Mental health within childhood is a long standing problem within society. One in ten children suffer with mental health issues (Mentalhealth.org.uk‚ 2015)‚ by adopting different perspectives‚ models and explanations for childhood mental health‚ an evaluation can be made on the best course of prevention. The different views we adopt however have an effect on the way we think about the issue‚ such as the way we assess and identify it‚ how we treat it and most importantly how we try to prevent it (Kearney
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Compare and contrast the Police powers under the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. A discussion will be around the two Acts of Law regarding mental health that Constables should abide by; Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. The Mental Health Act will be broken down and summarised made to be comprehendible. Followed by a close examination of the Mental Capacity Act‚ before comparing the two in order to weigh out the positives and negatives of both Acts of
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Mental health counselors work with individuals‚ families‚ and groups to address and treat mental and emotional disorders and to promote mental health. They are trained to address a wide range of issues‚ including depression‚ addiction and substance abuse‚ suicidal impulses‚ stress management‚ problems with self-esteem‚ issues associated with aging‚ job and career concerns‚ educational decisions‚ issues related to mental and emotional health‚ and family‚ parenting‚ and marital or other relationship
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SWOK 534- Fall 2012 Mental Health in Texas prisons and jails October 13‚ 2012 University of Southern California A. Introduction: Issue‚ Policy‚ Problem: Texas has approximately 24.3 million residents according to 2010 state statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Close to 833‚000 adults live with a serious mental illness. Within these 24.3 million residents of Texas in 2008‚ approximately 37‚700 adults with a mental illness were incarcerated (NAMI.org). Additionally‚ there
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CU261P/CT261 Understand Mental Health problems 1. 1.1 The main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system are as follows; Adjustment Disorder- A significantly more difficult adjustment to a life situation than would normally be expected considering the circumstances. For example; Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Disturbance of Emotions and Conduct. Anxiety Disorder- Experience of abnormal or inappropriate anxiety without
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Sections of the mental health act * Definitions * Section 1 of the mental health act 1983 was amended in 2007. This section of the act defines a mental disorder as ’any disorder or disability of mind ’ it goes on to state that a “learning disability” is define as a state of arrested or incomplete development of the mind which also includes impairment of intelligence and social functioning (MHOL‚ 2010). For the purpose of the act a person who has a learning disability is not considered
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Social Structure and Mental Health: Competing Conceptual and Analytic Models We have discussed in class that social status plays a significant role in determining the likely hood of a person to have mental illness. In the previous article for paper assignment three‚ it provided a research with data collected concerning the effect of social class on mental illness. The data results in the previous article supported the relationship between the two variables(social status‚ mental illness) stating that
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The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health is the largest county-operated mental health department in the United States‚ directly operating programs in more than 85 sites‚ and providing services via contract program and DMH staff at approximately 300 sites co-located with other County departments‚ schools‚ courts and other organizations. The goals are to: Provide quality‚ strength based mental health services to children. Help children achieve success at school and in the community. Strengthen
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This essay will explore the idea of the Mental Heath legislation and how the 2007 Mental Health Act can either be beneficial or not beneficial in the context of professionals who work in this field. Firstly it will be based on the concepts of the legislation‚ which will then be followed by showing how the Mental Health Act supports people working within the mental health service. Why do we need the Mental Health legislation? First of all‚ the government plays a major role in supporting and providing
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My passion for the field of mental health began when I took my first psychology class in high school. After taking this class‚ I knew mental health was the field for me. I started my college journey at College of Southern Nevada (CSN). I gained a strong foundational knowledge of mental functioning and human behaviors. After earning my Associate’s Degree in psychology‚ I enrolled at the University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas (UNLV) to pursue my Bachelor’s Degree. After I started I decided to add a minor
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