The job is just to read each individual peer post that I put there
and respond to them with a response of 3-4 sentences long
Peer #1
For the Research Assignment, I have chosen to focus on an area
of Healthcare that rarely gets the
attention it deserves Mental health. I
chose this topic because I am personally effected by it and so
are many millions of Americans. Mental illness is also one of
the leading causes of
death in our nation and one life is lost as a result of suicide,
abuse or incarceration every 17mins in the United States.
Mental illness has been my
area of focus throughout this program and the advocacy and
participatory philosophy will be useful for the final project
because it suggests that “

that research inquiry needs to be intertwined with politics and a
political agenda” (Creswell, p.9). I do believe that mental health
has a specific
agenda for a study and that there has been constant aim for
reform in healthcare and mental health. This social issue is
definitely pertinent right
now and topics that address it such as “empowerment,
inequality, oppression, domination, suppression, and alienation”
(Creswell, p.9), and are
really the focus of the study. The goal of this project for me, is
to provide a voice to participants and give them the ability
address the concerns that
will lead to reform.
According to Kemmis and Wilkinson (1998) this philosophy
offers four key features of the advocacy/participatory
framework of inquiry:
1. Participatory actions are focused on bringing about change,
and at the end of this type of study, researchers create an action
agenda for change.
2. It is focused on freeing individuals from societal constraints,

which is why the study begins with an important issue currently
in society.
3. It aims to create a political debate so that change will occur.
4. Since advocacy/participatory researchers engage participants
as active contributors to the research, it is a collaborative
experience.
Research
Problem Statement
My Vision is to Provide members of the community with the
opportunities and education needed to prevent death due to
suicide, acts of self-harm
and the traumatic impact of mental illness. By promoting
resilience, the enhancement of community resources, conflict
resolution and support for
individuals, families and the communities of those who suffer
with mental disorders, illness or have a sudden mental health
crisis. The target
population includes all individuals within Chatham County,
with unmet mental health needs. These individuals are
currently not being served by

traditional methods due to financial, structural, and personal
barriers including access and stigma. Untreated mental health
issues of these
individuals put them at risk for exacerbation of physical health
problems, suicide attempts, premature moves to long-term care
settings, and
psychiatric hospitalization, incarceration, residential
alcohol/drug treatment or homelessness. The target population
is all individuals within
Chatham County, with unmet mental health needs. These
individuals are currently not being served by traditional
methods due to financial,
structural, and personal barriers including access and stigma.
Program recipients will be any child with parental consent or
adult who many be in
need of treatment for mental illness. The untreated mental
health issues of these individuals put them at risk for
exacerbation of physical health

problems, suicide attempts, premature moves to long-term care
settings, and psychiatric hospitalization, incarceration,
residential alcohol/drug
treatment or homelessness.
There are too many challenges faced as a result of not being
diagnosed, treated and having a lack of psychosocial support. It
is clear that the
relationship between wrongful incarceration of the mentally ill
and homelessness, is a result of the failure to receive and
maintain mental health
treatment. The Lack of community education and resources has
resulted in a decline in physical health, personal losses, reduced
independence, and
financial burdens for many individuals with mental illness.
Many people see mental illness as a taboo topic, an unrealistic
issue, spiritual warfare
or something to avoid. When in fact they may be exhibiting
symptoms of undiagnosed and untreated depression and mental

illness at earlier points
in life than initially recognized. Misconceptions by providers,
family, and seniors themselves result in failure to refer
individuals for diagnosis and
treatment that in turn can lead to serious consequences for
those which can include the following:
Increased risk of suicide
Increased risk for both psychiatric and medical
hospitalization
Premature placement in nursing homes
Exacerbation of physical problems
Alcohol and/or drug abuse or dependence
Incarceration
Homelessness
This issue can be addressed by providing various informational
programs through the existing Mental Health Outreach Services,
Case management

and government training and community education suffering
with mental illness. Mental health screenings will been provided
at several
community sites with the health of the Coastal Health District
and the County Health Department. These community
presentations have provided
an opportunity to ask members of the target population, family
members, and service providers for input about the need for
mental health and
substance abuse treatment services for both at every stage of
lifespan development. It is important to address this issue to
prevent the wrongful
incarceration and preventable death of those with mental illness
within the community.
References
Creswell, J.W. (2009). Research Design: Qualitative,
Quantitative, and Mixed Methods

