NURS6055 Mental Health Acute Care Assignment Paper

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Slide 2 History of mental health Hayes, P. (2019). Mental health issues increasing among Australians. https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/mental-health-issues-increasing-among-australians

 

 Since the British arrive in the year 1788, they have been following the British system in managing mental health. The first mental health facility opened in 1811. In 1983, Richmond Report came out following the deinitialization in the NSW. In 1992, the first mental health care plan was implemented.

References: Mental Health in Australia, 1788–2015: A History of Responses to Cultural and Social Challenges

 

 
Slide 3 Deinstitutionalisation

 

 Robertson, D. (2019). Images of an Imagined Future: Photographing Deinstitutionalization in a Developing World. https://medicalhealthhumanities.com/2019/07/01/images-of-an-imagined-future-photographing-deinstitutionalization-in-a-developing-world/

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 Because the elements were at first extremely specific and therefore would not accept patients who were coming involuntarily, the advancement of mental health in-patient components at community public health facilities did not change the accumulation of tasks with in-patients with the extreme psychiatric disease away from mental institutions. Australia also established a significant non – government healthcare industry, which was financially supported officially through the Health Insurance Commission as well as privately across the plans of health insurance, though the industry has progressively handled with less serious conditions

References: Bhugra, D., Pathare, S., Joshi, R., Kalra, G., Torales, J., & Ventriglio, A. (2018). A review of mental health policies from Commonwealth countries. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 64(1), 3-8.
Slide 4 Noticed as an issue for the first time The Healthcare Technology Report. (2021). Australia’s Ramsay Acquires Elysium To Strengthen Mental Health Services Portfolio. https://thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com/australias-ramsay-acquires-elysium-to-strengthen-mental-health-services-portfolio/ The mental disorder was not taken into account as a clinical illness until about the early nineteenth century. It was known as insanity. The professionals of the healthcare industry became interested in it during the 19th century and considered it as an issue that can be cured.

Reference: Vrklevski, L. P., Eljiz, K., & Greenfield, D. (2017). The evolution and devolution of mental health services in Australia. Inquiries Journal, 9(10).
Slide 5 Development of mental health services in Australia Berezin, R. (2016). The Problem With Contemporary Psychiatric Diagnosis. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-theater-the-brain/201604/the-problem-contemporary-psychiatric-diagnosis

 

 Tarban Creek Asylum in Sydney whihc was known as Gladesville Hospital later on became Australia’s first purpose-built mental health institution in 1838. The Lunacy Act was passed in Victoria in the year 1843. A government investigation was established in 1852 to look into statistics of violent acts, corrupt practices, and general mishandling in mental hospitals. Reference: Vrklevski, L. P., Eljiz, K., & Greenfield, D. (2017). The evolution and devolution of mental health services in Australia. Inquiries Journal, 9(10).
Slide 6 Evolution of mental illness Kleinman, A. (2022). Global mental health: a failure of humanity. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61510-5/fulltext In Australia, mental health illness has always evolved under the custodial framework. The mentally ill people were locked up behind the walls of asylum so that they cannot become a threat to the outside people. These people were punished for suffering from such conditions. They used derogatory terms to define mental illness. Reference: Vrklevski, L. P., Eljiz, K., & Greenfield, D. (2017). The evolution and devolution of mental health services in Australia. Inquiries Journal, 9(10).
Slide 7 Outside NGOs (Headspace) Marathon Health. (2022). Home. https://www.marathonhealth.com.au/ They provide psychological wellbeing, physical wellbeing (along with sexuality education), substance use and abuse assistance, as well as work and study assistance to youngsters. They collaborate with young individuals to offer assistance at a critical period in their daily life – to help them get back on the path and enhance their capacity to handle their psychological wellness in the future.

References: Headspace. (2022). Who we are. https://headspace.org.au/our-organisation/who-we-are/

 
Slide 8 Lifeline 2SER. (2016). LIFELINE TO RECEIVE $34 MILLION IN FUNDING. https://2ser.com/lifeline-to-receive-34-million-in-funding/

 

 Lifeline, which provides assistance and crisis action, is still many Australians’ first point of contact when they are in trouble. Their help desk is always available to provide crisis guidance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and there is also the alternative of text messaging as well as conversing with professional personnel. The wonderful thing about Lifeline is that, like so many others, it offers astounding assistance by providing a safe platform to voice the requirements, fears, and issues.

References: Lifeline. (2022). Home. https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Slide 9 What government did in last 50 years Karvelous, P. (2020). A history of mental illness in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/a-history-of-mental-illness-in-australia/7351516

 

 During the 1970s, the possibilities for public amenities dwindled. Whitlam’s Labour Government (1972–1975) provided relatively gracious financial support for community psychological wellbeing facilities, and subsidies for specialized services enabled patients to see personal mental health professionals at no expense through Medibank, the first national health insurance arrangement.

References: Lewis, M., & Garton, S. (2017). Mental Health in Australia, 1788–2015: A History of Responses to Cultural and Social Challenges. Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific, 289–313. doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-7999-5_19
Slide 10 What government did in last 50 years Stamberg, S. (2017). ‘Architecture Of An Asylum’ Tracks History Of U.S. Treatment Of Mental Illness. https://www.wbur.org/npr/535608442/architecture-of-an-asylum-tracks-history-of-u-s-treatment-of-mental-illness

 

 The Fraser government established a human rights council in 1979. Under Federal Labour Governments beginning in 1983, the committee became more optimistic, even searching into state authority and responsibility, and states began implementing laws recognizing patient rights beginning in the 1970s.

