Health and Social Care: Mental Health Issues, Solutions, and Analysis

This report provides an overview of mental health challenges within the health and social care sector. It begins with an introduction to mental disability, its impact on individuals, and the various disorders it encompasses. The main body delves into the contextual background, highlighting factors such as public perception, the prevalence of mental illness, and its economic and social consequences, including the loss of productivity and the high suicide rates. The report also analyzes the UK government's initiatives and commitments outlined in the Business plan for 2016/2017, including the Five Year Forward View, which aims to improve mental health services. Furthermore, the report proposes solutions to address inequality in health and social care, such as the implementation of new policies and the launch of public awareness campaigns to promote equal access to treatment and reduce stigma. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and emphasizing the importance of addressing mental health challenges through comprehensive strategies.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 150....................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION 150.........................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTION
Mental disability in health
It is also called as mental health disorders where focuses on wide range of health conditions
or disorder that can impact one's mood, behaviour and thinking. Such as it includes anxiety
disorder, depression, eating disorder, additive behaviour, schizophrenia. Various people have
mental health concerns time to time but also it becomes worsen as signs and symptoms also
causes frequent stress as well as impact ability to function (Borsboom, 2017). Various sign and
symptoms can vary relied on circumstances, disorder and several factors. Such mental illness
also affect thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Mental illness causes by several environmental
factors and a variety of genetic factors. Several signs and symptoms are Long lasting sadness,
extreme change within moods, excessive anxiety or worry, withdrawal from friends and family,
Detachment from hallucinations, inability to cope with daily stress or issues Sex drive changes,
Excessive anger, Suicidal thinking, major changes within eating habits and many more.
MAIN BODY
Contextual background and factor
Over a third of the public think individual alongside an issue of mental health are
considered as violent. As here individual with severe mental illness are more likely to be the
victims instead of perpetrators crime 9 (violent). Individuals who are suffering from mental ill
health are also considered as more dangerous to themselves as per 80 to 90% of individuals die
through suicide and are experiencing mental distress. Poor mental health also influences on
people and their families within lower education, lost income, quality of life (Caspi, and Moffitt,
2018). There are several impact of mental disability such as per the records 1 in 4 individuals
experiencing each year mental health issue. There are around 792 millions individuals are
impacted through mental health issue all over the world. Mental illness is also considered as
second largest source of burden of disease within England, as more common , long-lasting as
well as impactful as compare several other health conditions. At any provided time 1 within 6
working age adults have also considered age adults that have symptoms related to the mental ill
health. Mental ill health is also accountable for 72 millions working days lost as well as
estimated cost around £35.9 billion every year. In England the total cost of mental health is £106
billion estimated every year. People with a veteran mental health condition also lose their job
each year which is double the rate of those as compare to who are not suffering from any kind of
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the mental health issue. The men aged from 40 to 49 considered as the highest suicides rates
within United Kingdom. Also, 70 to 75% individual who are diagnosable mental illness not
receives treatment at all.
Proposed solution
Mental health is considered as major priority which is outlined within the Business plan
for 2016/2017 within England as it focuses on agenda explains within the Five year Forward
view that provides a clear commitment in order to drive more equal response across physical
and mental health (Fried, van Borkulo,. and Borsboom, 2017).
Key commitments are
At least 50 % of individuals who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis must
commence treatment with NICE- approved care package in two weeks with the aim of enhancing
to 65% over the next five years from the April 2016. Also within the same year they will begin to
provide psychological therapies treatment to 75 % in six weeks and to 95 percent in 18 weeks.
By the year 2017 they will support CCGs in order to begin implementing plans so enhance crisis
care regarding all ages that also includes investing within places of safety. And also from the
year 2017 march they will also set out how areas will assures that young people and children
with an eating disorder commence treatment alongside approved care of NICE with clear waiting
times for both routine and urgent cases.
Organization research
It has been analyzed that people who are suffering from mental health disability are
facing inequalities (Huang,, Wang . and Wang 2019). Thus, in order to reduce inequality in
health and social care the UK government can form a policy or start a campaign. This will help
in solving issue of inequality being faced by people. So, solution is defined as :
New policy- Here, UK government could form a new policy related to it. In this they can create a
new health policy where inequality is reduced in providing treatment to mentally disabled
people. Besides that, it will restrict practices that leads to creating inequality in mental health.
Along with that, government can collaborate with insurance company to provide financial
coverage to support people and treating them. In this way inequality in mental health disability
will reduce.
Launching a campaign- it is also a proposed solution that can be launched. Here, a campaign
can be launched to increase awareness about mental health disability. It will help in treating
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person equally by providing health care services. Furthermore, it will enable in ensuring that no
inequality exist in society. The campaign will show message of equal health for all by which
people suffering from mental health are treated in fair way and manner (Jones, , Heeren and
McNally, 2017).
Thus, these are two solutions which can be taken to address inequality in mental health
and ensuring that people are treated in fair way.
CONCLUSION
From the above it had been concluded that Mental illness causes by several
environmental factors and a variety of genetic factors. Symptoms are anxiety or worry inability
to cope with daily stress and many more. Within United Kingdom men aged from 40 to 49
considered as the highest suicides rates. Thereafter, Proposed solution at least 50 %must
commence treatment with NICE- approved care package. Furthermore, Organization research
help in solving issue of inequality such as implementing New policy reduced in providing
treatment to mentally disabled and Launching a campaign so that increase awareness about
mental health disability. As campaign also show message of equal health as well as are treated
in fair way
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Borsboom, D., 2017. A network theory of mental disorders. World psychiatry, 16(1), pp.5-13.
Caspi, A. and Moffitt, T.E., 2018. All for one and one for all: Mental disorders in one
dimension. American Journal of Psychiatry, 175(9), pp.831-844.
Fried, E.I., van Borkulo, C.D. and Borsboom, D., 2017. Mental disorders as networks of
problems: a review of recent insights. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric
Epidemiology, 52(1), pp.1-10.
Huang, Y., Wang, Y.U.. and Wang, Z., 2019. Prevalence of mental disorders in China: a cross-
sectional epidemiological study. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6(3), pp.211-224.
Jones, P.J., Heeren, A. and McNally, R.J., 2017. Commentary: A network theory of mental
disorders. Frontiers in psychology, 8, p.1305.
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