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By Day 7 of Week 9, submit an 8- to 10-page research policy brief that synthesizes the following:

  • Title page and Table of Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • Part 1: Introduction
    1. Identify your audience
    2. Articulate the public health issue
    3. Provide evidence that justifies this as a public health issue
      • Identify the level of interest
      • Describe the population(s) affected
  • Part 2: Multidisciplinary Impacts
    1. Laws and policies
    2. Epidemiology and medicine
    3. Economics
    4. Politics
    5. Ethics
  • Part 3: Analysis and Recommendations
    1. Explain how current policy could be adapted (or new policy created) to address the public health issue
    2. Critique the merits of current interventions
    3. Propose and support an alternative intervention
    4. Explain limitations to your recommendations
  • Part 4: Conclusion
    1. Explain the need for the audience to address the public health problem
    2. Reiterate the action you want the audience to take
  • APA reference page

Reference the scholarly articles that you used in your policy brief.

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MENTAL HEALTH Mental Health Analysis Tamillia Cherry Dr. Silverman Walden University App 4 MENTAL HEALTH Evidence that justifies the public health issue Patel, et al (2007) argues that mental health is indeed a public health issue. In his article ‘mental health of young people: a global public-health challenge’, Patel asserts that mental disorder account for a significant fraction of the diseases burdens particularly in young people in all the communities. The mental disorder often starts during the early stages of life (12-15 years), even though they are usually spotted later in life. He cites that poor health mental health is greatly associated with other health and developmental disorders in young people, such as substance abuse, poor educational achievements, poor sexual health, and violence among others. Patel argues that the effectiveness of some intervention programs of most mental disorders in the aforementioned age group have been identified. However, Patel proposes that further research must be conducted so as to improve the available interventions. Mental health needs are not met in most economies because of several challenges such as scarcity of mental-health professionals as well as the stigma associated with this public health issue. In his book, Patel proposes the need of youth-focused model that effectively integrate mental health with other young people health. Addressing mental health issue is essential to young people because it will enable them to achieve their potential and positively contribute to the growth and development of their societies. Henderson, et al (2013), argues that is indeed mental health is a public health issue. She asserts that individuals with mental disorders tend to shun away from seeking interventions due to the stigma associated with this issue. In her book, ‘Mental illness stigma, help to seek, and public health programs’, Henderson claims that approximately 70% of individuals with the mental disorder receive no health care intervention from health care professionals. Evidence shows that elements increasing the MENTAL HEALTH possibility of treatment delay and/or avoidance include ignorance regarding the accessibility of the intervention, insufficient knowledge to detect characteristics of mental health, and prejudice and discrimination against individuals who have mental disorders. She suggests that intervention programs must be designed in a way that curbs stigma. Interventions currently used to address the public health issue Dindo and Van Liew assert that psychological interventions have a history of effectively treating patients with mental health disorders. In addition, psychotherapy research identifies essential areas for improving patient care. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is one of the most effective intervention strategies. ACT is based on the assumption that grief, pain, anxiety, and disappointment are inevitable elements of human life. It enables patients to adapt to various challenges by creating psychological flexibility as opposed to involving in counterproductive trials to eliminate undesirable behaviors. ACT Can be delivered in various formats and it applies to more than one mental-health disorder. Although this intervention program is successful and effective, the issue of staff resistance poses a challenge to its implementation. Hayes, et al (2013) argues that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a unified approach to behavior change, associate with a particular model of scientific development known as ‘contextual behavioral science’. This approach tries to create sufficient psychological structures based on philosophical clearness, principles, and assertions, as well as approaches and elements associated with mediation and moderation. He argues that ACT is trans-diagnostic and flexible hence able to meet the unique needs of patients as well as help guarantee treatment adherence. Alternative intervention Nordgren, et al (2014) cites that a great portion of the general population suffers from mental- MENTAL HEALTH health disorders such as anxiety. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment approach to patients with particular psychiatric conditions. It’s basically a short-term psychotherapy treatment that entails problem-solving techniques. The purpose of cognitive-behavioral therapy is to change the thinking or behavioral patterns of patients and thus change their feelings. This intervention strategy is basically based on the ideology that a person’s feelings, thoughts, and actions and interconnected, and therefore negative actions and/or behaviors can deceive a person in a vicious cycle. Unlike most mental health disorder interventions, CBT deals with a patient’s current problems, instead of concentrating on the issue of the past. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been proved to be an effective intervention approach to a range of mental health conditions. This approach can be used to people suffering from anxiety disorders, depression, panic disorder, and obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, eating disorders, and chronic fatigue syndrome among others. As stated earlier, cognitive behavior therapy is an effective intervention program for patients with mental health disorder. However, this approach may not be effective for patients with complex mental health issues. In addition, the aim of this program entails the ability to bring change to patients. However, some individuals feel that its focus is too narrow and ignores various essential issues such as persona and family histories as well as wider emotional problems. MENTAL HEALTH References Dindo, L., Van Liew, J. R., & Arch, J. J. (2017). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Behavioral Intervention for Mental Health and Medical Conditions. Neurotherapeutics, 1-8. Hayes, S. C., Levin, M. E., Plumb-Vilardaga, J., Villatte, J. L., & Pistorello, J. (2013). Acceptance and commitment therapy and contextual behavioral science: Examining the progress of a distinctive model of behavioral and cognitive therapy. Behavior therapy, 44(2), 180-198. Henderson, C., Evans-Lacko, S., & Thornicroft, G. (2013). Mental illness stigma, help seeking, and public health programs. American journal of public health, 103(5), 777-780. Nordgren, L. B., Hedman, E., Etienne, J., Bodin, J., Kadowaki, Å., Eriksson, S., ... & Carlbring, P. (2014). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of individually tailored Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety disorders in a primary care population: A randomized controlled trial. Behaviour research and therapy, 59, 1-11. Patel, V., Flisher, A. J., Hetrick, S., & McGorry, P. (2007). Mental health of young people: a global public-health challenge. The Lancet, 369(9569), 1302-1313. MENTAL HEALTH Mental Health Analysis Tamillia Cherry Dr. Silverman Walden University App 4 MENTAL HEALTH Evidence that justifies the public health issue Patel, et al (2007) argues that mental health is indeed a public health issue. In his article ‘mental health of young people: a global public-health challenge’, Patel asserts that mental disorder account for a significant fraction of the diseases burdens particularly in young people in all the communities. The mental disorder often starts during the early stages of life (12-15 years), even though they are usually spotted later in life. He cites that poor health mental health is greatly associated with other health and developmental disorders in young people, such as substance abuse, poor educational achievements, poor sexual health, and violence among others. Patel argues that the effectiveness of some intervention programs of most mental disorders in the aforementioned age group have been identified. However, Patel proposes that further research must be conducted so as to improve the available interventions. Mental health needs are not met in most economies because of several challenges such as scarcity of mental-health professionals as well as the stigma associated with this public health issue. In his book, Patel proposes the need of youth-focused model that effectively integrate mental health with other young people health. Addressing mental health issue is essential to young people because it will enable them to achieve their potential and positively contribute to the growth and development of their societies. Henderson, et al (2013), argues that is indeed mental health is a public health issue. She asserts that individuals with mental disorders tend to shun away from seeking interventions due to the stigma associated with this issue. In her book, ‘Mental illness stigma, help to seek, and public health programs’, Henderson claims that approximately 70% of individuals with the mental disorder receive no health care intervention from health care professionals. Evidence shows that elements increasing the MENTAL HEALTH possibility of treatment delay and/or avoidance include ignorance regarding the accessibility of the intervention, insufficient knowledge to detect characteristics of mental health, and prejudice and discrimination against individuals who have mental disorders. She suggests that intervention programs must be designed in a way that curbs stigma. Interventions currently used to address the public health issue Dindo and Van Liew assert that psychological interventions have a history of effectively treating patients with mental health disorders. In addition, psychotherapy research identifies essential areas for improving patient care. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is one of the most effective intervention strategies. ACT is based on the assumption that grief, pain, anxiety, and disappointment are inevitable elements of human life. It enables patients to adapt to various challenges by creating psychological flexibility as opposed to involving in counterproductive trials to eliminate undesirable behaviors. ACT Can be delivered in various formats and it applies to more than one mental-health disorder. Although this intervention program is successful and effective, the issue of staff resistance poses a challenge to its implementation. Hayes, et al (2013) argues that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a unified approach to behavior change, associate with a particular model of scientific development known as ‘contextual behavioral science’. This approach tries to create sufficient psychological structures based on philosophical clearness, principles, and assertions, as well as approaches and elements associated with mediation and moderation. He argues that ACT is trans-diagnostic and flexible hence able to meet the unique needs of patients as well as help guarantee treatment adherence. Alternative intervention Nordgren, et al (2014) cites that a great portion of the general population suffers from mental- MENTAL HEALTH health disorders such as anxiety. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment approach to patients with particular psychiatric conditions. It’s basically a short-term psychotherapy treatment that entails problem-solving techniques. The purpose of cognitive-behavioral therapy is to change the thinking or behavioral patterns of patients and thus change their feelings. This intervention strategy is basically based on the ideology that a person’s feelings, thoughts, and actions and interconnected, and therefore negative actions and/or behaviors can deceive a person in a vicious cycle. Unlike most mental health disorder interventions, CBT deals with a patient’s current problems, instead of concentrating on the issue of the past. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been proved to be an effective intervention approach to a range of mental health conditions. This approach can be used to people suffering from anxiety disorders, depression, panic disorder, and obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, eating disorders, and chronic fatigue syndrome among others. As stated earlier, cognitive behavior therapy is an effective intervention program for patients with mental health disorder. However, this approach may not be effective for patients with complex mental health issues. In addition, the aim of this program entails the ability to bring change to patients. However, some individuals feel that its focus is too narrow and ignores various essential issues such as persona and family histories as well as wider emotional problems. MENTAL HEALTH References Dindo, L., Van Liew, J. R., & Arch, J. J. (2017). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Behavioral Intervention for Mental Health and Medical Conditions. Neurotherapeutics, 1-8. Hayes, S. C., Levin, M. E., Plumb-Vilardaga, J., Villatte, J. L., & Pistorello, J. (2013). Acceptance and commitment therapy and contextual behavioral science: Examining the progress of a distinctive model of behavioral and cognitive therapy. Behavior therapy, 44(2), 180-198. Henderson, C., Evans-Lacko, S., & Thornicroft, G. (2013). Mental illness stigma, help seeking, and public health programs. American journal of public health, 103(5), 777-780. Nordgren, L. B., Hedman, E., Etienne, J., Bodin, J., Kadowaki, Å., Eriksson, S., ... & Carlbring, P. (2014). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of individually tailored Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety disorders in a primary care population: A randomized controlled trial. Behaviour research and therapy, 59, 1-11. Patel, V., Flisher, A. J., Hetrick, S., & McGorry, P. (2007). Mental health of young people: a global public-health challenge. The Lancet, 369(9569), 1302-1313. Mental Health Issue Letter to the Editor Tamillia Cherry Dr. Silverman Waldenu University Application 6 Carlos Thomas, Arizona Department of Health Services, 150 N 18th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007, Arizona. 7th April, 2017. The Editor, Journal of Mental Health, University of WalesCollege of Medicine, Cardiff. United Kingdom. Dear Sir/Madam I am writing in regards to the issue of mental health, especially in adolescents and young people. Mental health is indeed a public health issue and as Patel, et al (2007) argues, it’s a global-health challenge. However, to address this issue, there are some current and alternative interventions that have been proposed. Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) is one of the interventions currently used to address the issue of mental health amongst the young people. ACT is an effective and efficient intervention to the treatment of mental health. Internet-based interventions are cost-effective ways to prevent treatment hindrances to traditional-face-to-face interventions like lack of accessibility and availability. Mental health has caused the United States billions of dollars. For this reason, acceptance and commitment therapy will help save the money spent on the prevention and treatment of this public health issue. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an alternative intervention to mental health issue. According to Nordgren, et al (2014), CBT is an effective approach to patients with particular psychiatric conditions. Cognitive behavior therapy entails the process of problem-solving techniques. Its aim is to change the behavioral patterns of patients as well as their feelings. Studies show that CBT is as effective as medication in the treatment of mental health. Cognitive behavior therapy results in a 5% cost savings as compared to drug treatment. In fact, both acceptance commitment therapy and cognitive behavior therapy are cost-effective interventions for maintenance and episodic treatment of major depression and other related mental health illness. The economic and social consequences of mental health amongst the young people outweighs the cost of intervention. For this reason, I would recommend that all the relevant stakeholders in the health sector as well as the general public should put measures in place to reduce stigma associated with mental health and promote and support the aforementioned intervention strategies. Additionally, further research should be conducted in order to improve the available interventions (Henderson, Evans-Lacko, Thornicroft, 2013). I am requesting you to publish this article so as to help disseminate the information about mental health. The issue of mental health is not effectively covered and therefore publishing this article will help fill the information gaps present in the society today. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Sincerely, Carlos Thomas, Director at Arizona Department of Health Services. References Henderson, C., Evans-Lacko, S., & Thornicroft, G. (2013). Mental illness stigma, help seeking, and public health programs. American journal of public health,103(5), 777-780. Nordgren, L. B., Hedman, E., Etienne, J., Bodin, J., Kadowaki, Å., Eriksson, S., ... & Carlbring, P. (2014). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of individually tailored Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety disorders in a primary care population: A randomized controlled trial.Behaviour research and therapy,59, 1-11. Patel, V., Flisher, A. J., Hetrick, S., & McGorry, P. (2007). Mental health of young people: a global public-health challenge.The Lancet,369(9569), 1302-1313.
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Running Head: MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