References: Lewis, M., & Garton, S. (2017). Mental Health in Australia, 1788–2015: A History of Responses to Cultural and Social Challenges. Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific, 289–313. doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-7999-5_19
Slide 11 What government did in last 50 years Steinberg, D & P.J. Kennedy. (2020).  New California law should serve as a national model for mental health care reform. https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/14/new-california-law-should-serve-as-a-national-model-for-mental-health-care-reform/ The 1974 Queensland Act limited involuntary patient detainment to 21 days, and after that, a plea could be produced to the psychological health evaluation judiciary; the 1983 New South Wales Act offered patients access to justice in pursuing their rights.

References: Lewis, M., & Garton, S. (2017). Mental Health in Australia, 1788–2015: A History of Responses to Cultural and Social Challenges. Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific, 289–313. doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-7999-5_19
Slide 12 What government did in last 50 years Australian National University. (2022). Brian Burdekin. https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/8226 Brian Burdekin who was posted as the commissioner of human rights, initiated a national investigation into the civil rights of the people who were suffering from mental disorders in 1993, which disclosed violations of the 1991 United Nations Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness. The investigation and review contributed significantly to the development of the first national mental health strategy (1992), within which national, state, and local governments decided on reform measures encapsulated in a national mental health strategy and plan that mirrored the principles of the UN.

References: Lewis, M., & Garton, S. (2017). Mental Health in Australia, 1788–2015: A History of Responses to Cultural and Social Challenges. Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific, 289–313. doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-7999-5_19
Slide 13 What government did in last 50 years Badham, V. (2017). Australian Labor led centre-left parties into neoliberalism. Can they lead it out? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/06/australian-labor-led-centre-left-parties-into-neoliberalism-can-they-lead-it-out

 

 A couple of notable breakthroughs in facilities were created within next twenty years. The Keating Labour Government increased financial support for community-based facilities in the early 1990s, whereas the Howard Coalition government financially supported mental health services through Medicare, which the universal health insurance strategy, beginning in 2001, with the goal of decreasing the rising percentage of suicides; in 2005, it formed a system of adolescent offerings throughout the nation.

References: Lewis, M., & Garton, S. (2017). Mental Health in Australia, 1788–2015: A History of Responses to Cultural and Social Challenges. Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific, 289–313. doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-7999-5_19
Slide 14 What government did in last 50 years   Notwithstanding so much than twenty years of federal, state, and territory tier psychological health policy changes, the National Mental Health Commission (2014) evaluation of mental health initiatives and assistance, endorsed by the government of Australia, recognized many ongoing inadequacies.

References: Lewis, M., & Garton, S. (2017). Mental Health in Australia, 1788–2015: A History of Responses to Cultural and Social Challenges. Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific, 289–313. doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-7999-5_19
Slide 15 First mental National Mental Health Plan (1993-1998). Mental Health Foundation. (2022). Coronavirus and mental health tips. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus/mental-health-tips

 

 In this plan, the mental health services were moved from a single psychiatric unit in the hospitals to a service that is based in the entire community. It became of the main-streamed services. The mental health services got accepted and were made accessible through specialized mental health services.

Reference: Grace, F. C., Meurk, C. S., Head, B. W., Hall, W. D., Carstensen, G., Harris, M. G., & Whiteford, H. A. (2015). An analysis of policy levers used to implement mental health reform in Australia 1992-2012. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 1-11.
Slide 16 Second National Mental Health Plan (1998-2003) Linn County Department of Health Services. (2021). Mental Health Promotion and Prevention. https://www.linncountyhealth.org/adg/page/mental-health-promotion-and-prevention

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 The Second National Mental Health Plan was developed with the focus on creating the principles of promoting mental health, preventing the triggers, forming partnerships with organizations, service providers, quality of the health outcomes.

References: Grace, F. C., Meurk, C. S., Head, B. W., Hall, W. D., Carstensen, G., Harris, M. G., & Whiteford, H. A. (2015). An analysis of policy levers used to implement mental health reform in Australia 1992-2012. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 1-11.
Slide 17 Third National Mental Health Plan (2003-2008) Crookes, T. (2022). What is a Mental Health Care Plan and How Can I Get One? https://www.myhealth1st.com.au/health-hub/articles/mental-health-care-plan/

 

  

The Third National Mental Health Plan was lately accepted by all national and state government bodies in Australia. It will be accompanied by four primary concern concepts: endorsing psychological health and inhibiting psychological problems and disease; raising serviceability to respond; bolstering performance; and encouraging investigations, advancement, and sustainable development

References: Shin, C. S., & Kim, S. W. (2015). Mental Health Reform through the National Mental Health Strategy in Australia and Convergence Policy Implications. Journal of Digital Convergence, 13(6), 341-350.
Slide 18 Forums for reforms APA. (2022). The Mental Health Services Conference. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/meetings/the-mental-health-services-conference The Australian Mental Health Services Conference is a powerful autonomous move comprised of all professions related to the mental services, management staff, customers, members of the family, and indigenous connections. It organizes binational forums for the propagation and discussion of evidence in order to encourage mental health service reform.

Reference: Malla, A., Iyer, S., McGorry, P., Cannon, M., Coughlan, H., Singh, S., … & Joober, R. (2016). From early intervention in psychosis to youth mental health reform: a review of the evolution and transformation of mental health services for young people. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 51(3), 319-326.
Slide 19 Conclusion Mental Health Australia. (2022). Home. https://mhaustralia.org/need-help The Australian instance demonstrates that maintained nationwide mental health reform is attainable; that systemic restructuring of mental health programs is simpler to accomplish than advancements in the quality of service; and that clinicians’, customers’, and caregivers’ support is crucial to the achievement of mental health reforms.
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NURS6055 Mental Health Acute Care Assignment Paper