The Mental Health Consequences Of Unemployment

Literature Review on Unemployment Introduction Unemployment is recognised as one of the most challenging social problems currently facing Australia. In the last two decades and more recently with the global recession high levels of unemployment have become an established feature of the South Australian social and economic landscape, with young people aged 15 to 24 years among those hardest hit by unemployment. In the past quarter the unemployment rate in South Australia has remained steady

Determinants of Health and Unemployment Social determinants of health are factors that help influence the health and well-being of humans. Social determinants of health occur in all walks of life. Whether it is mental or physical they can be closely related to one another. The ways in which life is laid out for us will determine the future; your personal circumstances are correlated to your socioeconomic status. There is a direct link between health inequality and social determinants (World Health Organization

may encourage/discourage an individual seeking support. Finally, chapter four will define the responsibilities and confabulate the role of the nurse in relation to facilitating health improvement across the age continuum. Chapter One Middleborough is a large industrial town situated on the south

what is known in terms of the economic and organizational consequences of downsizing. We argue that in many firms anticipated economic benefits fail to materialize, for example, lower expense ratios, higher profits, increased return-on-investment, and boosted stock prices. Likewise, many anticipated organizational benefits do

individual with mental illness is the main cause of the unemployment of individuals with mental illness. Negatives attitudes within the community include prejudice, intolerance and labelling of an individual with mental illness as dangerous people. These stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental illness when is still high at the workplace. Such bad attitudes result to the individual dropping out of work or are relieved from their duty due to fear by employers because of their mental illness

and race found the major difference in the mental health between the groups. Unemployed respondents suffered significantly more with mental health related problems like depression, stress, insomnia, anxiety etc. On the other hand employed group males had more satisfaction in their lives because of the support of their family and friends. Many other studies suggested the same fact that after having financial security with decent job physical and mental health of individual get better as compare to those

through social contact, collective purpose, status, and activity (Machin & Creed, 2003). However, unemployed individuals lack those benefits and are more susceptible to a decline in mental health, leading to a deprivation state and distress (Belle & Bullock, 2009). Gregory C. Murphy and James A. Athanasou, professors of the Health Sciences and Educational department in the Latrobe University, Australia report that job loss is correlated to a dramatic increase in distress symptoms (Murphy & Athanasou,1999;

Action needs to be taken or the national unemployment rate could slowly rise over the next few decades and many laborers will find themselves out of work. This will restrict the amount of money that flows though the economy and cause an overall decrease in the United States economy. Solutions to these

exclusion. This paper cannot examine all aspects of social exclusion, but will use examples of where social work is relevant in dealing with the issue. This paper looks at social work practice in particular in addressing issues arising from; poverty, unemployment, social policy and social work practice in relation to the social

There is alarming number of Indigenous Australia’s currently serving time in prisons and from 2001 the numbers has been increasing. According to Krieg (2006) Indigenous incarceration may be the direct consequences of inadequate housing, mental health, substance use, family violence and disability. Australia Bureau of Statistics (2012a) suggests that Indigenous Australia make up only 2.5 per cent of total population however sadly represent 26 per cent of the adult population in Australia Prisons