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Mental Health in the U.S, Private mental institutions - Coggle Diagram

- - - - This leads to the decompensation of the prisoner
    - - When medications are not required to be taken, some prisons are not consistent with taking them because it is a choice
    - - Paranoid Schizophrenic
        
        Not consistent with taking medication, had a psychotic episode, had to be restrained and placed into the infirmary.
  - - - News outlets and social media need to think twice about the possible damaging headlines that are created before putting it out to the public.
    - - This could lead to them finding other sources of incomes or even drug and alcohol abuse which worsens their situation. Therefore, the mental illness is not what causes the crime, the individual causes the crime because of many other factors which include mental illness.
    - - When I was a child, I was groomed to stay away from someone that I believe to be "crazy" because they might harm me or steal from me. Because of this, I am now doing my best to unlearn a little of things
        
        What further affirmed this fear was the way I saw people acting towards people with mental illnesses in movies and seeing how the people with mental illnesses were depicted.
- - - - For many people, institutions were there home so these facilities shutting down caused them to become homeless
    - - Although some families were able to take in those that were formerly institutionalized, they were unable to give them the amount of care that was needed
    - - Caring for the severely mentally ill could require 24 hour care and this is something that those who suffer from mental illness understand
  - - - Without the proper treatment, people with mental illnesses could pose a risk to themselves and the community
    - - Because of the lack of psychiatric care, community programs for the mentally ill came into place
        
        Although this worked for many, it still didn't help all those that needed some type of 24/hour care program.
    - - Correctional facilities became the new mental health institutions. Prison rates have gone up significantly since the deinstitutionalization movement.
        
        Because of the improper psychiatric care and the little to no access to medications, the severely mentally ill and the mentally ill were prone to commit crimes.
- - - - When looking watching a movie or seeing a photo of someone with a supposed mental illness, they look a certain way with their teeth being shown, messy hair, and wide eyes.
  - - - Today, people are having success with the treatment of mental illnesses through cultural/spiritual healing practices/rituals.
  - - - People are still not as welcoming with people that suffer from mental health issues in the workplace and they still aren't comfortable with people that suffer from mental health issues being married into their families.
    - - Shakespeare referenced a mental health issue as a brain disease that can be fixed with antidote.
    - - "I'm so OCD" and "They're driving me insane" are common mental health references that are overly used which also reinforce stereotypes.
- - - - Because of this, the mentally ill are left to fend for themselves and only those that who have families that are wealthy are able to access adequate mental health care.
    - - Although there are free clinics and some volunteers that go out and address these issues, it's not enough, some of these people are severely mentally ill and need 24 hour care, not a free check-up
    - - This is truly a failure on the healthcare systems part. there is an opioid crisis and a mental health crisis going on at the same time, how could this be possible?
  - - - When put into the justice system, a mentally ill individual needs extra support, not just a free lawyer, probation officer, parole officer, etc. they need a social worker, a counselor, or therapist. They need someone that can truly be with them throughout their situation to support them and explain things to them.
    - - The criminal justice system is constantly failing the mentally ill population. Instead of coming up with policies that would better address them, their solution is to be harsh and give each criminal equal treatment.
  - - - The prison system is not equipped to handle the mentally ill. Someone could commit a small crime and not have the proper knowledge and support system so then end up in prison.
    - - This is a result of rehabilitative treatment failure while in prison. The prisoners are released without being ready and just end up going back into prison
    - - This is why the prison system is not for the mentally ill. Prison guards do not know how to de-escalate and dealing with mentally ill prisoners. takes a lot
- - - - This way, instead of things getting violent and the mentally ill person being arrested, they would learn how to better handle the situation and accommodate the needs of the individual and get them the help that they need.
    - - Another possible solution would be to have social workers employed at with the police department so that when dealing with any situation that an officer might not be able to handle, the social worker can come in.
        
        A common issue is that the officers/guards/healthcare workers don't know how to handle these situations so why not open up more jobs for people that do know how to handle those types of situations?
    - - Working with agencies that can actually help the individual will be better compared to arresting them for a minor crime just to make their situation worst because minor offenses could lead to years and even lifetimes in prison for mentally ill individuals.
  - - - Because the severely mentally ill are not getting the proper help, many of them are out there in the streets or are living in jail. I understand that it wasn't the best place for some but for others, these institutions were all that they had.
    - - I understand that this could sounds prejudice to some people but if there was a prison system that only houses the mentally ill, maybe we could employ it with people that actually know how to handle them and are able to truly understand their situation.
    - - This way, Instead of having untrained officers called to the scene, there could be some kind of crisis response team for the mentally ill, which of course also includes officers.
  - - - Having policies in place will help make administrations and employers more accountable and aware of their employees and their conditions. This way, they could be more understanding
    - - There are many policies out there which are enforced by the government but there are rarely any policies in place for those suffering from mental illnesses
        
        Mental health is a serious issue so I don't understand why there aren't issues in place that mirror the seriousness of it. We have OSHA, the ADA, and many other agencies and policies that enforce things and I believe that mentally ill individuals deserve the same protections.