At the Cliff: Partnership and Collaboration to Address our Public Mental Health Crisis

Nelson, Suzie C.; Jeffrey, Jessica; Borer, Mark S.; Sarvet, Barry

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2021.07.006

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“…Prioritizing mental health in schools requires interdisciplinary collaboration among mental health professionals, community organizations, and policymakers [26,69]. The relevant tasks in the mental health support of pupils are presented in Table 2.…”

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Fortifying the Foundations: A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Mental Health Support in Educational Policies Amidst Crises

Wiedermann¹,

Barbieri²,

Plagg

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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In recent times, global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and geopolitical conflicts have significantly impacted pupils’ mental health. This opinion article presents evidence-based recommendations to bolster mental health support within educational systems, aiming to alleviate the psychological burden faced by students during these challenging times. This article argues that a proactive, holistic approach to mental health is essential for building a resilient educational infrastructure. More than ever, we support the call for the integration of mental health education into the core curriculum, equipping students with vital coping skills and fostering emotional intelligence. Additionally, we emphasize the importance of training educators and staff to identify and address mental health issues. Furthermore, this article highlights the need for interdisciplinary collaboration involving general practitioners, mental health professionals, community organizations, and policymakers in crafting and implementing support strategies. Educational institutions can effectively leverage the expertise of diverse stakeholders to create targeted interventions by cultivating partnerships. Finally, the significance of continuously evaluating and refining mental health support policies to ensure their efficacy and adaptability in the face of evolving crises is emphasized. Through these comprehensive recommendations, this opinion article seeks to catalyze a transformation in educational policies, prioritize mental health support, and empower pupils to thrive during tumultuous times.

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Fortifying the Foundations: A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Mental Health Support in Educational Policies Amidst Crises

Wiedermann¹,

Barbieri²,

Plagg

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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“…Similarly, advocacy groups and others question the biomedical approach, arguing for greater reliance on quality of life, recovery and acceptance of non-neurotypical minds rather than symptoms and their reduction (e.g., [15,16]). Discrepancies are further fueled by the dramatic cultural transformation of mental health and illness from a niche concern among specialists practicing in secluded institutions to a contemporary public health crisis fostered by a persistent lack of community services; a documented rise in youth mental illness and suicides; widespread recognition of mental health disparities for racial, ethnic and poor populations; and the dramatic mental health burden brought by the global COVID-19 pandemic [17][18][19][20]. Coupled with the increase in pharmaceutical advertising, public health campaigns, and all forms and valences of media attention, marking the convergence and divergence among public and professional constructions holds the potential to offer insights into understanding issues of unmet need, mental health literacy, medicalization, stigma, and treatment resistance.…”

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Who has mental health problems? Comparing individual, social and psychiatric constructions of mental health

Pescosolido

Green

2023

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose The persistent gap between population indicators of poor mental health and the uptake of services raises questions about similarities and differences between social and medical/psychiatric constructions. Rarely do studies have assessments from different perspectives to examine whether and how lay individuals and professionals diverge. Methods Data from the Person-to-Person Health Interview Study (P2P), a representative U.S. state sample (N ~ 2700) are used to examine the overlap and correlates of three diverse perspectives—self-reported mental health, a self/other problem recognition, and the CAT-MH™ a validated, computer adaptive test for psychopathology screening. Descriptive and multinominal logit analyses compare the presence of mental health problems across stakeholders and their association with respondents’ sociodemographic characteristics. Results Analyses reveal a set of socially constructed patterns. Two convergent patterns indicate whether there is (6.9%, The “Sick”) or is not (64.6%, The “Well”) a problem. The “Unmet Needers” (8.7%) indicates that neither respondents nor those around them recognize a problem identified by the screener. Two patterns indicate clinical need where either respondents (The “Self Deniers”, 2.9%) or others (The “Network Deniers”, 6.0%) do not. Patterns where the diagnostic indicator does not suggest a problem include The “Worried Well” (4.9%) where only the respondent does, The “Network Coerced” (4.6%) where only others do, and The “Prodromal” (1.4%) where both self and others do. Education, gender, race, and age are associated with social constructions of mental health problems. Conclusions The implications of these results hold the potential to improve our understanding of unmet need, mental health literacy, stigma, and treatment resistance.

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At the Cliff: Partnership and Collaboration to Address our Public Mental Health Crisis

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

Fortifying the Foundations: A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Mental Health Support in Educational Policies Amidst Crises

Fortifying the Foundations: A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Mental Health Support in Educational Policies Amidst Crises

Who has mental health problems? Comparing individual, social and psychiatric constructions of mental health

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