Essays on Mental Health

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) constitutes one of the most fundamental civil rights legislation in the United States. The statute has undoubtedly improved the lives of individuals with disabilities, particularly in increasing their access to employment opportunities. In addition to demanding an end to discriminatory practices against persons with...

Many organizations are reluctant to hire candidates with disabilities on the ground that they would cost them more and went ahead deny smokers or overweight people employment opportunities. However, increased awareness about hiring and accommodations for people with disabilities have made many employers more willing to consider this population where...

The workplace in many organizations has become a stress-filled environment as employees face burdens such as tight work deadlines, lack of job satisfaction, long working hours and also the pressure to perform better than others. According to Grawitch, Gottschalk, " Munz (2006), workplace stress not only affects the well-being of...

Many organizations are reluctant to hire candidates with disabilities claiming they would cost them more and continue to deny people with disabilities employment opportunities. However, increased awareness about hiring and accommodations for people with disabilities have made many employers more willing to consider this population when hiring. Despite the increased...

Public Speaking and its Challenges Public speaking is an oratory that involves the art of speaking to a large audience. This form of communication facilitates passing of information to people for education, entertainment, motivate change, and sometimes influence people to change for the better (Coopman & Lull, 2014). However, communicating with...

Participating in a Public Speaking Convention I recently participated in a public speaking convention that was held on our University's premises. I addressed my fellow students on the topic of the adverse effects of drugs and substance abuse. My goal was to inform my target audience on the prevalent nature of...

The MESSAGE The MESSAGE presented is about Jill's experiences during a stroke. The message illustrates how her part of the brain was switched off. Therefore, the RECEIVER is the audience listening to understand the key message being explained by Jill. The CHANNEL used to convey the information is face to face...

According to Holland (2012), campaigns that focus on condemning stigmatization of mental illness by policing language end up perpetuating mental illness further instead of achieving its original intent of challenging stigma. Holland (2012) presents a valuable insight that, instead of challenging stigma or stereotypes as intended by anti-stigma advocates in...

Winterbourne View Hospital Winterbourne View hospital was exposed in 2011 through a BBC panorama television broadcast. It showed patients with learning disabilities and challenging behavior being mistreated by the institution’s workers at the assessment and the treatment unit. The abuse was both physical and psychological, and the footage showed that the...

A well-trained crisis and safety crisis response team A well-trained crisis and safety crisis response team plays a significant role in identifying and intervening with suicidal students. Recognizing and acting upon suicidal thinking and behaviors is an ethical and legal duty of the school personnel (Reamer, 2014). For Tammy, her case...

The following case study sought to examine the mental health care system and healthcare policies, treatment programs and the social work roles and how useful they are in treating mental health patients. It will also review substance abuse and its effects. According to the case study, Mrs. Harjo is suffering from...

The Relationship Between Maternal Depression and Antisocial Behavior in Children The article covers a recent study conducted to associate maternal depression with antisocial behavior in children. Data analyzed in the study were drawn from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class of 1998–1999 (ECLS-K), developed under the U.S Department of Education (Gajos...