...of the world mental health is a most important matter and is the second main cause for children and young people communicating child helpdesks from countries ordered in the top nine of the Human Development Index (HDI), with the development of science and the advancement of civilization, children's mental health difficult has achieved an increasing number of attention. In the past few decades, children's mental health difficult cannot get enough attention, which caused much irreparable damage to many family and society. When children's mental health problem cannot get the correct processing, is likely to cause much bad effect. For instance, some children with mental health difficulties may have the actions which is to hurt themselves or hurt other people. (Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, 2000)Therefore, the government need to invest to found professional treatment child mental disease hospital and to establish the school to train the professionals to treat the children’s mental health illness. First, only the professional hospital can give children suffer from mental illness to provide the best treatment. Next, the professional psychological disease hospital need professional psychological doctor, and the doctor need the professional school. Finally, government investment to establish corresponding schools and hospitals are more prestige and more reliable. The first reason is only the professional hospital can give children suffer from mental illness to provide...
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...Jennifer Perry PS208 Mental Health Conditions in Young Children April 21, 2013 Mental health conditions come in many different shapes and sizes. They can affect a person's mood, daily routines, behaviors, and the way they process thoughts. Some examples of common mental health conditions are depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, addictions, and the list goes on. It can be a daily struggle for adults with these conditions to get out of bed and function in society without the proper help or treatment. An adult with some life experience may notice a change in their own behavior, or take notice to feelings of anxiety and depression. Perhaps with medical resources they are even able to seek and receive services to get help. Imagine how terrifying it must be to experience feelings or suffer from a disorder and not be able to effectively communicate how you feel or to be able to ask for help. This is what many young children experience when they develop and suffer from mental health conditions. "An estimated 15 million of our nation's young people can currently be diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Many more are at risk of developing a disorder due to risk factors in their biology or genetics; within their families, schools, and communities; and among their peers" (American Psychological Association, 2013) Some common conditions that young children may suffer from are disruptive behavior disorders, elimination disorders (troubles with bath-rooming), attention...
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...I believe early detection of mental health issues in children is critical and is beneficial to have a diagnosis as early as possible. In Rhode Island, if a child is under the age of three, after they receive a diagnosis, they would be eligible for early intervention services. Many parents are in denial or not believe anything is actually wrong and will not enroll their children in early intervention for fear a label as a “troubled child” may stick even if they do not require any further interventions (Coffey, n.d.). The child could be acting out because they have a learning disability, such as dyslexia that was never caught or perhaps they are just looking for attention. Unfortunately, in today’s society, a mental health diagnosis often has a stigma attached (Mash & Wolfe, page 12) which will follow them through school....
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...Risks of Mental Health Drugs for Our Youth Rapa Barsel Prof. Stephen Webber ENG 215048VA016-1142-001 February 15, 2014 Although there is a considerable amount of children with mental health disorders, more research and stricter regulations are necessary to investigate the diagnoses and the overuse of prescribing mental health drugs to our children. In our current age of advanced technology, medicine is also advancing. Although, these advances can detect many illnesses earlier on, they may not be an accurate diagnosis for minors. Thousands of children are prescribed antipsychotic drugs without proper medical assessments. I have a two and half year old son and I would not be willing to put him on any mental health drug unless I was absolutely certain it was necessary. These mental health drugs can cause suicidal thinking and behavior. It can also lead to an altered personality, or lack thereof. These drugs can be harmful to brain and physical development in younger children. According to the U.S. Surgeon General (2000), as many as 1 in 10 American children and adolescents a year have “significant functional impairment” as a result of a mental health disorder. The trends in administering psychotropic medication to young children are on a rise in the U.S. Since psychotropic medications are substances that affect brain chemicals related to mood and behavior (NIMH, 2009). These trends have caused a great deal of debate. All parties without an economic agenda agree...
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...Children and adolescents in the foster care system are at a higher risk for psychopathology than other children in the general population in our country. In February of 2015, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced the bipartisan legislation to improve foster care services for thousands of vulnerable youth in America. This bill would improve health care and mental health services to children and young people in the foster care system to ensure that effective community-based options are available for them and their families. “Therapeutic foster care, often referred to as treatment foster care (TFC), is the evidenced-informed trauma-informed and highly effective placement of children and youth with serious medical,...
