingly vital part of general wellness in today’s fast-paced world.

Such as leadership development programs with onsite courses. The instructor led classes host a variety of subjects for employee seeking personal development as well as career. In addition to this the company offers outdoor adventure days, on site fitness and child care services.

During my interview and observation, I found that the hospital fully utilizes Treatment Teams, consisting of clinicians from different fields. Through collaboration between medical staff, the hospital is looking to improve the overall outcomes of treatment for patients. The mission of this agency, according to Jennifer, is dedicated to care and support of each person’s journey toward individual safety, well-being and settling in the society. The goal of treatments provided by this hospital is to help individuals with severe mental illness stabilize their psychiatric symptoms, reduce the risk of harm. The hospital is providing persons with mental illness less restrictive settings, in which recovery will continue.

The courses range from film making and creative writing to yoga and pilates. This provides employees a continuous education. In optional classes like yoga, people from different departments mix together, interact and appreciate one another (Taylor, 2008).

My role models have always been nurses. When in hospital wards visiting family members or even on hospital placement, where I have completed over 500 hours, my attention has always been on the nurses, admiring their amazing work ethic and their ability to change someone’s life for the better, this is when I decided that I belonged in this profession. I am passionate about mental health as I have personal experience of witnessing and overcoming these issues. To this day, many still feel too uncomfortable to talk about it and I want to change that. For a long time, I was often in denial about my own struggles with mental health problems and have refused help because I could not accept my diagnosis. I convinced myself that ‘others had it worse’; this mind-set eventually made my condition deteriorate without me realising. As a result, I now advocate that my friends discuss it just like a physical ailment so that their struggles feel as valid as a broken leg or an infected wound; it is a wound in their mind.

A Vision for Change details a comprehensive model of mental health service provision for Ireland. It describes a framework for building and fostering positive mental health across the entire community and for providing accessible, community based specialist services for people with mental illness (HSE, 2012). It focuses on a person-centred treatment approach, which looks at each element through an integrated care plan for service users, with special emphasis put on involving the service users, their families and carers at every level of treatment. Being involved in mental health services is more than the service user being diagnosed or attending consultation, they must be at the centre of the decision making. This is integral to recovery