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Hello Class my name is James Romagnolo, I am currently attending Miami Dade College Hialeah Campus in an approach for an associate in Psychology. I was born and raised in Hialeah Florida, but my ethnic background is Cuban and Italian, I went to a High school by the name of iMater Academy where it's there that I fell in love with the idea of being a teacher and is my current pursuit when it comes to my studies however at some point after teaching I wish to go past my bachelor's degree and get a Masters in counseling in hopes of being a school psychologist. I am passionate about my many hobbies such as art, writing, gaming, design, etc. But I am also passionate about helping other people; since high school, I've come to the realization about myself that I am at my best when I'm helping others be the best versions of themselves which is where my love of teaching began as well as when I decided to pursue psychology as my path of study to continue figuring out ways to help others as best as possible. At some point in the future I hope that I can stay here in Hialeah as I view this area as my home, I enjoy my community and wish to continue living here for the rest of my life, however, if I'm given the choice to move I would love to live somewhere in Texas or move upstate Florida in areas such as Tallahassee and Jacksonville.

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The session with professor Duque was very informative, though I've used the database tool before for my previous classes to conduct research it had been a while since I've used the MDC database so the session was very refreshing being able to relearn the system as well as learn how to use the system in a more efficient way as she showed me ways to narrow down my searches to better suit the needs for my research. A research tool that was mentioned that was good to hear about that I did not know was available to me was the "talk to a librarian" feature, being able to ask questions to someone who has the ability to look for the exact type of article, documentary, book, etc. that would best fit my research would be extremely useful as well as ease the pain of having to look for it myself.

As for the topic I've decided to use, I wanted to look into "is mental health an issue for adults in Miami", As someone who majors in psychology and wants to at some point become a mental health counselor I am very passionate about mental health as well as a major advocate for people being able to have access to resources that is meant to better their mental health as well as educate them on the possible signs that may lead them to want to seek that help in the first place.

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Pack Back is a website that allows students to share open-ended questions and research ideas with other students across the country and of course in their own college as well. Packback is meant for students to post their questions and receive proper feedback from others in hopes of finding the information they need/ helping them solve the answer to their questions by providing well conducted responses.

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Miami is a vibrant and multicultural city that has always been very fast-paced; because of this, there are many factors that can result in poor mental health for adults, what I want to know is what are the leading causes of these issues? What treatments can be suggested for these issues? What is the most common of these issues? Or is mental health even the issue when it comes to the residents of Miami? Here are articles that I have gathered to help answer my question and what are the possible mental health problems that residents of Miami must deal with.

Drug Week. New Mental Health Data Have Been Reported by Researchers at Palmetto General Hospital (Effect of Pharmacy Students as Primary Pharmacy Members on Inpatient Interdisciplinary Mental Health Teams). NewsRX LLC, 2015, https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=lincclin_mdcc&id=GALE%7CA415917812&v=2.1&it=r.

The first article will be looking at studies found by researchers at Palmetto General hospital that were conducted to monitor the mental health of veterans who were admitted to inpatient care during 2010-20120

Diaz-Martinez, Janet, et al. “Resilience, Anxiety, Stress, and Substance Use Patterns during COVID-19 Pandemic in the Miami Adult Studies on HIV (MASH) Cohort - Aids and Behavior.” SpringerLink, Springer US, 19 May 2021, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-021-03292-y.

This second article focuses on the mental health and substance abuse patterns during the covid-19 pandemic

Mental Health Weekly Digest. “Researchers from Miami University Detail New Studies and Findings in the Area of COVID-19 (The Impact of COVID-19 on Depressive Symptoms and Loneliness for Middle-Aged and Older Adults).” Business Insights: Essentials, NewsRX LLC, 13 June 2022, https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=lincclin_mdcc&id=GALE|A706898588&v=2.1&it=r.

In this third article, it speaks about the University of Miami's finding on how the Covid-19 Pandemic increased the depressive symptoms of Young Adults in Miami

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Miami has a substance abuse problem

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Mental health crisis in Florida's children

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Mental health crisis in Florida's children

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBlWDyFZ-so&ab_channel=VICENews

Though my research primarily revolved around Miami and not the state of Florida as a whole, I believe this video provides and good perspective of what people have to deal when experiencing these mental health problems ranging from depression to more seriousness mental illnesses such as psychosis.

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There's a Mental Health Crisis Among Florida's Kids

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bDtxZbbzhE&ab_channel=AllHealthGo

This video explains not only the possible problems many in Miami face, but also the possible reasons for it and why Miami is unique when it comes to facing mental health.

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When doing this assignment I had already had an interest when it comes to the mental well-being of others since I do want to become a counselor at some point in my life. However that being said I found it very informative studying what are the mental health issues plaguing the community I currently live in, I lived in Miami/Hialeah my whole life and had an idea of some mental health issues people face but I did not however have the full picture, and honestly I probably still don't consider how vast the topic of mental health can be. That being said though I have a better idea of what my community struggles with when it comes to their mental health, and will use this information in my career to better prepare myself for the challenges I will face as a future counselor.