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Mental health Overview

Mental health Overview. Leadership Charlotte 12-13-12. Laura Y. Clark, M.A. Director of The Larry King Center Council for Children’s Rights. Timeline. What is mental health?. State of well-being in which individuals can: realize their potential

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Mental health Overview

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  1. Mental health Overview Leadership Charlotte 12-13-12 Laura Y. Clark, M.A. Director of The Larry King Center Council for Children’s Rights

  2. Timeline

  3. What is mental health? • State of well-being in which individuals can: • realize their potential • cope with the normal stresses of life • work productively and fruitfully • make a contribution to her or his community • Essential to personal well-being, family and interpersonal relationships and one’s contribution to society Source: World Health Organization

  4. How does it relate to physical health? • Mental health status is a result of both genetics and life experiences • Basically, how you feel mentally and physically are connected

  5. Adult Snapshot • An estimated 26.2%of Americans ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year • About 6% - or 1 in 17 - suffer from a serious mental illness • In addition, mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. • Nearly half (45 percent) of those with any mental disorder meet criteria for 2 or more disorders Source: National Institute of Mental Health

  6. Child snapshot • Approximately 10% of children have a serious mental health problem that impairs functioning at home, school, or in the community • Roughly half of all lifetime mental health disorders start by the mid-teens • Children and youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems have higher rates of mental health problems • Fifty percent of children and youth in the child welfare system have mental health problems • 66 – 70% of youth in the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder Source: National Center for Children in Poverty

  7. Local Data you should care about Source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, CMS High School Results

  8. It’s complicated The chart to the left represents the system in 2007; some things have changed since then.....but it’s still complicated......and more changes are on the horizon....

  9. stigma Our views on mental illness are often shaped by the popular media....that don’t always paint an accurate picture....

  10. stigma That then fuel our own misunderstanding, anxiety, and guilt about family members who have a mental illness.....

  11. Responding to stigma • Share your experience with mental illness • Help people with mental illness reenter society – volunteer, provide peer support, give • Respond to false statements about mental illness or people with mental illnesses

  12. Practically speaking.....

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