Analysis of Teens with Mental Health Issues

Community Need Assessment: Teens with Mental Health Issues
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Teens with Mental Health Issues
Introduction
It is improbable to assume how mental health issues in society affect the nature of the population—especially when an adolescent group is the most affected population segment. However, the prevalence of mental health conditions—particularly teens mental health issues—has ominously risen in the United States. Thus, it causes a lot of concern since the most influenced section of the U.S population is one of the groups upon which national future and hope are bestowed. General, mental healthiness concerns occur among young persons in roughly a similar manner or less uniform than among other ages. Besides, teens' psychological wellbeing illnesses are a factual matter of concern, comparatively common, and responsive to intervention or treatment. Like Obstetrician–gynecologists, who typically attend to teenage patients, health professionals are exceedingly likely to understand juveniles and young females with single or more psychological health syndromes. Some of the disorders might cause interference with a patient's capability to articulate or comprehend their health issues and suitably adhere to suggested treatment.
In a notch, in every five teens ages nine to seventeen, at least one presently has a diagnosable mental wellbeing syndrome that results in some level of impairment. One in a count of ten bears a mental illness that causes substantial impairment (Gunnell, Kidger & Elvidge, 2018). Unfortunately, about a third of the affected youths get the essential treatment. Mood and anxiety syndromes have a likely chance of between two and three to be prevalent amongst female teenagers, unlike among their male counterparts. However, the reverse is actual for concern discrepancy disorder. I reside in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The county hosts immigrants from various ethnic groups. The majority of the people living in Hennepin County are Whites (74 percent). The Black population is the second majority, standing at about 13.8 percent (U.S Census Bureau, 2020). Approximately 5.8 percent of individuals below the age of 65 lack health coverage. Hennepin County enjoys good financial flow; there are numerous industries in the environs. Based on the 2019 financial audit, the county's per capita revenue was at USD 45,768. A demonstration that the population enjoys a sufficient monetary stream.
However, the health problem among teenagers is essential because it might result in several mental health conditions, including psychoses, Schizophrenia, dementia, and other mental wellness issues which intrude at growth, such as autism. Henceforth, it is similarly meaningful for the public health department to assess the community on a similar situation and design measures to warrant our community's better surroundings. Hence, this research shall engage the clarifications regarding the prevalence of mental health among teens, available community resources to avert psychological health issues and obstacles, and executing the Web of Causation to clarify the issue. Again, public health involvements, methodologies to deploy the interventions, and an appraisal strategy to diagnose the engrossments' efficiency shall be reflected.
Overview
Psychological matters or mental syndromes are situations that influence a person's emotions, mood, thinking, and behavior. Somehow, they are likely to be intermittent or chronic—interfering with social life. Still, the influences fluctuate from a person to another. The varied forms of psychological ailments are post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety syndromes, depression, psychotic disarrays, and eating disorders (CDC, 2018). Yet, there has never been an accurately clarified basis of the mental syndrome, though many aspects might be linked to the ever-growing psychological disorders cases since they reflect perils. The utilization of recreational substances or alcohol is an example of the jeopardy perspective. Likewise, mental illness might as well be interrelated to genetics. Another proxy is an individual's life encounters, including exposure to unfortunate circumstances—the majority begin from childhood.
American Bureau of Statistics demonstrates that nearly half of the Hennepin adolescents are likely to be diagnosed with the psychological disease once in a lifetime. Moreover, most Hennepin psychological health patients have an antiquity of substance misuse (Abuse, 2018). Thus, such health indicators have continuous effects on their lineage—passing syndromes to offspring. Psychological wellbeing disorders overall occur among teenagers. About 4.7 and 6.2 percent of Hennepin youths have a history of cigarette and Marijuana use, respectively. Also, a significant number of Hennepin adolescents have been reported to have abused alcohol—approximately 10.7 percent in 2015 (SAMHSA, 2018). Besides, in 2015 statistics, about 12.5 percent of Hennepin youths aged between 12 and 17 were reported in mental health facilities to have encountered major depressive episodes (MDE) and consequently obtained treatment (SAMHSA, 2018).
