Abstract
This paper relates that the Illinois Children's Mental Health Act of 2003 creates legislative policy stipulating that a mental health plan, which includes intervention and prevention, will be developed in the state for all children from the age of birth to 18. The author points out that the state desires to implement social education relating to mental health care to change attitudes negatively impacting children with mental problems. The paper concludes that the policy process is a long and extensive venture and that it takes a great deal of commitment to the policy's ideas in order to realize its goals. The author stresses that, when creating policy, the initiators must continue to work with the issues until they have been implemented because, when others take control of the plans, the policy will be altered in a manner that was not intended.

From the Paper
"The inclusion of the focus on academic achievement and the Illinois education system in the Act may indicate that there is a hidden agenda connected to the legislation. As stipulated in the Act there is a concern that the mental illness of students adversely affects their "academic readiness and school success." While there is no doubt that all Americans desire their children to be considered high academic achievers, it should also be considered that, under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), school districts are required to ensure that students can pass standardized tests in order for the schools to remain operational."

Tags:referral, nclb, intervention, prevention, commitment

Abstract
This paper analyzes issues concerning the Mental Health Act and moral ethics using the fictitious case study of the involuntary admission to the psychiatric services of a patient called John. It provides an overview of the Mental Health Act (1983), the effects of compulsory admission and the key people in that admission.

Outline
The Mental Health Act and Effects of Detention
John's Treatment
For and Against Involutary Treatment of John
Nursing Duties Involved in Treating John Involuntarily
John's Best Interests and Confliction of his Wishes
Implications in Practice
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The case of Sarah Lawson (The Guardian, 2001) showed that if someone is deemed to be mentally ill, and has insight into the illness and wishes to die, they can do so. This case involved a father assisting his daughter with her suicide because her mental illness impacted upon her physical health. However it is noted that this assisted suicide took place at their family home, not in hospital on a psychiatric unit. If there were to be an assisted suicide on the unit preformed by a member of staff to the case study John, this would be highly illegal and come into conflict with The Code of Practice (1999)."

Tags:euthanasia, suicide, human, rights, medication

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that the Illinois Children's Mental Health Act of 2003 creates legislative policy in relation to mental health and mental health services for the children of the State of Illinois. The writer notes that the children referred to in the act include all children from the age of birth to 18 that are residents of the state. The writer describes and discusses the Act.

From the Paper
"In Section I of the act the policy stipulates that a mental health plan will be developed in the state for children and that "provider services and inter-agency referral networks" will assist in the aid to children regarding mental health. Within Section I it is also indicated that the issue of mental health will also become part of the "social and emotional development" plan in the school systems."

Tags:policy, education

Abstract
This paper focuses on the important role of the therapeutic relationship in mental health therapy, asserting that this relationship is the single greatest component of the therapy process and is necessary to facilitate treatment. The paper examines the characteristics of relationships formed between clients and mental health professionals, with the purpose of defining and describing the mental health professional's role and responsibilities in establishing a successful relationship.

From the Paper
"The therapeutic relationship is the single greatest component of the therapy process (Gerstein, 1999; Corey & Corey, 2005). It is recognized that therapy is facilitated through guidance, and while much of this guidance can eventually be self-directed by the client, the initial therapy process is dependent upon the strength, commitment, and direction provided to the client by the mental health professional (Collins, Jordan, & Coleman, 1999). If the client and the mental health professional are unable to form a successful working relationship, this guidance will not ..."

Tags:social, mental, health, treatment, psychiatry

Abstract
This paper describes the role and responsibilities of the psychiatric and mental health nurse (PMHN), showing how they work with clients in wide range of settings, including facilities, institutions, and in the community. The paper further points out how PMHN practice has been expanding since 1967 and the PMHN role has continued to expand because doctoral programs specializing in psychiatric nursing have expanded the knowledge base. The paper concludes by noting that the nurse patient relationship is the core of psychiatric mental health nursing.

From the Paper
"The psychiatric and mental health nurse (PMHN) works with clients in wide range of settings, including facilities, institutions, and in the community. This form of nursing is marked by unique roles and responsibilities because of clients' unique needs and responses to care. This paper will demonstrate how the roles and responsibilities of the PMH nurse continue to expand. One of the roles of the PMH nurse is that of advocate for patients with mental illness in a society pervaded by stigma. Society's attitudes to abnormal behavior are based in stigma. Stigma..."

