Mental health involves a complete state of social‚ psychological‚ and emotional wellbeing. Mental health is vital for interpersonal relationships and leading a productive life (Healthy People 2020‚ 2016). Mental health promotes physical health and when out of balance it contributes to mental disorder‚ cancer among other chronic conditions. Mental illnesses are the commonly reported illnesses and leading causes of disability in America. Statistics have revealed that one in every four American adults
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Previously‚ I never thought much about mental health‚ as I had never had much to do with it. Due to not having confidence in my knowledge of mental health‚ I feel afraid and anxious in relation to my ability to help those that are mentally ill. The stigma that I have experienced within today’s society is that mental health patients are different and stereotyped to have disturbed behaviours. Not only have I seen stigma and stereotypes‚ but I have also seen the discrimination that exists. Because of
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Government of India‚ National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) has certain objectives to be met. The programme was launched in the year 1986 and was reformulated in National Health Policy 2002. The original objectives included the following – (i) To ensure the availability and accessibility of minimum mental healthcare for all in the foreseeable future‚ particularly to the most vulnerable and underprivileged sections of the population; (ii) To encourage the application of mental health knowledge in general
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could have taken to reduce the likelihood of the system failure. The chief information officer is the executive who manages the IT department and leads the organization in their efforts to develop and advance IT strategies. The role of the CIO in health care organizations is to: set visions and strategies‚ integrate information technology for business success‚ and make changes when necessary‚ build technological confidence‚ partner with customers‚ ensure information technology talent‚ and build networks
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Final Project: The Role and Life of a Mental Health Counselor For the Final Project‚ you will apply the information learned in this course‚ as well as in an interview you conduct‚ to your understanding of what it means to be a mental health counselor. Interview (in person) a mental health counselor who works with a population in a setting that interests you. For example‚ if you are interested in working as an in-home therapist with children in need of supervision‚ interview someone who does
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Identifying Community Resources | Hannah Wood | 5/21/2012 | Firstly regarding my client that has agreed to substance abuse treatment for 30 days I discovered through research that the following programs would be recommended: The Orchard Recovery and Addiction Treatment Center located at 811 Grafton Road‚ Bowen Island‚ BC V0N 1G2 and available at http://www.orchardrecovery.com/. Provides “Detox‚ Primary Care (10-‚ 28- and 42-day residential treatment)‚ Sober Living (three to 12 months of
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My Experience with Celebrate Recovery By Leonardo Martinez After considering all of the recovery support program options to choose from I attended a Celebrate Recovery (or CR as they call it) meeting in Concord. The first thing that I noticed was that‚ while they are scattered throughout Northern California‚ the meetings were usually on a single day of the week in one city location – that is Concord only had Thursday nights‚ and Castro Valley only Wednesday nights‚ etc. The meetings are also
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Mental illness assessment in Pottstown‚ PA Located only 20 miles southwest of Reading‚ PA on the Schuylkill River you will find Pottstown is an area densely populated with mental illness. According to the last national census held in 2010‚ Pottstown Borough is composed of about 75 % Caucasians‚ 17 % African American and about 8 % Hispanics. Population in 2014 was about 22‚684 with 10‚988 males and 11‚ 696 females (US Census‚ 2010). The community is mostly composed of lower-middle-class income families
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How do people improve their mental health Mental Health is how we think‚ feel and behave. Mental Health is a person’s everyday worry that could lead to a person’s life long worry. It can affect a person’s daily life‚ relationship with other people and physical health. Most people in Canada are affected by mental health disorder through a family member‚ friend or colleague and it also affect people of all ages. 8% of adults in Canada experiences major depression. 1% of Canadians will experience a
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Violence is the leading concern of most health services in Australia. Mental health nurses are continuously subject to physical and verbal violence‚ as part of their daily work routine. Studies indicate that mental health nurses face the highest risk of violent attacks by patients (Shiao et al‚ 2010). Workplace violence can cause job stress and lower life satisfaction due to the constant stresses of their workplace. Life satisfaction is described as how a person gauge their life as a whole rather
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