What Is Community Mental Health
A decentralized pattern of mental health, mental health care, or other services for people with mental illnesses
Community Health
Two common mental illnesses that cost the world economy one trillion dollars per year
Depression and Anxiety
Name two factors that can contribute to developing a mental disorder
Early adverse life experiences (trauma/history of abuse), biological factors, use of alcohol/recreational drugs, having few friends, experiences related to other ongoing chronic medical conditions, intrauterine infections, preterm birth, diseases such as cancer and syphilis or a stroke, and having felt of loneliness/isolation
Name a secondary prevention option
Employee assistance programs, juvenile delinquency programs, crisis interventions, and giving soldiers time to come home
Name one objective Healthy People 2020 made for mental health and mental disorders
Reduce suicide rates, reduce the proportion of adolescents who engage in disordered eating behaviors in an attempt to control their weight, increase the proportion of primary care facilities that provide mental health treatment onsite or by paid referral, and increase the proportion of persons with serious mental illness (SMI) who are employed
Created in 1946 that helps fund psychiatric research
National Mental Health Act
The second leading cause of death among people aged 10-34
Suicide
The health conditions that are characterized by alterations of thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning (from the reading)
Mental Disorders
Name two goals of treating someone with a mental illness
Reduce symptoms, improve personal and social functioning, develop and strengthen coping skills, promote behaviors that make a person’s life better
An evidence-based model of employment services emphasizing real work opportunities, integrated mental health services, and individualized job support
Individual Placement and Support
A term that refers collectively to all diagnosable mental disorders
Mental Illness
Name two ways the diagnosis with a mental disorder can stigmatize a person (from the book)
By imposing negative stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination which can lead to mental distress, shame, avoidance of treatment, and fewer opportunities related to work and independent living
Give an example of how stress can be a significant cause of mental illness
Soldiers who survive the war, 9/11 survivors, living through a natural disaster (there can be many answers)
A treatment approach that involves treatment through verbal communication
Psychotherapy or psychosocial therapy
Name a state community mental health service/program stated in the presentation and explain what services they offer
Middlesex Therapeutic Community Residence, Middlesex VT
Community-based aftercare option for those discharged from a psychiatric hospital but still require support in their recovery process
Pathways Vermont, Burlington VT
Program provides housing for the homeless, psychosis methods, veteran services, and community-based services like support groups, individual peer support, and employment support