Mental Health America HSC 310 David Olsen January 24‚2011 Mental Health America Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives. With more than 320 affiliate nationwide‚ we represent a growing movement of Americans who promote mental wellness for the health and well being of the nation‚ every day‚ and in a time of crisis (2007 Mental Health America). As an
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Running head: MENTAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY COUNSELING Mental Health and Community Counseling COUN 501 Abstract: Counseling is within the reach of anyone in today’s society. The fields of mental health and community counseling allow services to be rendered to anyone that may need these services while in the past these service were only accessible for a person of a higher social standing in essence the rich. Mental health and community counseling had its beginnings several centuries ago. The
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As mental health nurses‚ we are granted a seemingly disproportionate power and latitude to practise when compared to our colleagues in general nursing. This is due to a number of factors; firstly‚ that mental illness is difficult to define‚ in the eyes of the public it constitutes an intangible wrongness about an individual that cannot be measured or even seen clearly. Due to misrepresentation and scaremongering by the media‚ mental health services are often viewed as taking the role of protecting
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of Human Services‚ Division of Mental Health (IDHS-DMH) seeks a grant of $2‚500 from the American College Health Foundation (ACHF) for support of our Healthy Brain Program. We will be very grateful for the support that we will receive and think this new proposal may be of comparable interest to your Department. We think this project is very much aligned with the ACHF goals in targeting college kids suffering from mental diseases‚ to implement the prevention of mental Illness and the reduction of mortality
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“Mental Health with the Focus on Alcohol Behavioral Perspectives” Christin Burnett A mental health system is one that has perpetually plagued society and the one being focusing on will be alcoholism in the mental health. Approximately 64% of Americans drink. Many Americans are exposed to alcoholism in the family and of the over 15 million alcoholics in this country‚500‚000 are youth between the ages of nine and twelve. (National Institutes of Health [NIH] and NIAAA 2007).Psychologist
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detained under the Mental Health Act 1993. A voluntary patient is one that makes the decision and is capable of making the decision to seek treatment in a centre‚ and is able to leave if they decide to. An patient detained under the mental health Act 1993‚ the decision to access treatment is made by other authorised individuals such as medical offers and police due to the person being unable to make that decision. 2. When admitted to an open or closed mental health unit‚ every client
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NUR4023 Health in Society Depression is an exceedingly common psychological disorder that affects approximately 19% of people over the age of 16 according to The Office for National Statistics. The DSM V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) describes the criterion for MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) as “depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities for more than two weeks” that leads to “impaired function”‚ in one’s occupation‚ education or social life. As
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Mental Health Promotion Many people’s lives bring them to a place they never thought of being in. This is the case in the life of JE thus far. JE is a thirty year old‚ Caucasian male‚ who suffers from bi-polar disorder. JE has a hard time holding a job and has a long history of drug abuse and trouble with the law. His family life growing up was less than perfect living in a broken home mainly with an abusive‚ alcoholic father who was never satisfied with the accomplishments of his young
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members’ and health professionals aim as an ultimate outcome measure when a patient is presented to a care environment. Even though all parties join forces to achieve recovery‚ perspectives of recovery vary among different disciplines (Huiting‚ 2013). Recovery in the mental health setting refers to the “process of changing one’s attitudes‚ values‚ feelings‚ goals‚ and skills in order to live a satisfying life within the limitations caused by illness” (Anthony‚ 1993). In physical health context‚ recovery
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Promoting Mental Health. The aim of this assignment will be to demonstrate my interventions designed to promote mental health and well being using current national and local policies and campaigns in relation to the patient’s identified needs as well as evidence based therapeutic interventions. Finally I will evaluate my package reflecting on its success or failure. In order to gain a better understanding of mental health promotion‚ it is important to gain a definition of promoting mental health. Rosie
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