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CMH Agency
The summary that prepares the author of this report for this assignment lays forth some basic facts and facets of society in the United States as well as other countries. Mental health is an issue that has persisted and lasted throughout the years. The methods of handling and housing such people has improved greatly over time but many shortfalls and issues remain. As part of this general set of facts, the author has been asked to state why it is important to have community mental health (CMH) resources available for those that want or need them. While some people may think that such agencies are money pits and do not do any good, allowing people that want treatment but cannot afford or get to it to go unhelp is inhumane and utterly cruel.
Analysis
One of the nagging and problematic part of mental illness and those that suffer from it is that there are some definitive limitations on just how much someone can be helped. Sure, there are provisions in the law and such that permit a person to be housed in a mental facility, community or not, against their will if they are a danger to themselves or others. However, proving such danger and/or...
Indeed, there are people that live on the streets that utterly refused to be herded into a homeless shelter, let alone be treated for the addiction and/or mental health issues that are quite likely present and thus are at least aggravating factors (if not the main problem) when it comes to them being homeless (Shapiro, 2012).
Homeless or not, there are a lot of people in this country that suffer greatly from one or more forms of mental illness. Many of those people use alcohol or other means to "self-medicate." Of course, that just makes a bad situation worse. However, another major stumbling block is that psychiatric healthcare and therapy/psychologist work is not cheap and there are many people in or around poverty that do not have health insurance and/or they are not able to afford the care they need. Since many to most healthcare outfits are structured as for-profit endeavors, this can lead to people who absolutely need help to be turned away. This is where community mental health resources come in. Generally speaking, anyone that needs mental health care and cannot…
References
Kentucky Together. (2016). More Funding for Mental Health Needed to Build Healthier, More Productive Lives -- Kentucky Together. Kentuckytogether.org. Retrieved 30 June 2016, from http://www.kentuckytogether.org/more-funding-for-mental-health-needed-to-build-healthier-more-productive-lives/
Shapiro, A. (2012). Why Some Homeless Choose The Streets Over Shelters. NPR.org. Retrieved 30 June 2016, from http://www.npr.org/2012/12/06/166666265/why-some-homeless-choose-the-streets-over-shelters
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