The mental health of culturally and linguistically diverse offenders – what do we know?

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-441
Author(s):  
Arran Rose ◽  
Stephane M Shepherd ◽  
James R P Ogloff
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Service Providers ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Prison Populations

Objective: A key challenge facing justice health service providers is addressing and treating the high rates of mental illness among offenders. It is well documented that rates of mental illness are substantially higher within prison populations compared to the general population. As such, the need to provide ongoing treatment to prisoners experiencing mental health issues is of fundamental importance. Prisoners experiencing mental health disorders are more likely to have poorer social outcomes on release, including a greater likelihood of recidivism and poorer health outcomes. The growing numbers of justice-involved individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds signal the need for justice systems to adapt to the changing demographic. Conclusions: In this commentary, we argue that greater efforts to explore the nature and prevalence of mental illness among CALD groups in custody, where such concerns are often intertwined with additional complex personal, environmental and historical criminogenic risk factors, are desperately needed to improve system responses and reduce recidivism.

scholarly journals Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System: Issues Related to Treatment and Rehabilitation

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Katrina A. Hovey ◽  
Staci M. Zolkoski ◽  
Lyndal M. Bullock
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Health Disorders

Children and youth with mental health issues and learning difficulties are common in the juvenile justice system andfinding ways to effectively rehabilitate, treat, and educate them is complicated, yet imperative. In this article, weexamine the prevalence rates of mental health disorders in youth involved in the juvenile justice system, discuss themyriad challenges involved youth face, present differences related to gender and race/ethnicity as well as provideinformation associated with how best to assist these youths. Additionally, significant influences such as cultural,behavioral, and educational issues related to detained youth will be presented. Developing a better understanding ofthe challenges faced by detainees as well as recognizing barriers to treatment and rehabilitation are key. Further,identifying effective support systems for rehabilitation and transition are addressed.

scholarly journals Attitudes surrounding the disclosure of mental illness

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (S1) ◽  
pp. S288-S289
Author(s):  
Brishti Sengupta ◽  
Pritha Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Population ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Population Group ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Attitude Shift

AimsTo survey the effect of COVID-19 on mental health of both medical professionals and the general population, as well as attitudes surrounding the disclosure of mental illness.MethodAn online survey comprised of two questionnaires, one for medical professionals and one for the general population, were conducted via social media. Both questionnaires asked respondents of the effect of COVID-19 on their mental health, and the former asked respondents about the effect of COVID-19 on their patient group's mental health. The questionnaires went on to ask respondents about their attitudes to mental health disclosure in various scenarios, to varying groups of people. The general population group was also asked how they would react if someone else disclosed their mental illness to them.ResultThe questionnaire for the medical professionals gained 62 respondents and the one for the general population had 122 respondents, with responses from multiple nations. Overall, COVID-19 has affected everyone's mental health to a degree, and all groups had reservations about disclosing their mental health issues to others. The medical professionals were especially reluctant to disclose mental illness to their patients, but were more comfortable when it came to disclosing mental illness to colleagues. The general population, however, was much more reluctant to disclose mental health issues to their colleagues. The general population were, on the whole, willing to listen to and help anyone who came to them with mental health concerns. Both groups surveyed showed reluctance toward disclosure to the wider community.ConclusionCOVID-19 appears to significantly affect not only physical health, but mental health as well. There is at least some degree of stigma surrounding the disclosure of mental health issues. While most would be happy to help anyone who came to them with their mental health problems, there seems to be an attitude shift when people must contend with mental health issues of their own.

“Maybe No One Is Really Crazy, but Everyone Is Just a Little Bit Mad”: Framing Experiences of Living with Madness in the TED Talk

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Victoria Morris ◽  
Hannah S. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Level Of Functioning ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Ted Talks

This article explores the victimizing experiences of individuals with mental illness using grounded inductive qualitative research methods, by extracting themes from 15 first-hand accounts of living with mental illness delivered on the TED Talks media platform. Emergent themes included (1) victimizing effects of the illness including the effects of medication and the effects of stigma, (2) normalcy, (3) the importance of help-seeking in the process of overcoming obstacles presented by mental health issues, and (4) victimization by others. We conclude that the speakers in our sample, even though they reflect an extraordinary level of functioning, still view themselves as what Becker (1991 [1963]) describes as outsiders, acting as moral entrepreneurs, crusading to normalize madness through a variety of strategies.

On the Intersection of Faith Background and Mental Health Beliefs: What MSW Students Learned About Themselves

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-322
Author(s):  
Jennifer Payne
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Childhood Experience ◽  
Demonic Possession ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Msw Students

Students enter college with pre-formed beliefs about the causes of mental health issues, from spiritual explanations (e.g., demonic possession) to biological explanations (e.g., genetics). However, they rarely have thought through how their faith backgrounds influence their beliefs about mental health. MSW students in their clinical concentration year engaged in a class-based assignment in which they explored the question, "Where are you on the spectrum of belief regarding the cause of mental illness?" A qualitative content analysis was completed on 69 student papers collected over five years. Results showed how each student's religious childhood experience shaped his or her view about mental illness causes.

scholarly journals Co-designing Services for Youth With Mental Health Issues: Novel Elicitation Approaches