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...Picture 9: Mental Health Mental health has been described as the most pressing public health issue of our time with the mental health of youths becoming an increasingly important issue to address (Abraham, n.d.). A 2013-14 national survey conducted on the mental health and wellbeing of Australian children and adolescents showed that one in seven young Australians aged 4-17 were assessed as having a mental disorder in the past 12 months. Children under 17 are more likely to suffer from ADHD and anxiety disorders (7.4% and 6.9% being affected respectively) and the most debilitating disorder for this age group was found to be major depressive disorder, affecting 2.8%. Schools play a major role in providing education and support regarding mental...
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...Funds and assets needed to support children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders go on to be limited. It’s vital that we identify the growing mental health needs of children in order to fund the costs associated with those needs. A study done by Beecham (2014), was executed based on the notion that economics research could pinpoint patterns of consumption and help supply allotment of treatment and support resources between competing needs and uses. The aim of the study was to identify three things: the cost of supporting children with mental health issues, the impact that childhood psychiatric disorders have in adulthood and recent evidence on interventions that bear any aspects of cost-effectiveness. The studies showed the costs to the...
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...Safety and Mental Health are crucial elements in early development of children. As early care professionals is important that we are knowledgeable of the facts that are associated with safety and care of children as the effects of safety and the mental health of children can have a lifelong effect on them. The affect that it may have on them depending on the type of environment can be a positive impact which can lead to greatness or the a negative impact which can lead to a lifelong of pain an heartache that stem from not being a safe environment when not in the comfort of their home or not being properly diagnosed at early age because their early care professional was not knowledgeable of the signs to look for. In this paper I will discuss the difference between mental health and mental illness, along with the effects of a safe environment and the importance of the role of an early care professional. Young Children’s Mental Health Mental health is not just the absence of mental disorder. It is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. Mental illness is when one is not able to cope with the daily life obstacles; usually one has to be medicated in order to cope with daily life. A person has been diagnosed by a medical professional with a mental illness and mental illness range from all...
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...list: • People with a mental illness • Homeless individuals • Criminals • People with a mental disability • People with HIV or AIDS • People with a physical disability • Poor individuals • Older adults • Individuals with substance addictions • Survivors of domestic violence • Unemployed individuals Using Ch. 2 of Human Services in Contemporary America, complete the table for the chosen groups by writing a 60- to 85-word response in each column. An example has been completed as a guide. |Group |Conditions of or problems facing the |Unmet needs |Description of organizations or |How the organization or program meets the | | |group in need | |programs meeting the needs |needs | |Children in need |Children can be endangered because |Children need physical care and |Each state differs. Some states have |The local department addressing human | | |they need adults to care for them. |protection from older, abusive |government organizations, such as a |services may have the resources to provide| | |They can experience problems with |children or adults. Children also |Department of Human Services or a |food, shelter, and mental health care for | | ...
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...Statistics in Australia show that between 14 to 18% of children and adolescents are experiencing mental health issues. Due to this, the estimated forecast for depression, self-harm and suicide in the next generation of Australian adults is particularly alarming. Access to support for families and young people effected seem to have increased considerably over the past 20 years. However, still only 60% of those effected were able, or willing to access health services (Report on the Second Australian Child and Adolescents Survey of Mental Health, 2015, p.6). Why? This essay will point out the necessity for a concentrated effort by government authorities and the extended community to help promote programs to identify mental health issues in their...
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...“accidental.” “Should minors take their mental health prescriptions without parental supervision; should these medications be left at their reach?” According to G. Randall Bond, Randall W. Woodward, and Mona Ho (Journal of Pediatrics, 2011) children are at great risk due to the sheer ubiquity of accessible prescription pill bottles in their homes. According to WebMD ("Drug overdose," 2005) children younger than 5 years of age tend to place anything and everything into their mouths. WebMD specifies that unsupervised children tend to swallow medications by accident due to their innocent curiosity; these statistics also include parental negligence of leaving the drug at the child’s reach. It is commonly seen that if one child has unintentionally swallowed the drug there is a great chance that the child would often share the drug with other children. The scope and outline of this research is to examine statistical figures of children and adolescents overdosing and prematurely dying due to mental health medications. According to J. Setlik, Mona Ho, and G. Randall Bond (Clinical Toxicology, 2010) between 2001 and 2008, the amount of accidental deaths in children due to prescriptions drug overdoses surged upwards by 22%. Despite childproof caps and safety warnings, more than 500,000 children ages 5 and younger have landed in the emergency department due to accidental medication overdoses. Representing three quarters of serious injuries, children prescription drug overdoses are accounted...
