Mental Health Crisis Management Analysis

In week six of Victimology and Crisis Management we analyze and explore the term “Crisis”. Identifying a mental health crisis and recognizing the complexity of the situation is essential when dealing with a child, teen, and adult when they are incapable of fully functioning emotionally and physically in their day to day lives. In module six we recognized the common causes of crises, and we became familiar with various treatments there are available for those situations. The word crisis is normally identified as a difficult time. There are various types of crisis, ranging from environmental to financial. In contrast to material crisis such as a financial crisis, a mental health crisis is much more complex and intricate due to the fact that it involves emotion, physical health, and in certain cases it may result in being hospitalized for clinical depression. A mental health crisis is defined as “an intensive behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric situation which, if left untreated, could result in an emergency situation, in the placement of the person in a more restrictive less, clinically appropriate setting.” (Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Staff 2012). Although, there is generally one theory and one definition of a mental health crisis, it is important to keep in mind that
One is a developmental crisis, like a job change, retirement, having a baby, your baby turns 14. The other is a situational crisis like rape, robbery, sudden death, or being diagnosed with a chronic or terminal disease.” (TDMHSAS Crisis Training Manual 2012). Keeping in mind that a crisis is normally cause by situations that the victims is normally not able to emotionally handle; It is important to make the victim understand that it is not unusual to feel a certain way after their life is heavily