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 160940691881624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Mulvale ◽  
Sandra Moll ◽  
Ashleigh Miatello ◽  
Louise Murray-Leung ◽  
Karlie Rogerson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
System Level ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Prototype Development ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Research Narrative

Experience-based co-design (EBCD) is an innovative, evidence-based approach to health and social system change based on principles of participatory action research, narrative and learning theory, and design thinking. Unique elicitation strategies such as experience mapping, trigger videos, and prototype development are used in EBCD to engage service users and service providers in a collaborative process of identifying touchpoints and solutions to system-level problems. In this article, we present findings from interviewing a purposeful sample of 18 participants (4 youth, 6 service providers, 6 family members, and 2 employers) across three co-design projects designed to address either mental health or employment services for youth (aged 16–24) with mental health issues in one urban center. Through interviewing participants, perceptions were explored relating to three elicitation techniques: creating experience maps, creating and viewing trigger videos, and co-designing visual “prototype” solutions. Analysis of participants’ comments indicated that these techniques can be powerful tools to foster mutual understanding and collaborative ideas, but they require a social, spatial, and temporal context that optimizes their value. A “safe space” is needed within which the essential elements of elicitation—building trust, finding voice, sharing perspectives, and creating a common vision—can occur. Three core, overlapping processes of co-design elicitation were identified: “building common perspectives,” “building mutual understanding,” and “building innovation.” We present a conceptual framework depicting the interplay of processes and elicitation techniques, essential to building mutual understanding and innovation during the EBCD process.

scholarly journals Using the media during Mental Health Week

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 451-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Kay ◽  
Barbara Martin ◽  
Doreen Kelly ◽  
Cameron Stark
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
The Media ◽  
Quota Sampling

The mass media is an important source of public information on mental health issues. A two-page insert in 11 local Ayrshire newspapers was purchased to coincide with the Mental Health Weeks in 1994 and 1995. Using a quota sampling technique, 379 adults were questioned on their views and recollection of the insert in 1994, and a further 365 in 1995. It had been seen by 27% of 1994 respondents, and by 22% in 1995. Of these, 80% in each sample had read at least part. Local details were best remembered, and information on the nature of mental illness was regarded as the most helpful part of the insert. The newspaper articles provided a way of contacting a substantial proportion of the adult population of the area.

Amicus cum Laude: Ethnodramatic Inquiry Regarding Sharing Mental Health in College

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (14) ◽  
pp. 2173-2191
Author(s):  
Robert D. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Related ◽  
One Act

In this manuscript, I utilize an ethnodramatic methodology in reanalyzing two data sets about college friends disclosing and receiving mental health-related information. After describing ethnodrama and how this methodology applies to mental health–related inquiry, I detail my process of creating an ethnodrama from two extant data sets. The result is an ethnodrama called Amicus cum Laude: Becoming a Friend with Honor for Mental Illness, a one-act play about how friends discuss mental health issues with one another. After providing the ethnodrama, I offer recommendations for taking the ethnodrama from page to stage while reflecting on and critiquing the final product.

"Importance of Mental Health" (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salman Muhammad Soomar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health It ◽  
Handling Stress ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Disorders

UNSTRUCTURED Health is the state of overall well-being which includes physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Good health is a resource for living everyday life. It is central for functioning properly, handling stress, living a longer and more active life. Physical well-being includes a healthful lifestyle to decrease the risk of disease. Mental health is equally important as physical health, it is integral and important component of health, it provides strength and enhance a person’s ability to complete regular tasks . Differences in socioeconomic and other living conditions can lead to health inequities which can impact on a person’s health especially mental health though this is not the case in every situation, however the risk to an individual’s mental health determine how the person is going to suffer with mental health issues as these risk factors are not only bounded to poor socio-economic class . Violence, rapid social change, stressful work conditions, gender discrimination, social exclusion, physically ill health, sexual abuse, and persistent socio-economic pressures are recognized as risk factors for poor mental health. Moreover, there are some personality factors and genetic factors that also make people vulnerable to mental health disorders . Mental health issues alone add a lot in the global burden of disease however it is associated with other diseases and conditions as well. Mental health disorders in different forms and intensities a large number of people in their lifetime which not only impact on their health but it causes economic burden on the person and family as well . Despite a greater population is affected from mental health illness, the estimates produced through research regarding are still underestimated the reasons may be overlapping between psychiatric and neurological disorder and keeping suicide behaviors associated with self-harm a separate category other than mental illness . The major reason of underestimation can be less no reporting for these illness due to stigma associated with it. Stigma is the negative attitude towards the illness which creates discrimination and is the main obstacle in seeking help and care .

Social Media for Mental Health Initiatives

2018 ◽  
pp. 210-224
Author(s):  
Gemma Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
New Challenges

Social media has added a new dynamic for those living with mental illness. There are several benefits to using social media to obtain information and support for mental health issues, but there are also new challenges and drawbacks. This chapter explores social media for mental health initiatives, with a focus on two case studies: Facebook's suicide prevention tools and the Bell Let's Talk campaign. These case studies highlight the unique ways that social media can be harnessed to raise awareness and provide support and resources to vulnerable populations, while also providing insights into the challenges of utilizing these platforms.

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