United States Mental Health System by Leanne Klaas Venter https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru A brief overview of the failing mental health system in the United States en-us 2017-04-18 21:35:06 UTC 2017-04-18 22:14:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png An estimated 52 million Americans have some kind of mental illness or substance abuse problem. leanneklaas https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166890820 2017-04-18 21:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166890820 leanneklaas https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166890906 2017-04-18 21:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166890906 22.94% of adults reported not being able to see a doctor of any kind due to cost. This leaves one out of every five adults with a mental illness without treatment. There are several barriers when it comes to accessing health care, including : lack of insurance, lack of avaliable treatment providers, lack of treatment and insufficient finances to cover costs. leanneklaas https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166891232 2017-04-18 21:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166891232 leanneklaas https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166891411 Affordable Care Act is lowering the gap between insured and non insured consumers, however once insured many people can not afford the outrageous premiums and end up in the same situation as before. ]]> 2017-04-18 21:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166891411 44 million people 18 and over suffer from mental disorders. Major depressive disorder is the second leading cause of death among young adults from the ages of 10-17. leanneklaas https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166891539 2017-04-18 21:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166891539 leanneklaas https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166891643 2017-04-18 21:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166891643 leanneklaas https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166892321 2017-04-18 22:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166892321 No agencies monitoring the quality of metal health programs in place, leading to unqualified staff and lack of care. leanneklaas https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166892517
The cost of not caring is leading millions of American's in jail or worse, dead. Prescriptions are given in jails but patients are not able to continue these drugs once released causing major relapsed and lack of progression. ]]> 2017-04-18 22:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166892517 leanneklaas https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166892635 2017-04-18 22:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leanneklaas/9lcp35okarru/wish/166892635