Bill of rights (lecture)

1. N R 5 0 6 N P
H E A LT H P O L I C Y
A N A LY S I S
P R E S E N T A T I O N :
M E N T A L H E A LT H
B Y : C H E N N E L L E A . W H I T E L Y -
J O H N S O N

2. P R O B L E M
S TAT E M E N
T
Should government officials proactively
promote mental health care programs and
education within the community ?

3. B A C K G R O U N D
• Florida ranks 44th out of 50 indicates the least level
of access to insurance and mental health treatment
in the U.S.
• Suicide counts are higher than homicides in 62 of
Florida’s 67 counties. 93% of the state experienced
more suicides than homicides in 2016.
• Florida per capita support of mental health services
ranks last among the states.
• 61.7% if adults with any mental illness in Florida did
not receive treatment National average 55.8%.
(Mental Health in FLORIDA, 2018)

4. L A N D S C A P E
S T A K E H O L D E R S :
Healthcare Providers
Health insurance
industry
Pharmaceutical Industry
Social Factor

5. H E A LT H C A R
E
P R O V I D E R S
• Healthcare providers
have a vested interest to
assist in early treatment
and continue treatment
for mental health.
• Medicare and/or Medicaid
reimbursements
available.
• Decrease mortality rates
by treating both the
mental as well as the
chronic health issues.
• Key stake holders

6. H E A LT H I N S U R A N C E
I N D U S T R Y
• Social and legal implications
• Political
• Economic
• Quality-of-Care

7. P H A R M A C E U T I C A L
I N D U S T R Y
Prescription refill
Prescription refill
Kickback in
creating new
medication
Kickback in
creating new
medication
Quality of care
and economical
becomes more
accessible
Quality of care
and economical
becomes more
accessible

8. S O C I A L FA C T O R
Patients more eager to seek treatment
Accessibility
Centralize care
Screening

9. O P T I O N S
• Many Florida residents pay taxes that are allocated to funding
healthcare, I suggest reallocating some of the funds for mental
health awareness.
• Upon visiting any healthcare provider mental health needs to be
incorporated in the care, by changing the health model to
include screening and monitoring mental health patients.
• Incorporating mental health programs and education must be
included in all government funded programs.

10. F L O R I D A
TA X E S
• The re-allocation of funds that are provided by
taxes will assist with creating additional
programs for patients seeking mental health.
• Retraining of personnel for early detection for
treating mental health.
• Creating more positions for personnel who are
are trained in mental health to respond to
domestic calls for patients suffering from a
mental health breakdown.
(Mental health policy for elderly ,2019)

11. I N T E G R A T I O N
O F M E N T A L
H E A LT H A N D
P R I M A R Y C A R E
• Pioneering new healthcare models that
include new methods to screen, diagnosis,
and treat patients.
• Non-governmental organizations
• Integration of general and mental health
systems.
• More community support , especially in the
work-place environment.
(Kleinman et al., 2016)

12. F E D E R A L
F U N D E D
P R O G R A M S
• “Globally, it has been estimated that 29.2 percent of the
population will experience a common mental disorder ”
(Lucyk et al., 2016).
• This will be a great opportunity for government
funded programs to screen new and existing
applicants for mental health.
• Create database or use telemedicine to follow-up on
the induvial
• Create better equality for all mental health individuals.
• Inclusions and better statistical reporting for mental health.
• (Lucyk et al., 2016)

13. R E C O M M E N D AT I O N
Integration of mental health and primary care:
• Reach a large audience
• Inclusion of family
• Centralize healthcare
• One provider that is aware of the patient health history and changes.
• Better communication on prescription compliance and refills.

14. R E F E R E N C E S
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Fullen, M. C., Brossoie, N., Dolbin-MacNab, M. L., Lawson, G., & Wiley, J. D. (2020). The impact of the Medicare mental health coverage gap on rural mental health
care access. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 44(4), 243–251. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/rmh0000161.
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Jones, J. M., Ali, M. M., Mutter, R., Henke, R. M., Gokhale, M., Marder, W., & Tami, M. (2018). Factors that Affect Choice of Mental Health Provider and Receipt of
Outpatient Mental Health Treatment. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 45(4), 614–626.
https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s11414-017-9575-6 .
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Kleinman, A., Estrin, G. L., Usmani, S., Chisholm, D., Marquez, P. V., Evans, T. G., & Saxena, S. (2016). Time for mental health to come out of the shadows. The
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Lucyk, K., Gilhuly, K., Tamburrini, A.-L., & Rogerson, B. (2016). Incorporating mental health into health impact assessment in the United States: a systematic
review. Journal of Public Mental Health, 15(3), 150–176. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.1108/JPMH-01-2016-0003 .
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd. (2019). Mental health policy for elderly. Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, 6(1), 4–6.
https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.4103/jgmh.jgmh_26_19 .
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Mental Health in FLORIDA. Facts about Mental Health in Florida. (2018).
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.fadaa.org/resource/resmgr/files/Mental_Health/FADAA_Slipsheet1_Final.pdf.