Aids In Mental Health Care

As proclaimed by The National Coalition for the Homeless, “Serious mental illnesses disrupt people’s ability to carry out essential aspects of daily life, such as self-care and household management.” Those suffering from mental illnesses are prevented from properly carrying out the intrinsic skills of livelihood. A mental illness may prevent one from possessing the ability to get a job, eat, earning wherewithal, and perform the multitudinous imperative skills entailed for survival. The preventions of mental illness undeniably can cause one to become

This article presents a policy analysis of the Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. It focuses mainly on the impact of the new legislation on the existing state parity laws. 54 million Americans are impacted by mental health issues each year costing the United States nearly $100 billion dollars annually (Marth, 2009). In relation to Mental Health coverage prior to the new legislations; individuals did not receive coverage similar to other physical and surgical medical treatments. As a result of inadequate treatment, this particular population can sometimes lead to unhealthy lifestyles and habits. The cost of Mental Health services and treatment can be extremely expensive including coy-payments, treatment visits, and other resources. However, this

An interesting finding by Huskamp and Iglehart (2016) is that between the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there should be a rise in people with mental illness seeking services, however, services are underutilized more than ever (Huskamp & Iglehart, 2016). According to Bendant (2014), in 2013 a total of 47 million people uninsured and 25% of those suffer mental illness (Bendant, 2014). These numbers are staggering for a service that is more inclusive now more than ever. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) site indicates that the MHPA is regulated differently depending on the state (CMS, n. d.). The Department of Labor (DOL) has identified a few problems with the MHPA and addressed these issues to Congress via a 2017 report (DOL, n.

Access to mental health care is not as good as than other forms of medical services. Some Americans have reduced access to mental health care amenities because they are living in a countryside setting. Others cannot get to treatment for the reason of shortage of transportation or vast work and household tasks. In some areas, when a

The mental health care needs of many children and adults have been overlooked for quite some time. Nearly one in five adults experience a mental health issue at some point throughout their lives, yet due to the challenges in accessing and obtaining affordable health care, many have gone without adequate treatment (Mental health by the numbers, 2015). According to SAMSHA (2013), 2/3 of America’s 45 million adults suffering from mental illnesses, and 90% of our country’s 21 million adults struggling with substance use disorders go without treatment each year (SAMSHA, 2013).

In today’s society there is a greater awareness of mental illnesses. With this greater awareness one might assume that there would be a substantial increase in government involvement or funding in the area of mental illness treatment. Unfortunately this isn’t the case in the U.S. today. There are hundreds of thousands of people with mental illness that go untreated. These potential patients go untreated for many reasons. These reasons are discussed in the Time article “Mental Health Reform: What Would it Really Take.

Homelessness has been a problem in the United States for well over a hundred years. Major economic downturns have always had a large role in effecting the homeless population. However, the deinstitutionalization of the psychiatric hospitals in America has greatly increased the size of the mentally ill homeless population, particularly in large urban areas. This increase in homelessness among people with

As the acceptance and incidence of mental health has increased over the years, there is a dire need for constant change when it comes to mental health services. After reviewing both the State of Mental Health in America: 2017 and the Mental Health Reform Act 2016, I feel as though the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) alongside the state and federal governmental programs are addressing the issue head on and with purpose. Although there are lapses within the legislation, especially regarding the lack of grants offered for treatment of the homeless, the Mental Health Reform Act 2016 effectively addresses mental health and substance abuse appropriately while increasing managing to make mental health services more

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] used the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ definition of mental illness as “health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning” (2011). Our community is exposed to a large number of individuals with mental illness. Among those individuals are the widespread homeless populations. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development reported “twenty-five percent of the sheltered homeless report a severe mental illness (as cited in Allender, Rector and Warner 2014 p. 907).” This author found the target population to be predominantly

According to stateline.org, “In 2014, 43.6 million adults had a mental illness... Fewer than half of these people received treatment” (Ollove). Mental health disorders are a growing epidemic in the United States. Tens of thousands are diagnosed each year, however few decide to seek treatment. Costly medications and treatment options are often to blame, as they are difficult for patients to afford. Mental health care coverage should be included in all health insurance plans because mental health disorders should be treated the same as any physical illness, it benefits society as a whole, and many mentally ill patients cannot afford necessary medication or care.

Lack of access to mental health care and treatment is one of the top ten reasons that many mental health conditions go untreated. Many private and group health insurance plans only include minimal mental health care coverage or do not incorporate mental health care coverage at all. Over half of adult citizens of the United States of America, who possess a mental illness, do not obtain mental health care treatment. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, one out of every five adults in America have endured their own mental health difficulty, and one out of every twenty-five American adults suffer from a severe mental illness, such as major depression, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. (Top 5 Barriers to Mental Healthcare Access, Social Solutions.com, 2017)

Mental health illnesses are just as serious to address as any other disease, and with this Amid 'Crisis, ' Senate Bill Seeks Boost Access to Mental Health Care outlines the recent legislation that is being drafted in order to improve Mental Health Care services. Through The Mental Health Reform Act, various measures would be in place to address the growing Mental Health Care concern. The bill would, “update state funding, improve mental health practices, and increase access to mental health care” (Bowman & Lesniewski). Senator Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, who are figureheads in the Senate Health Committee, proposed the bill, and thus are working to get it finalized before presentation (Bowman & Lesniewski).

Mental illness is one of a major cause of homelessness is the lack of community mental health care facilities available due to the “deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill which began in 1965” (Eliot 115). The belief that many chronically mentally ill people were capable of living in community residential facilities or on their own with the support of community mental health centers initiated broad deinstitutionalization policies.

Homelessness is a difficult issue that influences many individuals every year. It's an issue that the Government is focused on handling it more successful every year. It’s right that we ought to recognize the earnestness and degrees of the issue and the effect of vagrancy. It is influencing society in many levels. Other individuals settle on the decision of being homeless because they just would prefer not to help themselves. These are the general population that needs to get professional help. This brings me to the assumption that, many people who are homeless suffer from some form of mental illness.

According to New York Daily, about 42 million American adults suffers from mental illness, enduring conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Mental health is a person’s condition concerning their psychological and emotional well-being. People who are considered “mentally ill” have major shifts in mood, thinking and/or behavior. When seeking mental help a consent process is done so that you are aware of your benefits and risks when agreeing to a mental health diagnoses. However, more times than not the risks are not fully expresses to the client by their counselor. Labels such as “mentally ill” carries a negative connotation especially when the client is seeking a job or in the court of law. Many people who deal with mental illness are discriminated against in the work force. This makes it difficult for men and women who try to support their families finically but are unable to because are denied a job. Unemployment rates have only been increasing among the mentally ill. Which affects our economy negatively. Employment discrimination against the mentally ill is an unethical issue that is over looked in the United States.