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Mental/Public Health Issues with Juveniles
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P. 3
Mental and Public Health Issues------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P.4
Multidisciplinary Impacts---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P.7
Analysis and Recommendations------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P.8
Conclusion--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P.10
References--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P.11

MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

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Executive Summary
The ethos of psychological wellness has changed gigantically in the course of recent
decades. Emotional well-being is more open to the general population as, an ailment that
influences many individuals and does not make these individuals a clear danger to everyone
around them. As per Ray et al. (2008), social work has a critical part to play in sorting out
endeavors, to bolster people and gatherings who may regularly have pessimistic experiences and
impression of emotional well-being administrations. Social laborers need to keep up a more
extensive social perspective of emotional wellness issues, especially since to worries about
unfair practices, social equality and social equity these angles are incorporated into the PCF's;
'qualities and morals', "differing qualities" and 'rights, equity and financial prosperity' (Nordgren,
L. B., 2014). In agreement to the PCF 5 common laborers have the learning, preparing and
instruction that enables them to create comprehension and attention to issues, for example,
persecution, power and social rejection and it has made social specialists mindful of their
capacities for abuse towards others.

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Mental and Public Health Issues
Emotional instabilities are disarranging of cerebrum capacity. They have many causes
and result from complex connections between a man's qualities and their condition. Having a
maladjustment is not a decision or right coming up short. Dysfunctional behaviors happen at
comparable rates far and wide, in each culture and all financial gatherings. The insights are
stunning, 1 in 5 youngsters experience the ill effects of emotional instability, that is 20 percent of
our populace however yet just around 4 percent of the aggregate therapeutic services spending
plan is spent on our psychological well-being. Around one out of five teenagers have a
diagnosable mental wellness issue, and almost 33% shows manifestations of despondency
(Nordgren, L. B., 2014). Cautioning signs aren't self-evident, yet more common side effects
incorporate steady touchiness, outrage, or social withdrawal, and also real changes in craving or
rest. Emotional well-being can...


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