Tags:mental, health, nursing

Abstract
This paper assesses the merits and notes potential problems found within Sandra Tanenbaum's research article, "Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health: Practical Weaknesses Meet Political Strengths." The article was first published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice in 2003 and focuses on the effectiveness and value of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in mental health.

From the Paper
"This paper shall assess the merits and notes potential problems found within Sandra Tanenbaum's research article, "Evidence-based practice in mental health: practical weaknesses meet political strengths." The article was first published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice in 2003 and focuses on the effectiveness and value of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in mental health. Problem..."

Tags:mental, health, evidence

Abstract
This paper presents a comparison of a mental health program in Canada with a mental health program in the U.S. The basis of the analysis is a three-part schema for examining social welfare programs.

From the Paper
"This research compares a mental health program in Canada, the Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program(NSEEP) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a mental health program in the United States, the University of Maryland School Mental Health Program (SMHP) in Baltimore, Maryland. The framework for the comparison of the two mental health programs is a three-part schema for examining social welfare programs..."

Tags:mental health, U.S., Canada

Abstract
This paper presents and explains treatment options for drug abuse and mental health patients. The paper further examines the topic of integration of recovery and evidence-based principles for treatment of drug abuse and mental health problems. The concept of dual diagnosed patients is also analyzed at length.

From the Paper
"The following presents the topic of integration of recovery and evidence-based principles for treatment of drug abuse and mental health problems. The traditional medical model of mental illness views this condition as being a function of an underlying biological factor. (Barker) This type of explanation leads to psychiatric treatments such as electroconvulsive therapy or medication. The American Psychiatric Association abandoned the disease model and changed the focus of mental illnesses to classified forms of mental disorders. (Barker) Social research yielded findings that there point..."

Tags:drug abuse, mental health, recovery, dual diagnosed, patients

Abstract
This paper discusses infant mental health. It expands on the ability to assess issues relating to infant mental health as opposed to the dynamic changes in child development or normal aggression, for example, in a 4 year old. The paper also focuses on career opportunities for the Developmental Specialist working within a pediatric or clinic setting.

From the Paper
"Unfortunately, although a common assumption from years ago, still today many individuals - both practitioners and parents - still believe that infants do not have the capacity to feel pain, emotion or experience dysfunction related to mental health psychopathology (Frankel, Boyum & Harmon, 2004). Gradually, the literature and research is proving these individuals wrong. However, the onus is still on the practitioner to identify these issues in infants and children 5 years of age and younger within their care based on isolated 15-20 minute visits without having the proper training to do so (Minde, Tidmarsh & Hughes, 2001). Additionally, most of the time the practitioner spends those 15-20 minutes assessing sources of physical health or pathology (Minde, Tidmarsh & Hughes, 2001). Most children are not scheduled for all of their well-baby care visits which can further complicate the problems associated with trying to assess infant mental health. According to Keren, Feldman and Tyano (2001) "defining symptoms and ..."

Tags:infant, mental, health

Abstract
This brief yet concise paper details recent research which has proven that unemployment causes, rather than merely results from, poor psychological health. A study in Great Britain revealed that unemployed individuals were approximately three times more likely, than employed people, to commit suicide. This paper examines the impact of unemployment on one's mental health, including: Anxiety, depression, dissatisfaction with one's life, negative self-esteem and other emotional states have each been demonstrated in complex studies to be higher in unemployed people than in similar groups of employed people.

From the Paper
"For many people, the stress of being unemployed is devastating. A recent study of more than 500,000 people in Great Britain revealed that people who said they were unemployed in a 1981 census were approximately three times more likely than employed people to commit suicide in the next decade. "Job loss seems to result in a serious erosion in people's sense of control and self-esteem," says William R. Avison, Ph.D., professor of sociology and leader of the University of Western Ontario study. Because control and self-esteem are two limitations of mental health, it is understandable that unemployment affects people so deeply, he argues."

Tags:mental, health, employment, labor, physical, depression, study, research