Argumentative Essay On Mental Health
Mental health is one of the biggest health crises in America. It is also the most ignored health crises in America. Especially in young people, according to NAMI (national alliance on mental health) 1 in 5 children ages 13-18 have, or will have a serious mental illness. So that could and will be anyone you know, could be a friend, a parent etc. That was me over a year ago when I turned 15 and my life seemed to be perfect. On the outside I was the happiest and luckiest kid, I had everything. I began to notice things though. I began to question my sexuality. I also began to question the world and the adults around me and if I was truly happy. I was soon experiencing scary panic attacks. I did not know what was happening to me, I was scared for
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The news seems to have gotten worse when I found out about our new president's action against Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act provided mental health resources to millions of American's living with a mental illness. Insurance coverage of therapy and medication costs were all thanks to Obamacare and its effort to provide resources and treatment for those suffering with mental illnesses and addiction. unfortunately our new president's actions make me concerned about the future of mental health in the America. Now that Mr. Trump is in power we haven't really seen any sort of plan or push for mental health treatment on his part or from his administration. He has proposed to "repeal and replace" Obamacare will cause many Americans, including myself to be concerned about whether we still might have any insurance coverage for mental health care. To make matters even worse the person president Trump is choosing for the secretary of health and human services is Tom Price. Tom Price has been outspokenly against Obamacare. Say what you want about Obamacare, but in terms of helping mental illness to be taken as seriously as anything other diseases or injury. All I can do is hope for our new president to do something about mental health and for the millions of Americans to get the resources they need. What I can do is only share my experience and bring light to this topic, so
The news seems to have gotten worse when I found out about our new president's action against Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act provided mental health resources to millions of American's living with a mental illness. Insurance coverage of therapy and medication costs were all thanks to Obamacare and its effort to provide resources and treatment for those suffering with mental illnesses and addiction. unfortunately our new president's actions make me concerned about the future of mental health in the America. Now that Mr. Trump is in power we haven't really seen any sort of plan or push for mental health treatment on his part or from his administration. He has proposed to "repeal and replace" Obamacare will cause many Americans, including myself to be concerned about whether we still might have any insurance coverage for mental health care. To make matters even worse the person president Trump is choosing for the secretary of health and human services is Tom Price. Tom Price has been outspokenly against Obamacare. Say what you want about Obamacare, but in terms of helping mental illness to be taken as seriously as anything other diseases or injury. All I can do is hope for our new president to do something about mental health and for the millions of Americans to get the resources they need. What I can do is only share my experience and bring light to this topic, so