Barnert et al. (2016) posit that family dysfunction, child abuse, poverty, and substance misuse are some of the social determinants of health (SDoH) that predict juvenile justice involvement. Consequently, youths of Hennepin are victims of mental health issues since they are similarly exposed to such SDoH. In Hennepin County, a significant number of teens have encountered at least a single negative childhood experience as they approach the juvenile justice system (Barnert et al., 2016). Also, teenagers who have had their parents incarcerated have a higher chance to commit a crime than those whose parents were never imprisoned. Sattler (2017) also argues that youths who engage in ferocity or family conflicts like physical or verbal misbehavior or encounter bullying/ mistreatment at learning institutions face the jeopardy of having a mental illness. A piece of research also discloses that LGBTQ teens become runaways/ homeless, which augments their peril of getting involved in petty theft or survival sex. To defend themselves from intimidation, teens of Hennepin County might carry a deterrent, which surges their menace for weapons charges or an assault (Sattler, 2017).
Rate and Prevalence Statistics
Mental health disorder is a medical issue that appears to induce great sway from local to national level amongst the members of society. It is not only in Hennepin County but also in the entire United States population. Psychological wellness diseases are embryonic and prompting an alarm to the U.S. It is as well confirmed by its epidemical concerns to myriad other health issues. Mental health problem in teens affects a single ethnic group, though its influence is felt in every United States' populaces. Its rifeness in U.S land is more prominent than in other nations. The effects are also reflected across all genders. However, the prevalence is predominant among teenagers since they are more exposed to pre-disposing factors, like stress experienced during childhood. Similarly, such indicators are substantial aspects in determining general wellness. Considerably, protracted psychological health, emotional, behavioral problems might influence or restrict a teenager's intellectual development, physical wellbeing, and societal growth.
Regarding the 2016 data, approximately 24 percent (one-quarter) of eleventh graders in suburban Hennepin County were reported to have symptoms of despair. Just above 17 percent of ninth graders in suburban Hennepin County (exclusive of Minneapolis) described to have had prolonged mental health, emotional, or behavioral issue (enduring six months or beyond) (CDC, 2018). The indicator is somewhat higher than the 2013 statistics when 12% of 9th graders reported emotional, behavioral, or mental health difficulty. Also, there is contrast based on gender—in every four girls in the eleventh grade, one is reported to have had a long-term psychological health issue (Rider et al., 2018). One in every five was similarly reported to have received mental health treatment in the previous year. Female teenagers of any grade level were much more likely to have prolonged conditions and likewise received treatment likened to their male counterparts.
There is also an existing disparity among the teens of Hennepin County. Those in the 9th grade who obtain reduced or free lunch were demonstrated to have a more probable chance of manifesting symptoms of despair related to their fellow learners who never had such a privilege (SAMHSA, 2018). Proportions of either presence of protracted psychological health, behavioral, or emotional issue, or whether learners had obtained medication for the situation in the previous year were comparable for 9th graders who acquired reduced or free lunch and those who lacked. Racial lines similarly facilitate segregation in mental health issues among teens in Hennepin County. Those of Multiracial, Hispanic, or African American descent in the ninth grade have a higher chance of exhibiting dejection symptoms when likened to other learners (White descent).
For instance, the 2016 Hennepin County statistics illustrated that 30 percent of learners in the 9th grade, and they are of multiracial origin, showed symptoms of depression, while their White counterparts were only 17 percent (SAMHSA, 2018). However, the ninth graders classified as White, Latino, or Multiracial were much more likely to exhibit prolonged psychological health disorder signs. Additionally, fewer learners of multiracial and Amerindian ancestry were reported to have received treatment in the previous year compared to the segment of learners reporting the presence of a protracted psychological health illness (SAMHSA, 2018).
Again, a piece of data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention illustrates that girls of Hennepin County are at higher risk of mental health disorders than boys. For example, about 28 percent of girls of 11th grade living in suburban areas of the county are more affected than 19% of boys in the same area. The data indicate that mental health illnesses are more prevalent among adolescent girls than boys. Furthermore, girls are more influenced than their male counterparts since they reach puberty earlier. Thus, their possibility of developing depression is higher than that of males. Depression also prolongs as long as a lifetime.
