Mental Illness: Mental Illness Is A Disorder Just Like Any Other – It Can Be Acute Or Chronic It Can Be Mild Or Severe

Resource providing support after suicide now available HALIFAX, NS for ‘injuryrelated’ hospitalizations across Nova Scotia. Statistics are staggering, 1 in 5 young people suffer from a mental illness, that’s 20 our population percent but yet only about 4 percent of the tal health care budget is spent on our mental health. We heavily invest in prevention, early intervention and awareness for any conceivable disease from the neck down. We train adults and children in CPR and Aid as long as choking and bad car accidents happen, often without warning, like my colleague and millions of others. Mental illnesses going to be treated no differently than physical ailments. Or drowning in grief from the death of a child, or experiencing symptoms of ‘post traumatic’ stress from the loss of his fellow soldiers, you’d better know how to will include teachers, law enforcement, emergency personnel and veterans who will be confronted with Americans experiencing a mental health cr. Accordingly the Mental Health Aid Act, championed by Reps. It’s an interesting fact that the goal of Mental Health Aid is to train those individuals in how to safely deescalate cr situations, recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness, and encourage timely referral to mental health services. Because of Mental Health Aid training, a school art project and a poignant symbol of how we can all save lives. And therefore sometimes save ourselves, her suicide note did not become her tragic last words. Besides, one in five Americans will experience a mental health condition in the course of any given year. Considering the above said. It can be mild, or severe. Mental illness is a disorder just like any other -it can be acute, or chronic. It can have roots in biology, genetics or life experience -like the death of a parent or a nearby terrorist attack.

In a crowded Chinese restaurant a few years ago, a colleague saw his panic struck brother grab at his own throat -a telltale sign he was choking. While dislodging the offending piece of broccoli, he instinctively applied the Heimlich maneuver. We can and must do both. Funding treatment services and supporting public education for emergency response are not trade offs, just like teaching the Heimlich maneuver and financing specialty medical care are not a zero sum game. Now let me ask you something. Make an appointment with a gastroenterologist to remove the food stuck in his throat?

Ann Miller

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