Preface Hi everyone, welcome to my Research Project. My past experiences with research in college where I had to choose a health topic and write on, was the hardest point of writing I have ever experience, I only had knowledge about APA style of research. At first it was frustrating I really did not feel confident enough about the topic I picked but just had to write something for my grades. It was rough and tough initially, but I got better with time. Becoming a student at Delaware County Community college was another opportunity to explore more research skills, in my English composition I class, there, I learnt new skills about research paper. I viewed other student research work which gave me more insight.
I chose Addressing the country’s mental health crisis; USA as case study as my topic. This topic matters because, It is almost obvious that mental health crisis is on the rise in the communities today. We either know someone from our family or community where we live suffering from mental health issues. Mental health has in a way been overlooked by medical professionals and of course shifted more towards physical diseases. In the US, it is believed that Mental disorders are responsible for the high rate of suicides and low productivity levels and this range from anxiety to anorexia. Why addressing the country's (America) mental health crisis?
Mental health issues affects mostly young adults between ages of 18-25years which is a period an adult is supposed to be more productive and aim to achieve his or her maximum potential and contributes to growth of the society and economy at large. Data from National Institute of Mental Health shows that, in 2017, there were an estimated 46.6 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States with Any Mental Illness (AMI). This number represented 18.9% of all U.S. adults. While Young adults aged 18-25 years had the highest prevalence of AMI (25.8%) compared to adults aged 26-49 years (22.2%) and aged 50 and older (13.8%). (National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH).
My research project is an MLA research paper and also adopts an MLA citing style. No one will better address the country's mental illness, if not those in the government both state and federal, and also leaders in the health care system, insurance companies, family members, communities and other health care para status. Therefore, these are my desired audience. As we have also seen that, effect of mental illness can be seen not only on the victim but also on the family members, friends and the society at large. I am not only writing an MLA paper for grades, but also using this medium to prove a point, convince and also educate my audience, that Mental Health crisis has been overlooked and the crisis is on the increase, and action needs to be taken. Therefore, my thesis statements states that, some the ways to better address the mental health crisis in America, is by improving the mental health care system and addressing the issue of social stigmatization. You can also find the assignment sheet to this research project by clicking on the link below. docs.google.com/document/d/1qK5fBQbvQ4KoWo3pHUPUOVq3XAQEF4qk1cjhsZAUdEY/edit