The media fulfilled its intended purpose by exposing this institution and raising social consciousness by their reporting.  I was impressed that the goal did not seem to be driven by ratings, but more by conscience.  Back then, societal attitude towards the mentally ill, especially at the level of needing institutionalized care, was one of hopelessness.  Once someone was relinquished to an institution, they were often forgotten and dehumanized.  It was appalling to see that those who don’t have a voice were being treated like animals (or worse), which is why having a strong system of checks and balances and transparency is necessary to keep the standards of institutions in check.  I was horrified watching this video.  I think and hope that today, conditions have improved. I hope to learn more about modern-day care for the mentally ill in this class.  Because of watching this report, I gained a better understanding of why a parent would fight hard to keep a severely handicapped or mentally ill child in their home and opt for in-home care, rather than let them go to a group care situation or institution.  I have a friend with a severely handicapped child.  It takes a lot of work, costly modifications to their home, in-home nursing, and significant concessions by the rest of the family to keep her at home.  After seeing this video, I feel relieved that my friends have fought so hard to care for her themselves.  The thought of anyone being behind the closed doors of an unchecked institution, where corruption has the potential to outweigh human dignity, is downright scary. 

              I was very thrilled about the video and the awareness it brought to me about mental illness and how society rated it.  Although, such awareness was an impact, it occurred to me that the typical attitude towards Mental Illness back then and today was somehow geared towards sympathetic and caring of more than 80 percent adults of the typical societal who also agreed that mental illness treatment was effective.   It was phenomenon to learn that less than 35 to 67 percent people in the subgroup for example, Black and non-Hispanic, Hispanic adults agreed that people were caring and sympathetic to people with mental illness in most states like New York and others in U.S. During the year of 2009.

            Empirical supportive evidences in a study by the SAMSHA, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, and Center for Disease control (2003) and Willow-Brook reported that stigma about mental illness could lead people to fear disclosing that they had mental health problems.  It was assumed that stigma concerning mental illness and how society  would often treat people became prevention to treatment and recovery. The reason was that frequently stigma posed barriers for public health prevention efforts that would otherwise prepared to minimize onset of the mental illness and prevention or worsening of symptoms over time. 

         The video and the Willow-Brook report brought to light the surety of the impact of the stigma concerning mental illness and the  limitations it brought to life opportunities for people who were recognized as mentally ill.  The reason was often the lower prioritization for public resources that would otherwise allocate mental health services and poorer quality of care that was delivered to people who were diagnosed with the mental illness.  Subsequently, the prevailing view of health-related stigma as we watched the video was referred to as a perceived, enacted, or anticipated eviction or social exclusion, which to me was not a mark or blame on the individual.  (Video,  2018). 

            The video posed some interesting ideas about mental illness and how the public or society treated people with mental illness. The reason was that Geraldo Rivera on Willow-brook helped us to realize some limitations that often prevented the persons diagnosed as a mentally ill individual from lifeopportunities such as employment, education, and others.  The video was brief and sweet, but it enlightened me of the facts of the case with people with the mental illness.
         In the video, president Kennedy on his Freedom Commission speech on Mental Health, P. 7, 2003) quoted: “As more individuals seek help and share their stories with friends and relatives, compassion will be the response, not ridicule.” This quote was used in the discussion to help the viewers understand the prose of the president and the public and what they believed would served as positive mechanism to mitigate issues with mental illness and how society might readdress it impact.
           I certainly liked this quote because it helped me understood that the more people talked about their emotional and psychological distress, and their anxiety disorders with either individual counseling or group counseling, the better they became  with typical societal misconceptions about the conflict of interest being the Mental illness in discussion.  In fact, it occurred that about 8 percent of adults with less than a high school education strongly disagreed that treatment of the mental illness could lead to normal lives. However, less than 17 percent of adults living in households in the Willow-brook report were said to earn less than $20,000 annually. Substantially, these people disagreed that people were caring and sympathetic to people with mental illness. Over all, I liked the video because I gained some insights about mental illness and how typical society treat the individual with the disorders.

 Video (2018). Willow-brook: A Report on How It Is And Why It Doesn't Have To Be That Way” 

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