Likewise, there is an argument that African Americans living underneath scarcity are twice expected to manifest mental suffering as those living above the poverty phase equilibrium (CDC, 2018). Unlike their White counterparts, grown-up persons of African American descent can exhibit signs of hopelessness, worthlessness, and sadness, unlike their White counterparts (CDC, 2019). On the other hand, people of color are resilient compared to Whites and overcome suicide attempts. Though it is not the case with the Black youths—they are more likely to get involved in suicidal actions than fellow Whites—the rate illustrates concern, 9.8% against 6.1% (CDC, 2019).
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2018) posits that 4.8 million (16%) of people of color have been reported to experience psychological syndrome. Also, 1.1 million (22.4%) from the same number have encountered severe psychological disorders over the previous decades. Stern psychological health issue, also known as serious mental illness (SMI), was identified to be on the rise among African Americans for a decade, from 2008 to 2018 (SAMHSA, 2018). Despite proportions seeming to be lower than the general U.S data, main grim episodes advanced to a 10.3 percentile from a previous percentile of 9 among youths from the Black community. The rate is an exhibition that the most endangered age group is 12 to 17. It is closely followed by the ages ranging from 18 to 25 (SAMHSA, 2018). Overall, young persons in the Black community are more likely to experience mental syndrome episodes than fellow Whites. The episodes can be associated with life events like poverty, which triggers depression. The situation is more illustrative among the Baltimore Black populaces who are the most affected by scarcity.
From the data, there is an indication that disparities are closely related to ethnic discrimination. However, despite the previous demonstrations of progress accomplished, prejudice influences the psychological wellbeing along racial lines. Adversities embraced with stereotypical thoughts and interpretations of objection have abridged, though they relentlessly happen with determinate, negative influences. Thus, conventional behavior is one of the public worries that populaces must handle, plus the aid of the local, state, and the federal government is required to acquire improved upshots. The gaps among local, state, and federal pervasiveness of the health concern rely upon health inequalities. Suppose a student is living in deficiency of basic needs. Hence, in such a case, it poses a more demanding situation for them to meet better health care for psychological disorders once an episode identifies itself. Luckily, some non-Governmental institutions deliver support, but the resources might be insufficient to help the entire population living beneath the poverty level. The NGOs similarly try to offer sustainability by designing a favorable environment that can help reduce distress by providing food and other fundamental requirements to improve lives.
Web of Causation Application
The Epidemiologic Triangle Model may be an efficient strategy for comprehending psychological health disorders among the teens of Hennepin County. As discussions intrigue the psychological syndrome, the host is the most predominant subject of interest, which is more likely to be influenced by the health concern than any other. It contains the background, genetics, accounts on a household, lifestyle patterns, disease, surroundings, infection, and suppositories of the discrete personality involved (Esthappan et al., 2020). The agent in such a scenario can be the events of life we habitually face. The environs comprise socio-economic eminence (academic info and household revenue), capability to realize a psychiatric service, admittance to vital needs, and availability of Mental health education services (Esthappan et al., 2020). It might be costly for a teenager to have formal admission to psychiatric facilities and services.
Consequently, health coverage for every Hennepin resident is idyllic. Some of the queries that can be asked are: " Do they have a link with any form of treatment that can aid in lessening the developing adversities? Does the host have admittance to the psychoanalysis facility? Does their environment uphold civic awareness, and is there a procedure available withstand psychological disorder initiators?"
Community Resources & Obstacles
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Hennepin County has several psychiatric facilities bearing the capacity of providing dual diagnosis medication. The county's psychiatric centers offer treatment to every age group in the community. Both males and females can benefit from them by acquiring assistance with anxiety, depression, PTSD, eating problems, and OCD, including other mental health concerns and phobias. For instance, Hazelden Betty Ford, located in Plymouth, offers assistance to teens and adolescents with ...