Approaches. (3rd ed.). Thousand
Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications
retrieved 4/17/17 .
Kemmis, S., Wilkinson. M. (1998). Participatory Action
Research and the Study of Practice. In
B. Atweh. S. Kemmis, & P. Weeks
(Eds.), Action Research
in Practice: Partnerships for Social Justice in Education
(pp.21-36).
New York: Routledge retrieved
4/17/17.
Peer #2
Health Care
Healthcare has a wide range of treatment measures and
approaches that can restore the physical health, mental health,
or emotional well-being of a patient by a trained professional.
Trained professional are categorized
into different classes depending on their area of specialty, and
the type of diseases/illnesses they deal with (
Holloway, 2016
).
Healthcare has several components that are integrated

to make up an effective operation. Some these components
include health care systems, health care reforms, and healthcare
insurance. The three components are very important because
they highlight the critical areas in health care that need critical
attention and optimum service output.
Health care systems are elements that work together to deliver
services to communities. Healthcare systems include various
aspects which include hospitals systems, patient care, and
public health programs. Hospitals systems include public
hospitals, non-profit hospitals, and private hospitals. Public
hospitals are owned and get their funds from local, state, and
the federal government. Non-profit hospitals are often owned by
the community and are linked with religious associations (
Lawton, 2002
. The main aim of these organizations is to provide healthcare
services to the community. Investors own private hospitals, and
their main aim is to get a lot of profits.
Healthcare systems cannot work without the intervention of
specialized personnel. Some of the personnel who are involved
in healthcare services include doctors, nurses, physicians,
dentists, therapists, technologists, technicians, and supporting
staff.
Healthcare systems cannot work well without some
regulation and order. As such, there has to be ethics and laws
which govern the activities and behavioral conduct of the
employees in the healthcare facilities. According to ethics, it is
very mandatory to adhere to patient’s rights. As such, the
patients are entitled to accurate and easy information which
they can read and understand regarding their health and
healthcare providers. The patients also have a right to choose
providers and plans that provide access to high-quality
healthcare.

Philosophical View on Mental Health
The philosophy of mental health, which is also known as the
“new philosophy of psychiatry” is a rapid field developed by
philosophers and the users of mental care services. This
philosophical view establishes a set of inter-linked problems
with familiar solutions. Thus, the philosophical accounts,
methods, and theories can be applied in a psychiatric scenario
or situation, and thus, it acts as an evaluation method to those
accounts (
Knaup, 2009
). For instance, symptoms such as thoughts insertion challenge
accounts of the everyday ownership of thoughts.
Contrary to other types of philosophy, philosophy of psychiatry
can have a genuine impact on practice. It is a philosophy of
mental care. It gives the basic tools that one needs to
understand contemporary issues and the mental health care more
broadly. Therefore, it is not merely a virtual area of thought and
research, but it also helps in understanding the concepts,
principles, and values that are essential in day to day thinking.
The rationale for healthcare topic.
Healthcare has a wider range of issues and components that are
involved in the medical field. In this process, there are a lot of
activities that are undertaken to cure different illnesses and
mental disorder. Therefore, I chose the topic to explore more
issues and solutions that are involved with mental illnesses in
different age-groups of people.

Research problem statement
Mental health care is a health care concern which has a wider
perspective of the disorders experienced by different
individuals. Therefore, the research will be discussing the
impacts of mental illness on individuals’ social life.
References
Holloway, I., & Galvin, K. (2016).
Qualitative research in nursing and healthcare
. John Wiley & Sons.
Lawton, R., & Parker, D. (2002). Barriers to incident reporting
in a healthcare system.
Quality and safety in health care
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(1), 15-18.
Knaup, C., Koesters, M., Schoefer, D., Becker, T., & Puschner,
B. (2009). Effect of feedback of treatment outcome in specialist
mental healthcare: meta-analysis.
The British Journal of Psychiatry
,
195
(1), 15-22.