HCA 430 Week 5 Final Paper

BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES 7

Barriers and Solutions for Mental Health Issues

Brenda Rouse

HCA430: Special Populations

Instructor: Pamela Hardy

January 24, 2017

Introduction

The effects of mental health illness reach a broad base of people in the world. This is because it tends to affect the lives of those suffering from mental health and these effects may show in their education, physical health, and employment as well as in their relationships. Additionally, mental health illnesses do not only affect those suffering from mental disorders but also affects their families through, for instance, placing a burden on them because of the treatments that come with the various mental health diseases. The other difficulties that the family may face pertain issues such as stigmatization, which occurs from misconceptions about mental health illnesses in the society. Despite there being effective interventions offered to those suffering from mental health conditions, many people with mental health issues, do not often seek the much-needed care because of various reasons. This paper, therefore, focuses on recapping the model program for those suffering from mental health problems as well as discussing some issues affecting those with mental disorders.

Model Program

As mentioned before, in the previous assignment, the model program pertaining those suffering from mental health problems in Miami, Florida will be not only multi-sectorial but also multi-layered. The essence of this is to help cover a larger base because those suffering from mental health issues face many risks, more so, concerning their health and therefore, the response that should be given to them should be of great quality. The model program will, therefore, focus on not only providing an analysis of the behavioral impacts of those suffering from mental diseases but also on determining the right kind of care suitable for their intervention since each differs.

Critical Barriers That Impact the Health and Well-Being of Mental Health Patients

One barrier that affects those suffering from mental health diseases pertains their financial statuses. For instance, many of those suffering from mental disorders lack the financial capability to meet the different costs of not only seeking the necessary treatments and interventions but also of fulfill their everyday needs. Therefore, lack of the necessary finances acts as a barrier to them.

On the other hand, in the community/state level, one of the most common barriers that have also been seen in Miami, Florida pertains the funding allocated to mental health services therein. Most communities, as well as states, lack the necessary funding that will allow for those suffering from different mental health problems to seek an intervention and the necessary treatment and care they need (Andrade, et al. 2014).

Finally, the other critical barrier that affects the health and well-being of mental health patients pertains the stigmatization that society submits them. Stigmatization has been widely experienced with those suffering from mental disorders, and this stigmatization from society emanates from the different misconceptions that have existed in society pertain mental health problems.

One Proposed Solution for Each Barrier

For the barrier affecting those suffering from mental health at individual levels, there is a great need for the government to see to it that the costs of accessing mental health care are achievable even to the poorest of them all (Staiger, Waldmann, Rüsch & Krumm, 2017). This will help in ensuring that these people can ably access the much-needed care at affordable costs without worrying about costs of living as well as that of seeking care.

Pertaining the barrier affecting mental health patients at a community or state level regarding funding issues. The best solution for this would be to implement policies that promote the allocation of the good financing of those with mental health conditions and therefore, allowing them to seek the necessary treatment and best intervention that will care for their needs (Andrade, et al. 2014). Focusing on such ensuring the enactment of such policies might be costly but productive.

Lastly, for the barrier involving stigmatization from the society, there is great need to provide the masses with education concerning the issues of mental health since they affect a very large population (Clement, et al. 2015). Educating the society regarding these issues will help in reducing and ultimately, curbing the stigmatization that makes those suffering from mental health problems fear to seek the much-needed care and intervention. Additionally, it will help the society provide the support that these people need instead of making them feel not only unwanted but also undeserving of life.

Issues Affecting the Proposed Program Model

Many problems cut across the program. Such issues range from government regulations, legal issues, ethical issues, as well as issues pertaining accreditation of requirements. The model nevertheless, since it very much focuses on the behavioral impact of those suffering from mental health and ways to alleviate these problems and the risks they face, it faces somewhat fewer effects of these issues. The ethical issues that apply to the program involve primarily those matters that bound health care services. Similarly, the legal issue that may affect the program involves the defiance of the ethical proportions laid out pertaining the program model services.

Conclusion

In sum, the populations affected by mental health problems face many challenges that need to be rid of to allow them to seek proper health care intervention to meet their given needs. Additionally, there is great need to ensure that the said populations do not encounter any more barriers that will hinder them from seeking effective treatment since mental health problems affect not only them but also their family and ultimately burdens the society.

References

Andrade, et al. (2014). Barriers to mental health treatment: results from the WHO World Mental Health surveys. Psychological medicine, 44(06), 1303-1317.

Clement, et al. (2015). What is the impact of mental health-related stigma on help-seeking? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Psychological Medicine, 45(01), 11-27.

Staiger, T., Waldmann, T., Rüsch, N., & Krumm, S. (2017). Barriers and facilitators of help-seeking among unemployed persons with mental health problems: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 17(1), 39.