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...Access to Mental Health Services Abstract Within the American Healthcare system there are three key components. The key components include access, cost, and quality. Access to healthcare is the ability to obtain healthcare services in a timely manner when one needs it. Cost refers to many things in healthcare. It depends upon the individual, national, or provider’s perspective of costs. Quality is the desired healthcare outcomes of an individual or the healthcare outcomes of the population. Access to mental health services is a major issue in the United States. Children are greatly affected by this and often fall through the cracks in the system. Less than half of all children receive the mental health services they need. The Affordable Care Act initiated by President Obama is setting strides to improve the availability of mental health services within communities. This law requires that all health insurance providers cover mental health services. Congress has also increased funding to improve access of child mental health services. Improvements with access include, but are not limited to, integrating primary care physicians with mental health providers and the expansion of child mental health services. These improvements will educate primary care physicians on the available mental health services in their surrounding communities, allowing them to refer their patients as needed while providing a continuum of care. The expansion of child mental health services...
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...the primary idea psychology thought about young children is that children are very impressionable and malleable. By the age of, perhaps six or seven, their minds and personalities are formed, and they become much harder to change. During this time, sociologists were trying to find solutions for various social problems, like school failure, poverty, and juvenile delinquency. Eventually, experts in child development put two and two together and began developing intensive early intervention preschool programs for low socio-economic children and their families. The idea was to provide them with an enriched educational environment at a pre-school, improve mental health, and perhaps to teach parents how to enhance their environments at home. One such program that reaches out to families and children is Regina Coeli Child Development Center. Background of Regina Coeli Child Development Center Regina Coeli Child Development Center is a Head Start Grantee Organization that serves area children and families in a five parish area. Regina Coeli serves approximately 2115 children program wide. Regina Coeli Child Development Center offers three distinct programs. Head Start offers center-based and home-based comprehensive preschool programs for children from three to five years. Early Head Start offers a program for pregnant mothers and children from the age of six weeks to three years. Migrant and Seasonal Head Start offers program for children from six weeks to fives years, whose families...
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...Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Children and Youth Services Review 30 (2008) 774 – 786 www.elsevier.com/locate/childyouth The well-being of children in foster care: Exploring physical and mental health needs Dana J. Sullivan ⁎, Michiel A. van Zyl 1 University of Louisville, Kent School of Social Work, Louisville, KY 40292, United States Received 20 June 2007; received in revised form 22 July 2007; accepted 9 December 2007 Available online 17 December 2007 Abstract A census of children in foster care provided valuable insight into the well-being of children in one state. CHAID analysis on differences related to physical and mental health needs among various groups of children in foster care revealed a number of significant differences that are often overlooked in other types of analyses. Children's medical needs differ significantly by length of stay and emotional needs were more profound among children of certain ages. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Keywords: Foster care; Well-being; Mental health; Physical health; CHAID 1. Introduction Historically, social workers in child welfare have focused primarily on keeping children safe from abuse and neglect, and helping them return home safely or find new adoptive homes. However, Altshuler and Gleeson (1999) described the emphasis on safety and permanency, to the exclusion of well-being, as a triangle that can only be completed when well-being becomes a focus of child welfare services. In response to this emerging...
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...Introduction On November 2007, The Oregonian began an investigation on children in foster care that had been prescribed powerful psychiatric medications. These medications were given four times the rate of other children. Concerns have been on the rise for children that are given “psychotropic medications”. Primarily the concern is high for those children in foster care, and who receive Medicaid, because they are in a system that has lost structure of the importance of the health and welfare of children and adolescence. Also because foster children are more likely to have more emotional and social issues, and need treatment to include psychiatric medication. Psychotropic medications are those that affect the nervous system and produce many changes in behavior or awareness. These medications can be given in the form of a tranquilizer, sedative or antidepressant. Changes should be made to prevent how children receive medications, to deter overdosing and complications from misdiagnosing the child’s illness. The effect that psychiatric drugs have on children can be sometimes upsetting. Psychiatric or psychotropic medications are used to help children with behavioral impairment. Changes should be made that will benefit children in situations as mentioned. Not only in foster care but any child that is prescribed psychiatric (psychotropic) medications. Implementing change that will assure children are prescribe the right mediations, and are given the medication according to their...
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